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California Travel Guide
Here you get 284 sunny days a year
Sun, sand, shopping - and a drive you will never forget. California has almost everything.
You recognize you when you land in Los Angeles - even if you never set foot in the city. The
tall, straight palm trees framing the roads and streets. The beautiful people. Hollywood sign
towering on the hillside above the town. The sun that shines almost unstoppable and behind it
all: The blue blue Pacific Ocean, framed by sandy beaches, countless times have seen both on
television and in movies.
California has an average of 284 sunny days a year. And beaches enough to enjoy
them on. But this state, the tip of the U.S. west coast, also has much more to
offer than just sun, sand and surf - even though these three also, of course, is a
must when you visit.
To get you the best California has to offer:
Los Angeles
City of Angels is a fine place to begin the California ride. Here you can enjoy both beach and city holiday rolled into one , with one slashing
of experiences on top. Therefore, it is perhaps not surprising that the city is visited annually by almost 30 million tourists from home and
abroad.
As many as 17 million people call LA home, and in that districts are rather scattered throughout, often recommend
having the car when exploring all California's largest city has to offer.
You will not run out of things to do , but here's the least you should be sure to catch you when you visit Los Angeles:
1 Hollywood
Hollywood is perhaps the most associate with Los Angeles. The Dream Factory, and the place where the American dream created day by
day.
Visit the Kodak Theatre where the Oscars take place every year, see the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard - several
kilometers of famous handprints and by all means see the world perhaps most famous plate.
Visit Griffith Park, Los Angeles's largest park, home to the Griffith Park Observatory, a fantastic viewpoint. Pull up when darkness falls.
Parking is free and can enjoy panoramic views of the city. The place is also great to see the famous Hollywood sign. LA Zoo is also located
here.
Universal Studios Hollywood, which is both the film studio, film town and amusement park, is also a must. Be there early, because there
are a lot of people and long queues.
2 Beverly Hills
Lavish properties, beautiful gardens and luxurious vehicles in Beverely Hills do they live that is not only rich, but the mega-rich. This is
also the best - and most expensive - hotels in LA To get from Hollywood to Beverly Hills, you can run - or walk - along the famous
Sunset Boulevard. Shop on Rodeo Drive - if you have large holiday budget - and sit at a street cafe and watch for celebrities.
3 Venice
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Say "California" and almost automatically will pop up images of "Baywatch", bikini-clad people on roller skates, handsome surfers and
brilliant sunshine. And all this can be found in Venice. Venice Beach is actually the place to go if you want to enjoy a day at the beach
while in LA
4 Santa Monica
Just north of Venice, Santa Monica Beach, where you can visit the famous Santa Monica Pier. Here you can enjoy a fun day of
amusement park, roller coaster, sunbathing and swimming.
CENTER ON THE BEACH: Check in at Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica. PHOTO: Shutters on the Beach
5 Downtown LA
The downtown LA, also simply known as Downtown, tend to be somewhat overlooked when it comes the other and often more glittering
attractions available here. But if you have time to spare for sunbathing and shopping, well then you should definitely visit Downtown.
Catch up on the spot where Los Angeles was founded and visit the city's oldest building.
6 Disneyland
If you are traveling with children - and for that matter without - you should almost post a day in magical Disneyland, located in Anaheim
area a few miles south of LA Remember that the two parks such as Disneyland consists of some of the world's most visited tourist
attractions, so here are the queues and waiting at almost any time of day or year you are here.
7 Laguna Beach
A little further south along the coast from Los Angeles you will find the small town / suburb of Laguna Beach, known from the television
series of the same name, and "The OC". Here the atmosphere is quieter and you can enjoy lazy days at some of California's most
beautiful beaches. If you are interested in golf, you also have many options.
8 Catalina Island
Do not leave the LA area without having visited Catalina Island. 4000 residents call this beautiful island home, but many tourists daily
makes it seem like more people live here. The beaches are white, the sea crystal clear and there are great hotels on the island, mainly in
the town of Avalon.
ORANGE COUNTY: Along the California coast you will find beautiful beaches, here in Laguna Beach. PHOTO: visitcalifornia.com
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San Francisco
Beautiful and charming San Francisco has no more than less than 1 million inhabitants - but is far from a small town and is home to many
famous attractions and landmarks.
Many tourists come back after visiting the town and fell in love completely, and actually named Lonely Planet San
Francisco for this year by traveling to last year.
This should get you:
1 Golde Gate Brigde
Golde Gate Bridge, as everyone knows from movies and TV, is 2.7 km long and connects San Francisco with Marin County. The best
views of both the city and the bridge you get from Pacific Heights, a ridge which is also home to some pretty exclusive neighborhood. If
you want some physical activity during can rent a bike and see the bridge up close.
2 Fisherman's Wharf
As strange as it is, then it is said that this fish market is by far the most popular tourist attraction in all of San Francisco. So you can not
leave the city without having been here. Be sure to catch up on Pier 39, where you will find a wealth of resturants, bars and shops, as
well as theater and sea creatures show.
