Things to Do in California
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San Andreas Faultline Adventure Jeep Tour
Palm Springs, California
Kids will grin from ear to ear throughout this bouncing, bumping, thoroughly entertaining and educational tour of the San Andreas Fault zone. Knowledgeable guides engage kids with fascinating facts about the seemingly barren yet truly rich desert....
Jeep Ride
San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Mission (Carmel Mission)
Monterey Bay, California
One of the best preserved of the Spanish missions that established Western immigration to Calfornia, the Carmel Mission still has the 5-foot-thick stucco walls and wooden carved reredo ceilings of the original building....
Special Collection
History Museum
San Diego Air and Space Museum
San Diego, California
The San Diego Air and Space Museum is awesome even if you hate to fly. Staffed mostly by incredibly knowledgeable and helpful retired pilots, the museum has flight simulators, lots...
Special Collection
San Diego Zoo
San Diego, California
One of the best-known zoological parks in the world, the San Diego Zoo is packed with fun. From an aerial tram ride to a close look at dik diks...
Zoo
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
San Francisco, California
This is the place to really experience San Francisco's seafaring past. Six of the seven wooden boats moored at the park's Hyde Street Pier are national landmarks, including the square...
Park
Science & Nature Museum
San Luis Obispo Children's Museum
Central Coast, California
The San Luis Obispo Children's Museum has something special to offer and plenty to keep active kids running happily from activity to activity for several hours. ...
Children's Museum
San Luis Obispo Downtown Farmer's Market
Central Coast, California
Laying proud claim to the title of the "original" farmer's market, the San Luis Obispo Downtown Farmer's Market, held every Thursday night all year, is still one of the best nationwide and a model that towns across the country have followed....
Farmers Market
Silver Strand State Beach
San Diego, California
A beautiful, two-mile stretch of beach just a quick car trip from downtown, Silver Strand State Beach is perfect for making sand castles, watching...
Beach
Swimming
Surfing
Skirball Cultural Center
Los Angeles, California
Don't miss Noah's Ark, the Skirball's combination art exhibit and ingenious indoor playground. The "ark" is divided between four galleries, each with its own combination of playful opportunities and gorgeous...
Art Museum
Playground
Spa and Salon
Palm Springs, California
Schedule some time for pampering during your vacation with mother/daughter spa treatments at Spa Las Palmas, a full-service spa that utilizes organic desert botanicals like sage, lavender, verbena, chaparral, and cactus....
Spa
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