Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
What's New
Bay Bridge & Trail
After years of costly construction delays, the graceful new span of San Francisco's
Bay
Bridge
(
www.baybridgeinfo.org
; toll 5-10am & 3-7pm Mon-Fri $6, other times Mon-Fri $4, Sat & Sun
$5)
between Oakland and Yerba Buena Island is finally open - you can drive, cycle or even
walk across it.
Sunnylands
Near Palm Springs, step inside a mid-century modern
estate
( 760-328-2829;
www.sunnylands.org
;
37977 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage; admission free, house tour $35; 9am-4pm
Thu-Sun, closed Jul & Aug)
where heads of state, royalty and Hollywood celebrities once
stayed, surrounded by desert gardens and a fine-art collection.
Ace Hotel, Downtown Los Angeles
Portland's hip hotel chain wows with new downtown digs and the restored
United Artists
Exploratorium
Newly expanded and relocated to the waterfront, San Francisco's
Exploratorium
- an inter-
active science museum that delights kids and adults alike - is better than ever.
SFJAZZ Center
See legendary performers on stage in Hayes Valley at the country's only purpose-built,
stand-alone
jazz center
.
Gold medal-winning grapes have long grown in these sunny Central Coast vineyards, even
before
Wine Enthusiast
magazine named Paso Robles 'wine region of the year' in 2013.
It's just what this sometimes stuffy seaside city needed: an edgy, creative neighborhood
space for art, food, craft beer and regional wines, all just a short walk from the beach.
