A Boarder (and Skier) Town: South Lake Tahoe Weekend Getaway
Attractions on this trip include: Lake Tahoe Visitor Center, Emerald Bay / Vikingsholm, Heavenly Valley, casinos, and Lake cruises. ...
South Lake Tahoe, CA - Day Trips from Sacramento
A Great Escape: Markleeville and CA-88 Weekend Getaway
This region is characterized by rugged, fir- and pine-covered mountainsides, granite peaks pushing skyward well above timberline, ...
Markleeville, CA - Day Trips from Sacramento
Alcatraz Island Weekend Getaway
Alcatraz Island, just a 10-minute ferry ride from San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf, is best known for its days as a federal prison ...
North Beach, CA - Best of California's Missions, Mansions, & Museums
Angel Island State Historic Park Weekend Getaway
Angel Island is one of those great San Francisco side trips. Originally, the island was used by the Coast Miwok Indians, but in 1863, ...
Belvedere, CA - Best of California's Missions, Mansions, & Museums
Aptos and Capitola Weekend Getaway
At the northern end of the great crescent of Monterey Bay, the Pacific shoreline sweeps westerly, taking Highway 1 with it. Here beaches ...
Aptos , CA - Driving the Pacific Coast: California
Arcata and Trinidad Weekend Getaway
Arcata began in the early 1850s as a supply depot for the gold mines in the Trinity Mountains. It was the county’s first seat of government, ...
Arcata , CA - Driving the Pacific Coast: California
Arts and Agriculture: Chico Weekend Getaway
About 90 miles north of Sacramento, Chico is a classic valley town with an important distinction: It’s the site of the California ...
Chico, CA - Day Trips from Sacramento
Asian Art Museum Weekend Getaway
San Francisco is an appropriate venue for the Asian Art Museum. The city served as the primary entry point for thousands of Chinese ...
Little Osaka, CA - Best of California's Missions, Mansions, & Museums
Battery Point Lighthouse and Museum Weekend Getaway
Several historic lighthouses in California are open to the public, but the 150-year-old lighthouse in Crescent City is unique in that ...
Crescent City, CA - Best of California's Missions, Mansions, & Museums
Benicia Capitol State Historic Park Weekend Getaway
Today, the old capitol sits quietly as a small museum dedicated to its short but lively history. The largest part of the first floor ...
Benicia, CA - Best of California's Missions, Mansions, & Museums
Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park Weekend Getaway
John Bidwell had come to California seven years before the Gold Rush, spending part of that time managing John Sutter’s ranch, which ...
Chico, CA - Best of California's Missions, Mansions, & Museums
Bodega Bay and Point Arena Weekend Getaway
North of San Francisco Bay along the coast is another California, this one characterized by environmental diversity, a sparse and ...
Bodega Bay, CA - Driving the Pacific Coast: California
Bodega Bay to Elk: A Weekend at the Coast Weekend Getaway
From the Gravenstein Apple Capital of Sebastopol through Sonoma County’s rolling pastures to the major fishing port of Bodega Bay, ...
Bodega Bay, CA - Quick Escapes: San Francisco
Bodie State Historic Park Weekend Getaway
On the eastern side of the Sierra, a miner named Waterman S. Body (sometimes spelled Bodey) discovered gold in 1859. Following that, ...
Bodie, CA - Best of California's Missions, Mansions, & Museums
California State Mining and Mineral Museum Weekend Getaway
Many museums in the Mother Lode region include a few gold specimens in their collections of Gold Rush history artifacts. The California ...
Needles, CA - Best of California's Missions, Mansions, & Museums
South Lake Tahoe, CA - Day Trips from Sacramento
North Beach, CA - Best of California's Missions, Mansions, & Museums
