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Explore our favorite weekend escapes in and around Southern California.

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An illustration of a patch of succulents.
One of the more intriguing ways to experience the world outside of Southern California without actually leaving it is by visiting its many gardens.
Randsburg
Death Valley National Park and its environs are full of mysteries, surprises, and communities that quickly went from boom to bust.
Palomar
You might not think of Southern California as being very interplanetary, but when it comes down to it, Houston and Cape Canaveral have nothing on us.
Echo Mountain Tracks
The phantom switches, markers, rails, and ties of old rail trails tell stories of travel and transport, history and happenings, and the growth of Southern California.
Tall, arched windows cast a glow on a tiled floor in a dark room with unlit chandeliers
Experience the art, culture, and history of L.A. when it's not 72 degrees and sunny out.
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Here's where you can catch a glimpse of L.A. when it was still part of Mexico.
One of two Victorian houses being moved from West Adams to University Park / All photos: Sandi Hemmerlein
Here are five places to find historic structures that have been on the move.
Photo: Sandi Hemmerlein
Light up the night and go on an urban neon safari.
NorthWoodsInn
Here are some nearby places where you can get into that holiday spirit, no matter what the time of year.
BobBakerReindeer
We can certainly dream of a white Christmas, but we're allowed to make our holiday traditions here in L.A. a little different.
Fort Tejon  | All photos by Sandi Hemmerlein
You don't have to be a big history buff to appreciate these incredible landscapes, views, and relics of our wartime past.
L.A. River / All photos by Sandi Hemmerlein
Whether in the form of a slough or a lagoon or a marsh, we have plenty of riparian ecologies in Southern California.
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