Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Hot Springs & Spas
Get nekkid and soak in natural hot-springs pools or your own private redwood hot tub un-
der the stars, or be pampered at a wine-country spa.
Calistoga
Volcanic mud baths are just what the doctor ordered before a day of wine tasting.
Big Sur
Take an oceanfront sea-cliff dip at Esalen and trek to wilderness Sykes Hot
Springs.
North Coast
Take holistic health cures, soak in naturally carbonated springs or go bohemi-
an hot-tubbing.
Ojai
Hike through the forest to hidden hot springs pools to bathe
au naturale
.
Avila Beach
At a mineral-springs spa, book a hillside hot tub for just the two of you.
Film & TV Locations
All California's a sound stage, it sometimes seems. To witness the magic in action, join a
live studio audience or tour a movie studio in LA.
Los Angeles
Hollywood was born here. You can't throw a director's megaphone without hit-
ting a celluloid sight, from Mulholland Drive to Malibu.
San Francisco Bay Area
Relive film-noir classics like
The Maltese Falcon
and Hitchcock's
thrillers
Vertigo
and
The Birds
.
Orange County
Where soap operas, 'dramedies' and reality TV series have glamorized pop
culture.
Mendocino
For over a century, this tiny North Coast town has starred in dozens of movies,
from
East of Eden
to
The Majestic
.
Santa Barbara
Idyllic 'American Riviera' setting for zany rom-coms such as
Sideways
and
It's Complicated
.
Coronado
Where Marilyn Monroe cavorted in the screwball comedy
Some Like It Hot
.