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Attractions in California

Sights, markets, museums and nights out in California, with our top choices first and then the places readers open most.

129 places

Bergamot Station Arts Center

GalleryBergamot Station Arts Center

California Academy of Sciences

MuseumCalifornia Academy of Sciences

Japanese American National Museum

MuseumJapanese American National Museum

Santa Barbara Historical Museum

MuseumSanta Barbara Historical Museum

Creativity Explored

Art galleryCreativity Explored

GalleryMACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana

MuseumThe Beat Museum

Hauser & Wirth

GalleryHauser & Wirth

Root Division

GalleryRoot Division

MuseumLos Angeles County Museum of Art

Anglim/Trimble Gallery

Art galleryAnglim/Trimble Gallery

Craft Contemporary

MuseumCraft Contemporary

Incline Gallery

GalleryIncline Gallery

Battleship IOWA home of the National Museum of the Surface Navy

MuseumBattleship IOWA home of the National Museum of the Surface Navy

California Museum

MuseumCalifornia State Capitol Museum

Crown Point Press

Art galleryCrown Point Press

Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery at ArtCenter College of Design

GalleryAlyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery at ArtCenter College of Design

McElroy Octagon House

MuseumMcElroy Octagon House

Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation

MuseumFrederick R. Weisman Art Foundation

Museum of Tolerance

MuseumMuseum of Tolerance

Sacramento History Museum

MuseumSacramento History Museum

Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum

MuseumLos Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum

barbie-doll window

Art gallerybarbie-doll window

African American Firefighter Museum

MuseumAfrican-American Firefighter Museum

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DestinationsWhere to go, when to go and how to get around in 221 countries. Every practical fact shows the date we checked it and who checked it.Where to stayNeighborhoods walked end to end: who each area suits, how far it is from the airport train, and the hotels we would book ourselves.PlanVisas and entry rules, travel insurance, eSIMs and rail passes, explained in plain words and rechecked when the rules change.EventsFestivals, concerts and tours with confirmed dates, rooms near the venue and the fastest way on to the next city.StoriesField reports and data stories from the road. We time the queues, count the costs and say what changed since last year.