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Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
Palm Springs, California
Leave the heat of the desert behind and travel 2.5 miles up the side of Mount San Jacinto aboard Palm Spring's legendary tram. The ride alone is an adventure -- the slowly revolving floor gives riders a 360-degree view of the expansive desert below. ...
Gondola
Palm Springs Village Fest
Palm Springs, California
Mingle with locals, shop for souvenirs, enjoy lively street performers, and sample some of the desert's agricultural wonders at the year-round Thursday evening street fair. ...
Bazaar
Pfeiffer Beach
Central Coast, California
The most popular beach access in Big Sur and long a local best-kept secret, Pfeiffer Beach is world famous for its sunsets....
Beach
Campground
Swimming
Surfing
Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
Central Coast, California
This state park has everything; swimming, surfing, hiking, picnicking, camping. For the perfect short family day hike, choose the two mile roundtrip Valley View Trail. ...
Beach
Swimming
Surfing
Fishing
Hiking
Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery
Central Coast, California
There's nothing quite so funny as the antics of elephant seals, and few places you can get as close a view as at the Rookery....
Roadside Landmark
Aquarium
Pier 39
San Francisco, California
Pier 39 is one of those tourist traps that locals love to hate -- except we, too, go there to see our beloved sea lions. They sprawl -- and brawl, and bark...
Historical Landmark
Boutique
The Pioneer Yosemite History Center
Yosemite National Park, California
Young history buffs will have a great time walking around this collection of old buildings -- cabins, a horse stable, and a covered bridge -- that date back more than 100 years...
History Museum
Red and White Fleet
San Francisco, California
Early San Francisco residents arriving by boat first saw the city from the water, and the view has continued to stun visitors ever since. The standard one-hour tour takes...
Boat Ride
Boat Tour
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
San Diego, California
Over 100 hands-on exhibits, many of them with the motto "do touch!," make this science center an exciting place for kids and fun for the whole family. Rotating exhibits...
Science & Nature Museum
Rock Climbing
Palm Springs, California
Take your family vacation to new heights by signing up for rock climbing lessons in spectacular Joshua Tree National Park (about an hour's drive from Palm Springs)....
Climbing
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