California Travel Guide

Photo: Warren H. White

California is a source of endless wonder, both natural and manmade: from the Half Dome in Yosemite to the Magic Kingdom of Disneyland. The diversity of its landscape makes California seem too vast to be a single state. You do not visit just one California. You choose a particular California. If you are looking for natural beauty, the Big Sur coastline isn't a bad place to start, but it's only one gem on a long, long list. If you favor worldly pleasures, San Francisco and the Wine Country beckon. Aficionados of the edgy love L.A. Wherever you go in the Golden State, there's plenty to fall in love with, and very few visitors go home unsmitten.

Experience California

Regions in California

Cities in California

Islands in California

Catalina Island

Parks and Preserves in California

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