Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Theme Parks
If visiting Disney's 'happiest place on earth,' getting a thrill from Hollywood's movie ma-
gic or riding a rad roller coaster is on your itinerary, Southern California is the place.
Disneyland
Topping almost every family's must-do fun list is Walt Disney's 'imagineered'
theme park, with Disney California Adventure next door.
Universal Studios Hollywood
Cinematic theme park with a studio backlot tram tour, rides
and live-action, special-effects shows.
Legoland California
Low-key theme park made of those beloved building blocks for tots.
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Take a safari-style tram tour through an 'open-range' zoo.
Hiking
Ever since Native Americans made the first footpaths in the wilderness, Californians have
been walking. Oceanside rambles, desert palm oases, skyscraping peaks and verdant forest
idylls await.
Sierra Nevada
Spend a lifetime trekking in national parks and alpine wilderness (
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here
), or just a day summiting
Mt Whitney
.
North Coast
Hardy backpackers tackles the
Lost Coast Trail
, while families ramble in misty
old-growth redwood forests (
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).
Marin County
Tawny headlands (
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) tempt hikers across SF's Golden Gate Bridge
and to wild, windblown Point Reyes (
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).
Palm Springs & the Deserts
Discover hidden oases, stroll across salt flats or enter Native
Californian canyons.
Small Towns
When California's crowded metropolises get to be too much, make your escape to these
beautiful in-between places by the beach, up in the mountains and down the road from
vineyards.
