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The Hoover Dam, Arizona
When you take your next trip to Las Vegas, take some time and leave the “one armed bandits” to take a tour of Hoover Dam. It is locate...
Raging Waters theme park, Los Angeles
Choosing to vacation in California almost requires a love of the water, but when a typical day at the beach begins to get routine, amp up the power of...
Japanese Tea Garden, Golden Gate Park
San Francisco's Golden Gate Park is home to the oldest public Japanese garden in all of California, the Japanese Tea Garden. For a small admission f...
Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, California
The Santa Monica Pier Aquarium is situated on the world renowned Santa Monica Pier. Owned and managed by Heal the Bay, a non profit organisation an...
Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles
Located in Los Angeles, the Petersen Automotive Museum is a car lover’s dream. Filled with over 150 classic automobiles, the museum is the nat...
Mission Bay, San Diego, California
With more than 4,000 acres of bicycle paths, public parks, and bay, San Diego's Mission Bay is a fun, family friendly destination that you're sure t...
Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino
Visit the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, in San Marino, California. It's a short drive from Pasadena and Los Angeles.It ...
Botanical Gardens at the Los Angeles Zoo
The Botanical Gardens at the Los Angeles Zoo, located in the Los Feliz neighborhood of L.A., are sure to dazzle and amaze kids and families alike with...
The de Young Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
There are plenty of art museums in America, and California has more than its fair share of these. But the de Young Museum, in San Francisco’s ...
Make "National Relaxation Day" official say Americans
Three-quarters of Americans want to see National Relaxation Day (Aug. 15) become an official U.S. holiday, according to a new national survey. Overwor...
Confusion Hill, Santa Rosa, California
Confusion Hill is located in beautiful northern California near the city of Santa Rosa amongst the Redwoods in the heart of Sonoma County. Confusion ...
Museum of Death, Los Angeles
The Museum of Death was founded in San Diego, in a building that was California’s first mortuary in 1995. It was in a building that was once ow...
James Irvine Japanese Garden, Los Angeles
The James Irvine Garden in Los Angeles, California, is a beautiful Japanese garden that is a departure from the hustle and bustle of the city. Located...
Indio International Tamale Festival, California
Take time out from your Christmas shopping the first weekend in December to attend the Indio International Tamale Festival in Indio, California. Indi...
Hearst Castle, California
Have you ever visited a castle in the United States? Well we do have one here and it is located at San Simeon, California. The Hearst Castle is a ...
Legoland California, Carlsbad, California
Have you ever built something out of LEGO™ bricks and wished you could play inside of it? You can at LEGOLAND™ in Carlsbad, California. LEGOLAN...
The Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco
Located in the Marina District of San Francisco, California, the Palace of Fine Arts is one place to visit on your way to the Golden Gate Bridge. It...
Salvation Mountain, Imperial County, California
Salvation Mountain is an adobe mountain, brightly adorned with sculpted and painted messages of God's love, as well as images inspired by hot air ba...
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Located just north of the Sunset District you will find that the Golden Gate Park has something for young and old alike. Start with a leisurely str...
The unique Watts Towers, Los Angeles
The impressive Watts Towers are a must see on your visit to California. There are 17 of these spectacular structures and two of them are nearly one...
Disney’s California Adventure Park
Disney’s California Adventure, located in a former parking lot adjacent to Disneyland park, is Disney’s attempt to turn Disneyland in Anaheim in...
Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater, San Diego
San Diego has many hidden attractions, and one of them is tucked away in the historic Balboa Park, the largest urban cultural park in the USA. It is h...
The Getty Center, Los Angeles
The Getty Center is one of the best museums in Los Angeles, and one of my personal favorite places for a day trip. Unlike a lot of museums, the Gett...
Coronado Beach, San Diego
Coronado Beach in San Diego, California, is a popular beach. The name generally refers to Coronado Central Beach, though Glorietta Bay Beach and Si...
Napa Valley, the heart of California Wine Country
Napa Valley has long been considered a paradise for wine lovers. Part of California's Wine Country, together with Santa Ynez Valley and Sonoma Count...
