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California National Historic Trail
California National Historic Trail Top Attraction!
National Park in various states, CA USA

National Historic Trail The California Trail carried over 250,000 gold-seekers and farmers to the gold fields and rich farmlands of California during the 1840's and 1850's, the greatest mass migration in American history.


Historic Downtown Petaluma
Historic Downtown Petaluma Top Attraction!
Historic Site in Petaluma, CA USA

Victorian charm meets Wine Country sophistication Nestled along the banks of the Petaluma River and chartered in 1858, Petaluma is one of California's oldest and most picturesque cities. Located just 32 miles north of San Francisco, Petaluma is the southernmost city in Sonoma County.

Temecula Valley Southern California Wine Country
Temecula Valley Southern California Wine Country Top Attraction!
Scenic in Temecula, CA USA

Temecula Wineries Temecula Valley Southern California Wine Country is synonymous with fine wines and exceptional hospitality. Close to 40 wineries produce award-winning wines made possible by a unique microclimate and well-drained decomposed granite soils.

Big Bear Lake
Big Bear Lake Top Attraction!
Recreation in Big Bear Lake, CA USA

Big Bear Lake is Southern California's 4-Season mountain resort destination. Big Bear Lake is a 4-season mountain resort destination within just a few hour drive of anywhere in Southern California.

Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island Top Attraction!
National Park in San Francisco, CA USA

National Park Out in the middle of the San Francisco Bay, the island of Alcatraz is a world unto itself. Isolation, one of the constants of island life for any inhabitant - soldier, guard, prisoner, bird or plant - is a recurrent theme in the unfolding history of Alcatraz.


Van Damme State Park
Van Damme State Park Top Attraction!
Scenic in Little River, CA USA

Van Damme State Park consists of beach and upland on the Mendocino Coast. Of all the park system's units along the Mendocino coast, Van Damme is perhaps the richest in terms of historical resources connected with the redwood lumber industry.

Point Cabrillo Lighthouse
Point Cabrillo Lighthouse Top Attraction!
Recreation in Mendocino, CA USA

Welcome to the Point Cabrillo Light Station. Our lighthouse has an original Third Order Fresnel lens that continues to operate 24 hours a day as an active Federal Aid to Navigation.

The Skunk Train
The Skunk Train Top Attraction!
Excursion in Fort Bragg, CA USA

It is the towering trees, a glimpse of a deer drinking from the Noyo River, an isolated fisherman's cabin peeking from the forest, and the notion that you have left the rest of the world behind that draw people to the Skunk Train. Except for the passengers' high-tech cameras and modern garb, a time traveler from the last century would feel quite at home riding on the Skunk Train today.

San Buenaventura Mission
San Buenaventura Mission Top Attraction! things to do on a rainy day in Santa Barbara, CA
Museum in Ventura, CA USA

Founded in 1782, Mission San Buenaventura, was the ninth of California's 21 missions and the last to be established by Father Junipero Serra. Destroyed by fire in the 1790s, the church was rebuilt over a period of a dozen years and rededicated in 1809.


Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park Top Attraction!
Historic Site in Jamestown, CA USA

Home of the "movie train" - a great railway museum If you love old trains, Raitown is a must! It brings America's glorious railway past to life! The museum includes a working train with historic cars operating from April through October that lets visitors relive the experience of early train travel.

Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park Top Attraction!
National Park in Yosemite National Park, CA USA

One of the most spectacular and most visited national parks in North America For tens of thousands of years, humans have changed, and have been changed by, this place we now call Yosemite. The Ahwahneechee lived here for generations, followed by the arrival of Europeans in the mid-1800s.

Channel Islands National Park
Channel Islands National Park Top Attraction!
National Park in Ventura, CA USA

National Park One of Ventura's most wondrous attractions, often refered to as the American Galapagos is accessible for multi-day camping trips. (14 miles off coast) Explore America's Galapagos One of Ventura's most wondrous attractions lies 14 miles out to sea.

Alpine Slide at Magic Mountain
Alpine Slide at Magic Mountain Top Attraction!
Recreation in Big Bear Lake, CA USA

Open year round Enjoy family-fun activities year-round. In the winter, natural show ans snow-making systems ensure there is always snow for tubing. The Magic Carpet ride makes it simple to get to the top with no more walking.

Melody Ranch Movie Studio
Melody Ranch Movie Studio Top Attraction!
Museum in Santa Clarita, CA USA

Western Movie Studio Tours

Big Bear Snowplay
Big Bear Snowplay Top Attraction!
Recreation in Big Bear Lake, CA USA

Innertubing over the snow

Fillmore & Western Railway
Fillmore & Western Railway Top Attraction! things to do on a rainy day in California
Recreation in Fillmore, CA USA

Train rides

Guadalupe Nipomo Dunes Complex
Guadalupe Nipomo Dunes Complex Top Attraction!
Recreation in Guadalupe, CA USA

The Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Complex is one of the most ecologically significant and largest intact coastal dune ecosystems on earth. A major portion of the nearly 22,000 acres is under public management and open for recreation.

Mcarthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park
Mcarthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park Top Attraction!
Recreation in Burney, CA USA

Visit what Theodore Roosevelt called the "eighth wonder of the world, McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park. Visit what Theodore Roosevelt called the "eighth wonder of the world McArthur Burney Falls State Park. The most spectacular feature of the park itself, located in the beautiful evergreen forests of the Pit River country, is Burney Falls.

Disneyland Park, CA
Disneyland Park, CA Top Attraction!
Theme Park in Anaheim, CA USA

From the charm of Main Street, U.S.A to the whimsy of Mickey's Toontown, explore eight fantastic "lands" of nostalgia, color and delight. Let your imagination run free in a magic kingdom where life is a fairy tale and dreams really do come true.

Universal Studios – Hollywood CA
Universal Studios – Hollywood CA Top Attraction!
Theme Park in Universal City, CA USA

Find a full day of action-packed entertainment all in one place: Universal Studios Hollywood. With thrilling park rides and shows, a real working movie studio and L.

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California

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Regions

Anaheim
Bakersfield
Carlsbad
Fresno
Hollywood
Irvine
Lake Tahoe
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Mammoth Lakes
Monterey
Napa
Ontario
Palm Springs
Redding
Sacramento
San Diego
San Diego North
San Francisco
San Jose
San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Santa Monica
Silicon Valley
Sunnyvale


Best Time to Visit California


The best time to visit California is in the summer and fall. Summer temperatures are mild with averages in the low 70's and highs in the low 80's. Nights are cool with lows in the upper 50's. Fall temperatures are cool with averages in the low 60's and highs in the low 70's. Fall nights are cold with lows in the upper 40's.

Spring Visit California in the summerSummer Visit California in the fallFall Winter


Monthly Temperatures in California


Month Low Avg High
January 41.4 51.1 60.7
February 43.6 53.5 63.4
March 45.7 55.6 65.4
April 48.2 59.1 69.9
May 52.4 63.1 73.7
June 56.5 67.7 78.9
July 59.8 71.4 82.9
August 60.2 71.8 83.3
September 58.0 69.6 81.1
October 52.7 64.1 75.5
November 45.6 56.3 66.9
December 41.0 51.1 61.1

Destinations in and around California to Visit



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