3 Chinatown
Chinatown in San Francisco is an experience and actually home to the oldest and largest Chinese community outside Asia. Here the
streets are narrow and small and it bustles with resturants, shops, markets and much more.
4 Alcatraz
Just the sight of this stone cliff of the island, with its infamous prison towering above may be enough to give any tourist chills in the back.
You can not say you've been on vacation in San Francisco and then not have been on Alcatraz. Take the ferry from Pier 33 and Pier 41,
and spend a few hours at "The Rock", which in its time was one of America's most secure prison and house prisoners who were
considered particularly dangerous. Among the more famous prisoners who have served here is Al Capone, Robert Stroud and George
"Machine Gun" Kelly, and, according to the story have been completed a single successful rmningsfork here.
5 Lombard Street
You've definitely seen this street on film. Lombard Street is the street with the extremely steep part, where you will find all eight hairpin
turns. It's fine to drive down the street - if you dare.
Napa Valley
If you have the chance you should definitely add time to a trip to Napa Valley, just an hour's drive north of San Francisco. Napa Valley is
the center of America's wine production and here produces real wine for all the money.
Here are the hills green and nature confuse similar to what you find in Tuscany or France, with over 400 wineries it is perhaps not
surprising. Some of the largest vineyards of Domaine Chandon, Beringer Vineyards and Robert Mondavi Winery.
Travel Guide California PHOTO: Aaron Logan Wikimedia Creative Commons
San Diego
California is the third largest state and is also the most populous. Next to Los Angeles is the San Diego, 19 mil south along the coast, is the
largest city with 1.4 million inhabitants throughout.
San Diego, which is situated on the border with Mexico, is also the city in the U.S. that are growing the fastest. And it
was precisely here, in San Diego, California that was born,
Hit leaving you to enjoy what is perhaps America's best climate, beaches that are perfect for both sun and surf and
This should get you in San Diego:
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1 Balboa Park
Balboa Park in San Diego is considered to be one of the best parks and is home to no less than 15 major museums, theaters, beautiful
gardens and many other attractions such as the San Diego Zoo. The park is also the USA's largest urban cultural park.
2 Legoland California
Here is the lego for all the money and the park is also home to the big water park Legoland Water Park and Sea Life Aquarium.
3 SeaWorld San Diego
At SeaWorld, it's about the sea and everything in it. Catch the famous Shamu show and attractions such as Journey to Atlantis,
Shipwreck Rapids and Wild Arctic. You can also snorkel with sea turtles.
4 Coronado Beach
The beaches around Coronado is considered some of the cleanest and most beautiful in the United States, and is perfect for a few days in
the sun. Beach Coronado Central Beach runs along Ocean Boulevard with its magnificent and opulent homes and mansions.
SAN DIEGO: Here are some of America's best beaches. PHOTO: visitcalifornia.com
Highway 1
If you really want to see the beautiful scenery California has to offer, even when you rent a car and set out on what is
perhaps the world's most beautiful drive along California State Route 1, also known as Highway 1
This beautiful coastal highway runs 198 kilometers along the California coast from Orange County in the south to Mendocino County in
the north. Along the way you will get to drive past famous attractions and is a car that is often referred to as a must for travelers. The
magazine National Geographic recently proposed to share the ride over six days as follows:
Day 1: Laguna Beach to Santa Monica
Day 2: Malibu to Lompac
Day 3: Cayucos Point Lobos
Day 4: Pebble Beach to Half Moon Bay
Day 5: San Francisco Jenner
Day 6: Sea Ranch to Rockport
Running, however in one go without stopping, you can actually cover the entire distance in less than six hours.
This you will see on the tour:
1 Monterey
This small town served as California's capital while the state was under both Spanish, Mexican and also the American government, and
had the early 1900s, an important fishing port and industry.
2 Carmel
This is a small artist colony, and has over the years been home to many famous artists. Here you will find colorful row houses, cozy inns
and resturants, shops and kustgallerier.
3 Big Sur
Of the entire California coast is perhaps the area known as Big Sur is the most beautiful. Here the mountains and cliffs dramatically into
the Pacific, and the car road clings around rock ledges and cliffs. Catch the sunset from one of the many viewpoint along the way.
4 Bixby Bridge
This bridge is said to be one of the most photographed in the United States. Here the concrete arch the entire 80 meters high above the
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River Little Sur. A little further ahead is Hurricane Point, where there is always blowing strong winds, and you look out towards the sea,
you spot the Point Sur Lighthouse, which has been functioning since 1889.
5 Point Lobos State Reserve
Point Lobos State Reserve is a 220 hectare coastal park where you will find a large number of wild animals such as deer, foxes, sea otters
and sea lions, and in the months from December to April you can also see the large whales passing by out at sea.
(Sources: Visitcalifornia.com, LA Times, Lonely Planet, dailymail.co.uk, Wikipedia, Visitsandiego.com)
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