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California Destinations
California presents one of the most diverse set of holiday venues of any destination in the world. Here, we divide the state up regionally, between the coastal areas, the mountains, the expansive southeastern deserts, and the locals'-secrent Delta region.
 
COASTAL CALIFORNIA
 The San Francisco Bay Area
The City by the Bay anchors a region that includes California's most well-known wine country, some stunning coastline, and all the cultural heritage you would expect of one of America's great cities.
 
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The City of San Francisco Photos | More info
Napa and Sonoma Valley Wine Country Photos
 The South Coast
In less than 100 years, Southern California has grown from a far-off desert region with no water into a high-paced cosmopolitan megalopolis. Here can be found many of the iconic images that people around the world associate with California.
 
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San Diego Photos
Orange County (The O.C.)  Photos
 The Central Coast

Pacific Coast Highway (Highway 1) and El Camino Real (Highway 101) run parallel courses through the Central Coast region between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Along PCH, find some of California's most spectacular coastline, as coastal mountains jut

Inland, El Camino Real follows the original trails built by Spanish colonists, and through the heart of the Central Coast wine country.

Where the two highways meet or pass within a few miles of each other, find some of California's most popular resort towns
 
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The Monterey Peninsula Photos | More Info
Big Sur Photos | More Info
San Simeon Coast (Hearst Castle) Photos | More Info
San Luis Obispo/Pismo Beach Photos
Santa Barbara Photos | More Info
 The Redwood Coast
As you cross the Golden Gate, and head north on either the slow, meandering coastal road (Pacific Coast Highway) or the faster, but also beautiful Redwood Highway, the population rapidly diminishes, and you find yourself in a region of towering trees and rugged coastline.

Redwood Coast Photos
THE MOUNTAINS
 The High Sierra
Pushed skyward by California's massive techtonic movements, and eroded over the millenia by ice and water, the Sierra Nevada mountain's granite peaks
 
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Yosemite National Park Photos | More Info
Sequoia - Kings Canyon Photos
Lake Tahoe Photos
Eastern Sierra Photos
 The Shasta Cascade
The southern expanse of the volcanic Cascade range protrudes into northern California, highlighted by the massive dome-shaped, Mount Shasta. Those willing to take the time to reach this remote region are richly rewarded with abundant wildlife, wild rivers, and majestic peaks. In natural beauty, it is comparable to the Sierras. Unlike the Sierras, the region
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 The Gold Country

Lightly traveled nowadays, and usually only en route to the more famous destinations deeper in the Sierras, the Gold Country is a hidden treasure for history enthusiasts. It was here that the discovery of gold in 1848 led to one of the largest migrations in world history, and turned California from a remote backwater region to the focal point of the United States' westward expansion.

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THE DESERT
 Death Valley
For many, the word desert conjures little in the way of positive imagery. And, while it is true that much of the Mojave Desert is a vast expanse of barren territory, through which most people are happy to pass without leaving the Interstates, there are places where the beauty of the Mojave Desert equals and even surpasses that of any place in California. Death Valley is one of them.
 
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