Southern California Goodness

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Campsites are first come, first serve in June.

Hidden Valley Nature Trail is a 1 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near Twentynine Palms, California that features beautiful wild flowers and is good for all skill levels. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from March until October. https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/california/hidden-valley-nature-trail?ref=sidebar-static-map

Approximately 12 miles (20 km) south of the park’s north entrance is the 0.25 mile (0.4 km) Cholla Cactus Garden Nature Trail; this flat loop leads hikers through nearly 10 acres (4 hectares) of landscape dominated by the teddybear cholla.

Arch Rock Nature Trail is a 1.2 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Twentynine Palms, California that features beautiful wild flowers and is good for all skill levels. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from March until November. The trail is located at White Tank Campground which is also one of our favorite campsites in Joshua Tree National Park. You can do the hike in about 20 minutes, or you can scramble around in the rocks for as long as you’d like! https://thejoshuatreehouse.com/2018/07/02/arch-rock-trail-joshua-tree/

[ From Tiqets ] Delete your worst photos, you'll need room for these great ones! Ride The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway 2.5 miles along the cliffs of Chino Canyon and Mt. San Jacinto State Park. Be wowed by dazzling mountain valleys as you head towards the 2,596 meter-high Mountain Station.

1 hr and 42 min

Eat in the Village and hang out.

$119 per night Check In: 3:00 PM

Cougar Crest Trail is a 5.3 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Big Bear City, California that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from March until November. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. Directions from Big Bear Lake, CA: From the Discovery Center on the northeast shore of Big Bear Lake the trailhead is located 0.6-mile to the west on Highway 38. Or you can park for free until 6 PM at the Discovery Center and walk the 0.6-mile west on Highway 38 to the Cougar Crest Trail.

[ Google Review ] Great place to take high resolution solar data.

[ Google Review ] Small little cafe with delicious food! Their pancakes are huge so I recommend sharing it. My husband and I went on a Monday at 7:30am and were able to be seated right away but I’m sure on the weekends there can be a wait. I suggest going early! Food came out quickly and staff was very friendly. Highly recommend.

[ Google Review ] Absolutely gorgeous. This place doesn't feel real. It's so beautiful. It's free for all, has a shuttle to get you there, two cafes and some trolleys for snacks, lovely staff, and it's so well maintained. Adam and I didn't do the audio tour and we quickly went through the exhibits. We found the real glory of this place to be the scenic views. It's amazing how much of LA you are able to see, the gardens are also breathtaking (my favourite is the cactus garden but the sculpture garden is where we got the best view for the sunset). A perfect day of walking and admiring topped off with a gorgeous sunset and a cup of hot chocolate. Definitely something to do on a beautiful day, or a rainy day if you like fancy art paintings and audio tours.

I love the Troubadour. If there's an artist you like that's playing here, you must go and see it. The intimate setting is the best way to experience the music.

[ Google Review ] What a great space. Well organized and convenient parking. Seamless entry process and the art is just simply magnificent. Pity that some artists weren't on display at the time of my visit, but that is just an incentive to come back again. If you are in LA, it is a must see stop. Best of all, it's free entry. Simply love this place.

[ Google Review ] The place was perfect for unwinding while enjoying the food. Also the servers were ever present to provide whatever we liked from their cafe menu. My husband was so happy with your service because you made the order exactly what we wanted. The chef nailed it perfectly. That was memorable. Thank you so much!

[ Google Review ] Amazing ! Views, beach, atmosphere. All of it was great. And weather was good too. Definitely recommend. The area where people work out is really cool and fun too. They have monkey bars, swinging rings, swings, those tapes where people balance on... sorry dont know the names... but a really nice chill place to go see.

[ Google Review ] Hollywood sign view from Griffith observatory

[ Google Review ] We like a lot eating out. Yesterday we found this delicious place which friends told us about. We passed a lovely experience there with very good food and a nice crew and a distinguished cook. We put this restaurant in our list and we shall surely come back very soon. We deeply recommend.

[ Google Review ] This place is awesome! Lots of shelves to browse, I found 5 books and paid $25 total. There are both used and new books. They have some unique artwork tucked in the shelves, and a few amazing places to take pictures. The upstairs has space for artists to show/sell their work, which is a really great idea! Can't wait for my next visit to LA so I can return!

David Chang eatery offering noodles & creatively prepared meat & fish in an industrial-chic space.

[ Google Review ] What an amazing place this would be to live. So beautiful. So peaceful. And yet so close to the ocean and the action of the Venice Beach boardwalk only without the lowlifes and the noise intrusion. This has now bumped Coronado in San Diego as the place I would most like to live in the USA if I won the lottery (or if Bitcoin skyrockets as high as some think). Of course living in a place so desirable comes with a steep price tag. Even the less impressive, run down bungalows go for millions according to a realtor I stopped and chatted with about the area. I hope the people who live here appreciate how fortunate they are to live in such a great place. Definitely visit if coming to Venice Beach and you appreciate quality real estate and architecture.

[ Google Review ] Great experience with a large amount of food to take home afterward. Very loud but yet who cares as long as you receive fantastic service. The young and beautiful lady name KIM was indeed very experienced in what she does. She was on top of everything coming back to check in on you for your needs. The hospitality attitude was graceful. It's a MUST to request for her! Yes, everyone is great there for the years my family has eaten here. But KIM is the best. She is 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 Superb!

[ Google Review ] The Bradbury Building apparently is the oldest commercial building in the Downtown Los Angeles which opened in 1893. It’s famous for being one of the locations of the original Bladerunner movie and now works as an office building. Highly recommend popping in for a second if you’re in the area and have never seen it!

Always awesome to watch a concert here.

[ Google Review ] A bit crowded but was still enjoyable. The tour was great and the parking was safe. Perhaps allocating a less busier time would bring this to a 5 star rating.

[ Google Review ] One of the most popular places! When you see it in so many movies and say, how cool is that place but when you actually go there in person. It really is an awesome sight. You just want to take as many photos as possible on so many angles. There is security there monitoring the lights, so make sure you do not climb them. You can make it as romantic as you like. One of the best places to get a picture for life !