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Explore our favorite weekend escapes in and around Southern California.

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Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center (5)
If you’re looking for signs of Southern California’s prehistoric dinosaurs, you’re probably not going to find much. But there are some great places in SoCal where you can join more recent (but still retro) versions of the extinct creatures.
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Yes, California has seasons.You just have to know where to look.
Hearst Castle
California was (and is) such a land of opportunity that if you wanted to live in a castle, you could just build one yourself. And fortunately for the rest of us, you need not be a Sir or a Lady to go visit any of these six great castles in California.
Chumash Indian Museum
If you’re interested in piecing together what life might’ve been like in Southern California before it was The Golden State, here are five great sites to learn about and experience the region's Native American heritage.
Succulents: The Huntington Botanical Gardens (1)
You may think that “verdant” landscaping implies green grass and evergreen shrubs, but succulents have an uncommon beauty and can actually survive a drought like this. Here are ways to learn more about succulents and explore the world of desert gardens.
Wine tasting - Baja
If you’re looking to take a weekend to go winetasting, why not make it an adventure by staying local?
Noah's Art (2)
Why go to the same hiking trails and botanic gardens when there are so many other treasures to explore? Here are five gardens and parks where you’ll find some rather unexpected examples of sculptural art. And even better? They’re all FREE to visit.
Franklin Canyon Park (1)
Natural lakes are a rarity in Southern California but maybe it doesn’t matter if a lake in LA is “real” or not. Whether it’s fishing, boating, birding, or picnicking, here are six great bodies of water we call “lakes” of greater LA.
Old Woman Springs Road
It is possible to drive for pleasure – leisurely – amidst wide-open spaces and gorgeous landscapes in Southern California. That is, if you go to the desert.
Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels (1)
Whether you consider yourselves architecture buffs, music lovers, crypt crawlers, historians, or wayward souls, there’s something to delight you at these six LA area houses of worship.
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Los Angeles is celebrating its avian population this Saturday. Here's how to get your bird on.
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Explore the opulence of yesteryear and experience the grandeur of a bygone era—from the mountains and valley to the beach.
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