Northern California’s Best Roadside Attractions
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Road TripsA collection of 20 posts
Coachella Fine Print Picks You Won’t Wanna Miss
Coachella is a week away, folks. Can’t you just feel the desert sun on your skin as beautiful music comes at you from every direction?...
The Weekend Guide To Pacifica
California’s small coastal towns are among its greatest treasures, and Pacifica, our coastal neighbor to the south, has all the charm and beauty of someplace far more remote....
This Is the Perfect US Road Trip According to Scientists
Editor's note in 2025: This map no longer loads via GitHub/Google Maps, but the link to see its methodology is still active, and we've listed the landmarks in the story....
Awesome Things You Should Do in San Luis Obispo
California is the Gwyneth Paltrow of the US: beautiful, blonde, and so easy to mock....
What To Do on Your Koreatown Staycation
As one might expect, there are tons of Korean BBQ joints and large food court malls in the area just east of Hollywood, but the face of K-Town is changing rapidly thanks to the renaissance on the corner of Wilshire and Normandie....
The ’90s Time Machine Returns to Napa Music Fest
Wine country music festival BottleRock Napa Valley returns to the Napa Valley Expo on May 29–31....
Where to Go on a Palm Springs Vacation
When the marine layer and winter chill starts to creep into LA, locals head about 120 miles into the desert to Palm Springs to chase the sun and palm trees framing the San Jacinto Mountains....
Five Excellent Reasons to Eat in Marin
You can’t throw a rock in San Francisco without hitting a fantastic restaurant, worthy of numerous stars and recommended dishes that can cause a person to die....
Dreamy Road Trip Alert: A Guide to Ojai, CA
Mention that you just went to Ojai to anyone who lives in LA, and their eyes will glaze over with a faraway dreaminess as if you just said you got back from staying at a private villa in Tuscany....
Take This Awesome Fall Road Trip to Gold Country
Two and a half hours from SF, the historic Gold Rush towns of Sutter Creek, Amador City, and Volcano bear century-old saloons, creepy-cool cemeteries, and time capsule spots that feel like King Tut’s tomb of Americana....
Road Trip to Yosemite for Tarantula Season
If you’re tired of the usual weekend drive to pumpkin patches, hay mazes, and other Halloween attractions that come every October, here’s an offbeat road trip idea for something to do that’s a little bit creepy (especially if you’ve got a case of…...