California Destinations Travel Guide

What To See

San Francisco

Lake Tahoe

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San Francisco: City by the Bay
San Francisco is a beautiful, diverse, delicious and entertaining city. It can also be crowded, expensive and cold. Plan ahead when visiting San Francisco and you will have a more successful and pleasant vacation. Tips on the best season to visit and best time of day to enjoy the most popular tourist destinations including favorites; Fisherman's Wharf, China Town and North Beach. Discover hidden destinations from the locals. Discover the best places to take souvenir photographs.

Lake Tahoe

The Lake Tahoe basin is a year-round play ground for those who live just a few hours away. Hike in the morning, lunch overlooking the Truckee river, sunset cruise around Lake Tahoe for dinner and play the slots across the Nevada State line all night. Camp next to the lake and hike through the wildflowers. Winter blankets the area with deep, wonderful snow for skiing, skating, tubing and playing in. Lake Tahoe on the California and Nevada boarders is a year round weekend destination.

Yosemite National Park

What is it like to visit Yosemite National Park in the winter? Yosemite is beautiful in the winter, in fact the winter might be the best time to go to Yosemite Valley, California. The spectacular scenery of Yosemite National Park is even more beautiful in the snow and there are far less people in the valley in the winter.

California Weather

Check the annual averages before you pack your suit case. It isn't always sunny in California. It does rain throughout the state in the winter.

Winter in the Sierra mountains is like no other place in the country (except maybe Buffalo). They measure snow in feet, not inches.

Since most visitors are from the coast, no one knows how to drive. As a result, the highway patrol makes EVERYONE carry chains. Even four wheel drive vehicles with snow tires.

California History

The History of California is very different than most of the country. If you did not go to school here, it is unlikely that you learned much of it in detail.

Don't shy away from historical monuments, museums and parks. Many are very well done, inexpensive and you might learn something.

Native American Culture

Farming & Agriculture