Queen Mary Dark Harbor Discount Tickets Southern California’s most haunted Halloween event is already underway. Queen Mary Dark Harbor is in its 13th season at the historic ocean liner in Long Beach, running select nights from September 18 through November 1, 2026. The ship and harbor become a full … [Read more...]
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Southern California Halloween Events 2026: Haunts, Patches & Family Fun
Halloween in Southern California: LA, OC & San Diego Explore Southern California Halloween events for 2026, from pumpkin patches and theme-park nights to haunted houses and mazes. Whether you are in Los Angeles, Orange County, or San Diego, you will find festivals for every scare level. The … [Read more...]
Universal Studios Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights Discounts & Tips
Plan Your Night at Halloween Horror Nights Halloween season in Los Angeles does not wait for October 31. At Universal Studios Hollywood, Halloween Horror Nights turns the park into a separately ticketed nighttime event on select evenings from September 3 through November 1, 2026. Fog fills the … [Read more...]
Lodi Wine Country Day Trip: Wineries, Festivals, and Things to Do
Plan a Day in Lodi Wine Country Lodi is an easy wine country day trip that still feels like a discovery. Sit in San Joaquin County on the northern edge of California’s Central Valley, about 40 miles south of Sacramento and roughly 90 miles east of San Francisco, and you can be pouring a glass of … [Read more...]
Escondido Day Trip Guide: Safari Park, Trails, Art, and Wine
Escondido Day Trip Itinerary: Popular Attractions Thirty miles north of downtown San Diego and about 20 miles inland from the Pacific, Escondido sits along Interstate 15 in a broad valley that once grew grapes, citrus, and grain. The city incorporated in 1888. Its Spanish name means “hidden,” and … [Read more...]
Zuma Beach Malibu Day Trip Guide: Parking, Surf, and Sunset Dining
Plan a Day at Zuma Beach, California Zuma Beach is the Malibu stretch you can actually use for a full day. It sits at 30000 Pacific Coast Highway and runs about 1.8 miles of wide, pale sand along Santa Monica Bay, with roughly 105 acres of county beach behind it. Los Angeles County has long ranked … [Read more...]
Highway 39 Road Trip Guide: San Gabriel Canyon to Crystal Lake
San Gabriel Canyon Road Trip: Stops Along Highway 39 California State Route 39 once ran from Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach to Angeles Crest Highway at Islip Saddle. Most drivers know the southern stretch as Beach Boulevard and Azusa Avenue. The mountain section is another road entirely: … [Read more...]
Goldfield Ghost Town Day Trip: Apache Junction, Arizona
Visit Goldfield Ghost Town in Apache Junction, AZ Thirty-five minutes east of Phoenix, the Superstition Mountains rise in jagged ridges above the desert. At their base sits Goldfield Ghost Town, a rebuilt 1890s mining camp in Apache Junction that turns a short drive into an easy Old West afternoon. … [Read more...]
Pyramid Lake Day Trip From Reno: Permits, Fishing, and What to See
Pyramid Lake Visitor Guide: Fishing, Camping, and Sacred Sites Thirty-five miles northeast of Reno, the high desert opens onto a sheet of blue-green water that doesn't belong in the landscape until you stand in front of it. Pyramid Lake is a remnant of Ice Age Lake Lahontan, the inland sea that … [Read more...]
Canyonlands National Park Day Trip Guide From Moab, Utah
Canyonlands National Park: What to See in One Day Canyonlands National Park stretches across 337,598 acres of southeast Utah, where the Colorado and Green Rivers have cut a maze of canyons, mesas, buttes, and sandstone spires. Established in 1964, it is Utah’s largest national park and one of the … [Read more...]
Point Dume Nature Preserve Malibu Beach Day Trip: Trails, Views, & Parking
How to Visit Point Dume Nature Preserve Point Dume Nature Preserve sits on the headland that marks the northern end of Santa Monica Bay, and the view from the bluff is one of the most spectacular on the Southern California coast. On a clear day, you can follow the Malibu shoreline toward Santa … [Read more...]
Driving the Old Mojave Road: A Historic 4WD Adventure in the California Desert
Mojave Road Off-Road Trip: Landmarks, Camping, and Tips The Old Mojave Road is one of the most rewarding historic routes you can still drive in Southern California. It stretches about 140 miles from the Colorado River, through Mojave National Preserve, and west to Afton Canyon near Barstow. Long … [Read more...]
A Day at Trees of Mystery: Classic Northern California Roadside Attraction
Trees of Mystery: Highway 101 Redwoods, SkyTrail, and Paul Bunyan Drive north on Highway 101 through Del Norte County, and you cannot miss them. A 49-foot-2-inch statue of Paul Bunyan and a 35-foot Babe the Blue Ox stand at the edge of the highway in Klamath, waving traffic into one of California’s … [Read more...]
Cultural Court Statues Little Saigon Westminster California
Cultural Court Statues, Little Saigon Little Saigon cultural court statues haven't entirely disappeared.They used to stop people mid-stride. Seventy-two pale statues stood in different poses behind a Westminster shopping center, lined up between a grocery loading dock and a housing tract. It … [Read more...]
Green Valley Lake Day Trip: San Bernardino Mountains, California
Green Valley Lake Day Trip Guide High in the San Bernardino Mountains, Green Valley Lake is a nine-acre alpine lake that still feels like a secret. It sits in a small mountain community between Running Springs and Big Bear, far enough off Highway 18 that weekend crowds stay lighter than they do at … [Read more...]
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