Sights in California
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Beverly Hills Library
Has free internet and wi-fi access, carries international periodicals, and has special reading rooms for kids. Also hosts readings and cultural events.
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Lake Berryessa
Bicycling is popular here, probably because the only hill around is the bridge that crosses over the freeway. A favorite destination is Lake Berryessa.
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Santa Monica Library
Has free internet and wi-fi access, carries international periodicals, and has special reading rooms for kids. Also hosts readings and cultural events.
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Hollywood Library
Has free internet and wi-fi access, carries international periodicals, and has special reading rooms for kids. Also hosts readings and cultural events.
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Scotty's Castle
- California, USA
- Sights › Other
The whimsical Scotty's Castle is the place where costumed interpreters bring to life the strange tale of con-man Death Valley Scotty.
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Korean American Museum
To connect with local Korean culture, pop into the free Korean American Museum which has changing art exhibits and cultural events.
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Alpine Slide
Great for families is the Alpine Slide, a small fun park with a water slide, wheeled downhill bobsled ride, go-cart track and miniature golf course.
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Orange County Museum of Art
Near Fashion Island, the Orange County Museum of Art provides a survey of California art as well as remarkably cutting-edge contemporary exhibits.
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Museum of Design Art and Architecture
Museum of Design Art and Architecture is a starkly postmodern cube that also contains live-work lofts and an architecture firm.
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Zeum Art & Technology Center
Technology that's too cool for school: robots, live-action video games, DIY music videos, and animation workshops with Silicon Valley innovators.
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Catalina Island Museum
The Catalina Island Museum has modest exhibits about milestones in the island's history, including its role during WWII and the Chicago Cubs era.
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Azalea State Reserve
Northeast of Arcata, 2 miles east of Hwy 101, Azalea State Reserve bursts into bloom late April to late May; otherwise it's just a pretty wood.
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Storyland
Adjacent to Roeding Park is Storyland, a kitschy children's fairy-tale world dating from 1962, and Playland, which has kiddie rides and games.
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California State Indian Museum
Adjacent to the Sutter's Fort is the well-done California State Indian Museum is tiny but informative and has Ishi artifacts.
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Plaza de Viña Del Mar Park
Plaza de Viña Del Mar Park has a fountain flanked by 14ft-tall elephant statues from the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco.
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CBS Television City
CBS Television City is where game shows, talk shows, soap operas and other programs are taped, often before a live audience.
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Zabriskie Point
Here you can scramble down into the eroded badlands. With a good sense of orientation, make the 4-mile round-trip hike over to Golden Canyon.
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Goat Rock State Beach
- California, USA
- Sights › Other
Volunteers protect the seals and educate tourists at Goat Rock State Beach during pupping season, between March and August.
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Sutter's Fort
Restored to its 1850s appearance, the fort has historical actors in summer and some Saturdays throughout the year.
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San Francisco Bay-Delta Model
At the harbor, the San Francisco Bay-Delta Model is a way-cool 1.5-acre hydraulic re-creation of the entire bay and delta.
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Capitol Museum
- Sacramento, USA
- Sights › Other
The Capitol Museum, gives tours through period-furnished chambers. The Assembly and Senate rooms are open to the public.
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Ceja
- California, USA
- Sights › Other
Discover affordable Pinot blends in the mural-lined tasting room of Ceja, which was founded by former vineyard workers.
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Museum of Craft & Folk Arts
Duck into Yerba Buena Lane to celebrate creative breakthroughs in skilled hands at the Museum of Craft & Folk Arts.
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North Tahoe Regional Park
North Tahoe Regional Park, at the northern end of National St, has hiking, biking, cross-country ski trails and nice picnic facilities.
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Koyasan Buddhist Temple
Tucked into a hidden courtyard away from the street, near the Japanese Village Plaza, is the Koyasan Buddhist Temple .
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