Southern California

Towns and destinations

Santa Barbara

Beaches, a mission, mountain hikes, bike lanes and trails, old-style Fox Theater, Museum of Art, Library, parks, UCSB, skating, La Super Rica, Fiesta (August).

Lake Arrowhead

Hiking, shopping, clean air.

Solvang

A Danish village with all sorts of great food and funny architecture.

Claremont

College-oriented atmosphere. Botanic gardens.

Balboa Park, San Diego

SD Natural History Museum, SD Museum of Art SD Zoo, SD Air and Space Museum, Museum of Man, Japanese Friendship Garden, flea market.

Westwood

Classic movie theaters like the Westwood Village, Stan's Corner Donut Shop (across from Village Theater), UCLA.

Discovery Science Center, Santa Ana

Museum of Jurassic Technology, Culver City

Most interesting collections.

Missions

Something unique to California.

Mission San Luis Rey

Mission Santa Barbara

San Juan Capistrano

La Purisima

My class went here in elementary school, more than once.

Museums

Fowler Museum at UCLA

Griffith Park Observatory

Getty Museum

Beaches

Venice Beach

Huntington Beach

Huntington Beach Pier.

Events

LA County Fair

Pomona

Rose Parade

Pasadena

Fiesta

Santa Barbara