Category: Discover California
By J.C. Thomas By mid-1965, the singer-songwriter Johnny Cash had become a huge star – a prolific, genre-spanning artist with a series of big hits…
(Illustration by V. Hemlock for California News Press)
The National Forest Foundation has declared July 8 to 14, 2024, as National Forest Week. It’s a great opportunity to learn more about the 20…
Is there any item of food more American than the hot dog? The unique style of sausage, served in its custom companion bun and adorned…
Massive, majestic birds of prey including eagles, falcons, condors and hawks are among the most remarkable creatures in California. Watching them fly, hunt and nest…
An osprey in flight (Photo by Richard Lee on Unsplash)
On the edge of the San Francisco Bay in Richmond, California, is Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park. The park preserves and…
(Photo by California News Press)
As easy as it is to be boastful about California’s natural beauty, we have to hand it to the eastern United States – your fall…
Conway Summit, Eastern Sierra (Photo by Ross Stone on Unsplash)
The Exploratorium, an award-winning, science-meets-art museum in San Francisco, checks off a lot of boxes on visitors’ wish lists. It’s one of the best places…
California Travel Central Coast Central Valley Discover California Lifestyle Northern California San Francisco Southern California Travel
12 Beautiful Botanical Gardens in California
Here’s an easy way to feel like you’ve cleansed your soul, just a little bit – take a stroll around your local botanical gardens. There…
Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens
Every holiday season, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley presents a special exhibit of Christmas trees decorated to fit the year’s theme. In…
Are you an arachnophobe? Do creepy black spider Halloween decorations freak you out far more than any witch, bat, ghost or thing that goes bump…
There are many popular museums in Los Angeles, but the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County stands out among them with its comprehensive and…