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10 Interesting Places To Visit In California

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By Leop


California is one of the most visited States in United States of America. It is absolutely beautiful. It’s large and has a lot to offer from food to business boom to its scenery. I live in the east coast of United States and I have traveled to California many times and never been disappointed even once. Here is why:

1.) San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge

This is one of the standing Icons for the state. With its majestic beauty you can’t help but just admire it. Taking pictures in the morning with California’s fog, it presents itself differently.

What is available by and near the bridge?

• Walking, hiking, and biking

• Shopping for memorabilia in stores around the Golden Gate Bridge

• Learning the history about the Golden Gate Bridge

• The Golden Café located by bridge for anyone looking for snacks

2.) Mojave Desert: A.K.A (High Desert) By Some People:

If you want to experience hot temperature, visit here. You might be asking yourself why visit a desert; you will be surprised by what you will find here. What is mostly found here rocks, dunes, some trees, scrubs, snakes, tortoise, spiders, and other animal creature of the desert. You can camp, hike and drive around. You have to be very careful this is not your everyday walk around carelessly camp, you will be lost even worse dead from dehydration from the heat. It’s not a good idea to ignore the posted signs to some really dangerously places. This place is sure scotching hot. This is one of the hottest places in the country. It is large and during the springtime with some rain, you can find flowers blossoming.


Majestic and Beautiful Golden Gate Bridge
Majestic and Beautiful Golden Gate Bridge

3.)Los Angeles, Hollywood

Located in Los Angeles, California Hollywood is the historical center of movies studios and movie stars. Its really of one the places a lot of movies are brewed and spread around by the famous producers and movies stars. The place of the with movies by the handsome and beautiful people.

• A home for the Academy Awards, Hollywood Walk of Fame.

• A place for rich and famous with big homes

• Million-dollar Jewelry shops

• Heavy loaded and very fast cars

• Popular streets: Hollywood Blvd, Beverly Hills, Dr, and Sunset Blvd



4.) California Redwood Trees

Northern California has these Redwood Trees that are more than 350 feet up in the air. You have got to visit the area and see the Redwood trees. Most mornings in this area is covered with fog. Summer time fog helps the trees survive the hot summers. This place has more than 2 thousand picnic areas.

Found in the Redwood Trees is huckleberry fruits. Scientists thinks that this is the most complicated tree, has a lot of branches. They are huge in width and length, very old most of them more than 200 years. In the park when you find these huge trees, there are all sorts of creatures that roam the place, large and small birds, deer, elk, bears, rabbit, rats and even beautiful wild flowers.

5.) Napa Valley Wine Country

You cannot go to California and not visit the wineries. Even if you are not a big wine drinker, I assure you that you are going to love this place. Many wineries offer guided tours with wine tasting, wine classes with tasteful and abundant foods. You can drive to different wineries and each offer their specialty. Ready yourself to taste and bring home wine for friends and family. Can’t drive with wine, you can have it shipped to your home, just make sure someone of age is there when the wine arrives.


6.) Lombard Street

What a landmark! Standing on top of Lombard Street gives you a beautiful view of San Francisco City below. With its manicure edges and excellent brick pavements, you can’t help but just enjoy it. You can only drive downward in about 5 MPH. No cheating here, you will cause a major problem if you try to speed. Just make sure your breaks work! You might find yourself in the wrong place if your breaks fails it so crooked that its design to control the speed.

7.) Driving Scenic Roads

Can you picture yourself driving along the coastal areas for California? It is absolutely breath taking. Imagine being in the open convertible and just letting nature feed your desire for the day. Forget the worries of the J.O.B and just enjoy the pleasure of the breeze caressing your face. Find the cascading mountains, winding roads, and beautiful scenic views. When evening arrives, you will experience one of the most magnificent sunsets of your life. You can stop a long the way to enjoy a short hike, admire a waterfall, or even stop at road site food places and chat with the locals.

8.) The Food

First start with the China Town in San Francisco. If someone was to drop you there blindfolded, you sure will think you are in China. The food, the smell, the friendly people all makes this place worth visiting. Then there are the restaurants, from small to large one, all offering abundant foods. You can be as picky with your food and yet you will be able to find something to satisfied your craving. It does not matter whether you are in Oakland, Los Angele’s, San Francisco, San Diego, Sausalito, San Jose, Burbank, and even the Capital City in Sacramento. These are some of the ones that I visited but there are many other places. They have a lot to offer anywhere and everywhere you go.


9.) The Beautiful Hanging Houses in San Francisco

Even with the famous earthquakes that keep destroying properties in this State, houses just keep springing up all the over in very unlikely places. You cannot stop these Californians from building these majestic houses. At times you would think that they would come toppling down towards the city center. It is like hanging at the edge of a cliff. Some are even built at the side of the mountains, whereby people dig out side the wall and make it like cave house. These are the ones that might stay but you might be buried and not see the light of day again. This is life in California. My dream is to move to California when I some day.

10.) California Beaches

California presents us with some of the most beautiful beaches with beautiful people in North America. It is popular with people who like to Surf, Swim, or Just stroll around. See your self-having a romantic evening along the cost of one the California beaches. Take countless pictures during the day, and catch a glimpse of one of the best sunsets of your life. What is not to love? I encourage people to make plans to visit these places mentioned above.

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