California Travel

Squaw Valley USA Brings Renewed
Joys of an Olympic Ski Setting
If you're an Olympic ski star or secretly dream of being an Olympic competitor, Squaw Valley USA fits the bill -- and everything in between...

Splash Zone at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Starts in 2008
The best family exhibits at the nation’s No. 1 family aquarium are getting bigger and better than ever with the opening of the revamped and expanded “Splash Zone: Ocean Homes” galleries at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California...

Like Oysters? Then Head for Pt. Reyes in Northern California
Did you know that Point Reyes accounts for about 20 percent of California's annual, commercial oyster crop?The tasty mollusks are primarily farmed in Tomales Bay and Drakes Bay in the Point Reyes National Seashore area, which, in addition to oysters, is home to a variety of great vacation options...

In the Napa Valley, Calistoga Offers an Active Night Life
The quaint, relaxing charm of downtown Calistoga gives the impression of a sleepy wine country town. But don't be fooled. When the sun sets on a day filled with wine tasting, spa treatments and pampering, Calistoga comes to life...

Launch Your Ball Like a Rocket & Watch a Missile Launch, Too, on California's Central Coast
Titan missiles aren’t the only things launched at Vandenberg Air Force Base on California’s Central Coast, where golf balls soar above one of the nation’s most acclaimed military golf courses—and where golfers even schedule their tee times to coincide with rocket launches...

Santa Barbara Biltmore Invitation
Stay two consecutive nights at The Biltmore in Santa Barbara and receive a $100 Resort Credit with their compliments...

Wild About Otters opens March 31, 2007
Monterey Bay Aquarium will a new exhibition, Wild About Otters...

Ride Among Wild Mustangs at Wild Horse Sanctuary
The first weekend in May marks the beginning of the 2007 trail ride season at the Wild Horse Sanctuary in the northern California foothills near Lassen Volcanic National Park...

Whales and Wildlife at Point Reyes
Heralded by the arrival of mature elephant seals and migrating waterfowl and shorebirds, winter at Point Reyes also brings the annual migration of gray whales along the coast...

California Gold Country: Sutter Creek Inn's 40th Anniversary
Nearly 100 leafy trees and spacious green lawns shelter the handsome, rambling 1859 New England-style home in Sutter Creek, where gold was discovered in 1849. This year, the inn celebrates its 40th anniversary...

Sideways: Tracing the Route of the Academy Award-Winning Film through the Santa Barbara Wine Country
First there was Sideways the Academy Award-winning film directed by Alexander Payne about two friends who set out on an amusing adventure through the little towns and back roads of the Santa Barbara wine country...

Mushroom Hunting Classes Announced at Ventana Inn & Spa
for Winter 2006
Beginning in late autumn and throughout the winter, storms head in from the Pacific Ocean and meet their first landmass for thousands of miles - the coastal mountains of Big Sur.
The winter rains combined with Big Sur's untrammeled forests and meadows bring an abundance of wild mushrooms...

In Healdsburg, It's an Easy Walk from Cabernet to Chardonnay
Driving the beautiful back roads around Healdsburg in Northern California's Sonoma County and stopping to taste at enchanting wineries is a favorite pastime of visitors...

Planning a Visit to Sonoma County, California
Start your adventure in honor of Jack London, the great American writer and adventurer...

Discover Palm Springs' Inns & Small Hotels
The charm and solitude of Palm Springs, California's Desert Resorts' secluded inns and small hotels can now be found in Small Discoveries - A Guide to Unique Inns & Small Hotels...

Following in Steinbeck's Footsteps at the Carmel River Inn