Pluck a bit of gold from a riverbed scoured by the original ’49ers. Descend deep into the earth to check out unusual rock formations. Get your heart racing with a ride down whitewater rapids. For all ...

From flittering monarch butterflies as light as a feather to elephant seals that tip the scales at more than 5,000 pounds, San Luis Obispo County (aka SLO CAL) has an incredible variety of ...

California has dozens of wildlife sanctuaries and animal rescue centers that provide veterinary care and a safe harbor for creatures great and small. Some facilities rehabilitate injured and orphaned ...

With its sugary sand and idyllic setting—edged by wind-carved cypress trees and bluffs topped with quaint cottages with billion-dollar views—this roughly mile-long crescent in Carmel-by-the-Sea is a ...

You can almost feel the smarts when you visit this elegant, red-tile-and-sandstone campus in Palo Alto. Stanford is the academic home of 22 living Nobel laureates, five Pulitzer Prize winners, and ...

California is a real-life cornucopia and one of the world’s most productive agricultural regions. The Golden State, for instance, is the country’s top grower of avocados and strawberries, and provides ...

Official Resources Places to Visit Things to do Gallery Events From the chic Inner Richmond to hidden gems in North Beach to Downtown’s lively bar scene, get to know the City by the Bay’s vibrant ...

Every fourth-grader studies the western monarch butterflies' amazing migration from Canada to the temperate California coast. But in recent years, school students also learned that the exquisite ...

From glimpses of the future at Tomorrowland to the rustic world of Frontierland, the scenery changes quickly at the Disneyland Resort theme parks. With nine distinct themed lands to explore, you'll ...

Get into the autumn spirit in Half Moon Bay, the self-proclaimed “World Pumpkin Capital.” The expansive pumpkin patches you’ll see while approaching this coastal San Mateo County town from nearly any ...

The 50-acre field is lined with rows of ranunculus flowers, a buttercup that has its origins in Asia Minor. The San Diego County farm started during the early 1920s in nearby Oceanside, when vegetable ...

In foodie-friendly California, Thanksgiving is a great chance for local and celebrity chefs to strut their stuff—and it’s also a lovely opportunity for anyone to enjoy a feast against the backdrop of ...