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Things to do in California with kids and family while on vacation. We travel around golden state exploring best spots to see with children. See out checklist guide to Redding, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and Palm Springs.

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Yosemite Valley | California

we’ve never realized how impressive the Yosemite valley itself really is until we decided to walk it on foot…

Crissy Field Next | San Francisco

Perhaps one of the least publicized and yet one of the cleanest beaches in all of SF – Crissy Field is a pleasant place to walk off a lunch. There are kite surfers, foil surfers and other surf board aficionados

Point Dume Hike ~ Malibu

Perhaps one of the most underrated yet one of the most picturesque hikes in all of Southern California

Discovery Cube | Anaheim

The place is pretty spacious with a lot of engaging exhibits where you can try things with your hands.

Sequoia NP Checklist

Short useful Sequoia NP Checklist including locations in Kings Canyon National Park off of HWY 198 and Hwy 180

Contra Costa County | California

A country so different from the rest of San Francisco Bay Area that for a minute you may think that you teleported to rolling hills of central Texas or Sonoma

Temescal canyon Viewpoint

Hike the trails in the moonlight, coupled with the light pollution from LA and Santa Monica you’d be able to see everything at night just as clear as during the day.

Billion dollar beach in Malibu

You don’t have to be a Billionaire to have your own private beach on the shores of Pacific Ocean in the heart of Malibu! What? Seriously, you don’t!

Pepperdine University Park | Malibu

There’s an atypical site of forever green carpeted landscape overlooking the Malibu cliffs over the Pacific Ocean along Pacific Coast highway. What is this place? Why is it so unusual?

Super Bloom Walker Canyon | California

I forgot work, worries, just about everything when my foot stepped out of the car as my pupil contracted from all the bright poppies petals burning all the way into my retina.

Lake Siskiyou | Mt Shasta

Sometimes you need to take a step back to realize the how grand some of the California’s natural monuments are. Mt. Shasta is one of those nature’s obelisks that you have look at and simple marvel.

Best Free alternative to Big Bear

We’ve got just the place that not too many locals will want you to know about. The secret spot is right next to the local school – Charles Hoffman Elementary School…

The Getty Villa | Visit the Getty

What happen if you marry an American shopping plaza with an ancient Roman domus ? The answer is simpler than you could’ve imagined = Getty Villa in Malibu, California.

San Francisco Bridge | California

It is exciting, it is thrilling, it is a bit scary to look over the rails of Golden Gate bridge, it’s one of the reason why people from around the world come to San Francisco.

California Volcanic country | Lassen National Park

California Volcanic country is something a few people even heard off. Today’s California Perspective if going to zoom in on one of the most famous Volcanoes in the northern part of states – Description Lassen Volcanic National Park is in northern California.

Bonfire Dockwiler beach | LAX

Having a bonfire at the Dockwiler beach near LAX was a pretty rad way to celebrate one of the round dates with friends and colleagues from work.

Old Oxbow market | Napa Valley

The fruit, the meat and the cheese along with fresh seafood from all over Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake counties culminating in a appetizing unison all under one roof.

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