My favorite hike: Angel Island State Park, San Francisco
Angel Island State Park is home to my favorite hike in the San Francisco area. This state park is beautiful, with views of San Francisco and the su...
Hollywood Wax Museum, Los Angeles
The Hollywood Wax Museum, in Hollywood, California, is an exciting and unique place to visit. As you may guess from the name, the wax museum contai...
Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge
Located northeast of downtown Los Angeles (and convenient to Burbank airport), Descanso Gardens is an oasis in the San Fernando Valley. It is open,...
Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles
The Museum of Tolerance opened in Los Angeles in California in 1993. The multimedia displays used in its exhibits makes it very informative and inte...
Disneyland, Anaheim, California
Disneyland in Anaheim is the original theme park, and was built before Disney World in Florida. Not only did they do it first, but they did it best...
Griffith Park, Los Angeles
Griffith Park, located in Los Angeles, California, is an exciting and beautiful park and picnic area. It spans 4,210 acres of natural terrain and i...
Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park
Knott's Berry Farm is definitely less well-known than other amusement parks in the Los Angeles area but its tag line is "America's First Theme Park"...
Folsom Prison Museum, California
Folsom Prison Museum in California is famous because of the the singer Johnny Cash. If you have ever heard the album, "At Folsom Prison", yo...
Angel Island, San Francisco Bay, California
Angel Island is situated within Angel Island State Park in San Francisco Bay of California. It has splendid views and military places like Immigrati...
Balboa Park, San Diego, California
If you're going to find yourself in San Diego, you may have thought of visiting the San Diego Zoo, one of the nicest in the country. You may not re...
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, San Pedro
Southern California is home to many wonderful attractions. One of them is the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. The aquarium offers visitors everything they...
Shopping on Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles
Los Angeles is one of the trendiest cities in the United States and certainly the fashion capital of the west coast. When you're in southern Californ...
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery
The Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery is a large art gallery located conveniently in the center of it all, at Barnsdall Park on Hollywood Boulevard i...
Barnsdall Art Park, Hollywood, Los Angeles
Early in the twentieth century Aline Barnsdall came to California with the ambitious dream of exposing the masses to culture and the arts. That drea...
Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach
Quick! What is home to over 12,000 ocean animals, has more than 500 species in 19 major habitats, and has over 30 exhibits? If you said The Aquarium ...
Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
A San Francisco attraction for over a century, the Conservatory of Flowers has seen many ups and downs throughout its history. Originally built in ...
California Science Center, Los Angeles
The California Science Center is the place to go for hands-on learning. The largest of its kind on the west coast, the center is the perfect place t...
Santa Ana Zoo, Santa Ana, California
It all started over sixty years ago with an unusual request made by Joseph Prentice. He would bequeath land to the city of Santa Ana for a zoo as long...
Angeles National Forest, California
Established in 1892 by President Benjamin Harrison and expanded in the many years since, Angeles National Forest lies less than half-an-hour north o...
The Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, California
A visit to San Jose, California, would be incomplete without a visit to the Winchester Mystery House. It is so named after the owner who had it cons...
August 2009 means free gigs in Los Angeles
During this August, L.A. celebrates the warm weather with loads of free concerts all over the city. During August 2009, here's what's on:
UCLA Hammer...
Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, California
TripAdvisor presented a list of 5 top attractions according to travelers which are mostly unknown. Today we're firmly on the West Coast but looking mu...
Budget cuts means California State Parks shutting
California's State Parks are outdoor gyms, nature reserves, leisure parks, class rooms, and even wedding chapels for millions of Americans and tourist...
Frommer's top 12 destinations for 2009
It’s really that time of year, and all the pundits are throwing out their top destinations for 2009. I listed the Concierge.com ‘It List’ for 20...
Travel + Leisure's yearly top ten round-up
In an annual poll, magazine Travel + Leisure lets readers choose their favorite cities, destinations, hotels, travel providers, and much more. This us...
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