Irvine Spectrum

71 Fortune Drive Irvine, CA 92618 Map of Irvine Spectrum Irvine Spectrum Information   Photos – Irvine Spectrum Photos Irvine Spectrum is a great place for family. Great place for shopping, dining & fun. A place for all ages.   Irvine Spectrum Center features a unique carousel with antique-design READ MORE...

J. Paul Getty Center

Spectacular museum boasts a most impressive collection by such luminaries as Van Gogh, Monet and Cezanne, along with the architectural triumph of its six buildings and gardens The Getty Villa is an educational center and museum dedicated to the study of the arts and cultures READ MORE...

Huntington Beach Free Car Show

9015 Adams Avenue Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Phone: (949) 859-8549 http://www.donutderelicts.com Billed as the best free car show in the world, the Saturday morning Sunrise Car Cruisers event has been a local Huntington Beach tradition for more than 20 years. Each and every Saturday, classic READ MORE...

Stroll the Beachfront at Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts Show

1118 East Cabrillo Boulevard Santa Barbara, CA 93103-3702 Phone: (805) 962-2098 http://www.sbaacs.com More than 200 artisans set up along Cabrillo Boulevard every Sunday from 10 a.m. until dusk (also Saturdays on holiday weekends). The Arts and Crafts Show is a vaunted Santa Barbara tradition. Started READ MORE...

Monterey Jazz Festival

PO Box JAZZ Monterey, CA 93942-0191 Phone: (831) 373-3366 http://www.montereyjazzfestival.org Whatever your tastes—from classical to Cajun—California has a music festival for you. From early spring through late fall, festivals dot the state from the desert to the ocean. The Coachella festival brings thousands of fans READ MORE...

Set Sail in Santa Barbara

125 Harbor Way Ste 13 Santa Barbara, CA 93109-2352 Phone: (805) 962-8222 http://www.sunsetkidd.com The protected coast of Santa Barbara offers some of California’s calmest sailing. Sunset Kidd Sailing schedules two-hour morning, afternoon, and sunset cruises aboard a 41-foot Morgan Out Island Ketch, but make a READ MORE...

Search Out the Literary and Cinematic Faces of Monterey

765 Wave Street Monterey, CA 93940 Phone: (831) 657-6400 The free “Scenes for your Senses Literary & Film Map” from the Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau allows visitors to explore the county from a different perspective. The Robert Louis Stevenson House in Monterey; Robinson READ MORE...

Scan the Skies for Condors

Highway 1 Big Sur, CA 93920 Phone: (831) 667-2345 http://www.montereyinfo.org From the patio at Nepenthe , and its breathtaking view of the great sweep of Big Sur coastline, anything is possible—even spotting soaring condors. In Greek mythology, Nepenthe is the drug of blissful forgetfulness, and READ MORE...

Oso Flaco Lake Trail

928 Pacific Blvd Oceano, CA 93445-9649 Phone: (805) 473-7230 http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=406Located off Highway One just three miles south of Pismo Beach, this rarity permits off-road vehicles on portions of its beach and dunes. The Lake Trail (roughly one mile) offers a boardwalk through the dunes to READ MORE...

Ojai ’s spiritual aura

9599 Ojai Santa Paula Rd Ojai, CA 93023-9353 Phone: (805) 640-3026 http://www.newoakranch.com Eighty miles northwest of Los Angeles, much ado is made of Ojai ’s spiritual aura, manifested in aromatherapy shops, psychic boutiques, and the occasional far-out citizen. But the real healer is Ojai’s countryside, READ MORE...