These are the best places to visit in California! You’ll want to explore the beaches, Disneyland, and the famous National Parks in the state. California has something for everyone. Visit Los Angeles and the museums in the city. In the northern part of the state be sure to see the Monterey Aquarium and San Francisco.
These are the places you should not miss.
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Carol M. Highsmith
J. Paul Getty Museum
1200 Getty Center Dr
Los Angeles
John Muir
NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
Joshua Tree
NATIONAL PARK
74485 National Park Dr
Twentynine Palms
Aquarium of the Bay
Pier 39 Embarcadero & Beach St
San Francisco
Palace of Fine Arts
3601 Lyon St
San Francisco
Sequoia & Kings Canyon
NATIONAL PARKS
Lake Tahoe
San Diego Botanic Garden
300 Quail Gardens Dr
Encinitas
Mission San Juan Capistrano
26801 Ortega Hwy
San Juan Capistrano
Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad
56001 CA 41
Fish Camp
Conservatory of Flowers
100 John F. Kennedy Dr
San Francisco
San Diego Zoo
2920 Zoo Dr
San Diego
Cable Cars
LEGOLAND California Theme Park
One Legoland Dr
Carlsbad
Wayfarers Chapel
Crystal Cove State Park
8471 N Coast Hwy
Laguna Beach
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
Roaring Camp Railroads
5401 Graham Hill Rd
Felton
Sundial Bridge
de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
San Francisco
17 Mile Drive
Wine Country
Anderson Valley, Livermore Valley, Napa Valley, Sonoma County, Paso Robles, Santa Ynez, Santa Cruz Moutains, Temecula Valley
Madonna Inn
Disney California Adventure Park
1313 Disneyland Dr
Anaheim
La Purisima Mission
2295 La Purisima Rd
Lompoc
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
15500 San Pasqual Valley Rd
San Diego
Disneyland
1313 Disneyland Dr
Anaheim
Universal Studios Hollywood
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City
Morro Bay
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
400 Beach St
Santa Cruz
Muir Woods
NATIONAL MONUMENT
1 Muir Woods Rd
Mill Valley
Los Angeles County Zoo & Botanical Gardens
5333 Zoo Dr
Los Angeles
Carmel
South Coast Botanic Garden
26300 Crenshaw Blvd
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Death Valley
NATIONAL PARK
Old Sacramento Waterfront
Monterey
Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
26 miles south of Carmel on Hwy 1
Bike Trails
Cabrillo Bike Path, Golden Gate Park, Huntington Beach Bike Trail, Long Beach Shoreline Bike Path, Obern Trail, Newport Balboa Bike Trail, San Luis Rey River Trail, Mission Bay Bike Path
Japanese Tea Garden
Winchester Mystery House
525 S Winchester Blvd
San Jose
Santa Monica Mountains
NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
Hollywood Sign
Apple Picking + U-Pick Farms
Apple Hill, Central Valley, Julian, Oak Glen
California Science Center
700 Exposition Park
Los Angeles
Mono Lake
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
900 W Exposition Blvd
Los Angeles
Descanso Gardens
1418 Descanso Dr
La Canada Flintridge
Balboa Park
1549 El Prado
San Diego
Forestiere Underground Gardens
5021 W Shaw Ave
Fresno
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
1 Tram Way
Palm Springs
Redwood
NATIONAL & STATE PARKS
Knott’s Berry Farm
8039 Beach Blvd
Buena Park
Norton Simon Museum
411 W Colorado Blvd
Pasadena
Bodie State Historic Park
Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles
250 S Grand Ave
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
Birch Aquarium
2300 Expedition Way
La Jolla
The Original Farmer’s Market
6333 W 3rd St
Los Angeles
Napa Valley Wine Train
The World Famous Skunk Train
100 W Laurel St
Fort Bragg
La Brea Tar Pits & Museum
5801 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles
Snow Sports
Big Bear, Lake Tahoe, Mammoth Mountain, Yosemite
Old Town San Diego
Hearst Castle
750 Hearst Castle Rd
San Simeon
Point Reyes
NATIONAL SEASHORE
The Getty Villa
17985 Pacific Coast Hwy
Pacific Palisades
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
3720 Stephen M White Dr
San Pedro
Walt Disney Concert Hall
111 S Grand Ave
Los Angeles
Petersen Automotive Museum
6060 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles
Aquarium of the Pacific
100 Aquarium Way
Long Beach
Solvang
Golden Gate Park Aquarium
501 Stanyan St
San Francisco
Fisherman’s Wharf San Francisco
Catalina Island
Humboldt Redwoods State Park
17119 Avenue of the Giants
Weott
The Living Dessert Zoo and Gardens
47900 Portola Ave
Palm Desert
Napa Valley
USS Midway Museum
910 N Harbor Dr
San Diego
Jedediah Smith State Redwoods State Park
9 miles east of Crescent City on Hwy 199
Painted Ladies
Bidwell Park
Old Chico Canyon Rd
Chico
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
200 Palm Dr
Borrego Springs
Northern California Coast
California State Railroad Museum
111 I St
Sacramento
Petrified Forest
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles
Big Basin Redwoods State Park
21600 Big Basin Way
Boulder Creek
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
10501 Reservoir Rd
Jamestown
Twenty Mule Team Borax Wagons
Monterey Bay Aquarium
886 Cannery Row
Monterey
California Botanic Garden
1500 N College Ave
Claremont
Golden Gate Bridge
Oakland Zoo
9777 Golf Links Rd
Oakland
Calaveras Big Trees State Park
1170 Hwy 4
Arnold
Yosemite
NATIONAL PARK
San Francisco Zoo
Sloat Blvd at the Great Hwy
San Francisco
Lava Beds
NATIONAL MONUMENT
Hotel del Coronado
1500 Orange Ave
Coronado
SeaWorld San Diego
500 Seaworld Dr
San Diego
Old Mission San Juan Bautista
406 2nd St
San Juan Bautista
Pacific Coast Hwy
Los Angeles County Arboretum
301 N Baldwin Ave
Arcadia
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
101 N Big Trees Park Rd
Felton
Bixby Bridge
Scotty’s Castle
123 Scotty’s Castle Rd
Six Flags Magic Mountain
26101 Magic Mountain Pkwy
Valencia
Griffith Observatory
2800 E Observatory Rd
Los Angeles
The Huntington
1151 Oxford Rd
San Marino
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 3rd St
San Francisco
Napa & Sonoma
Palomar Observatory
35899 Canfield Rd
Palomar Mountain
Hollywood Bowl
2301 N Highland Ave
Los Angeles
Old Mission Santa Barbara
2201 Laguna St
Santa Barbara
Pinnacles
NATIONAL PARK
The Queen Mary
1126 Queens Hwy
Long Beach
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