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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.

1,470 places

SightDeaver Vineyards

SightWestward Beach

SightOcean Institute

SightPacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary

SightUnti Vineyards

SightRuddy’s 1930s General Store Museum

SightDevil’s Cornfield

SightOjai Vineyard Tasting Room

SightHoover Wilderness

SightNeedle Rock Visitor Center

SightKnott's Soak City

SightPalm Springs Art Museum, Architecture & Design Center

SightHotel Leger

SightFrancis Ford Coppola Winery Swimming Pools

SightWhaley House Museum

SightDiscovery Museum

SightTablas Creek Vineyard

SightVallecito County Park

SightWatson Cabin

SightChute Hill Campground

SightShell Beach

SightRitz-Carlton Laguna Niguel

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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.