Southern California off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places

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Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you’re a visitor or a local looking for something different, let Southern California Off the Beaten Path show you a different side of the Golden State. Pay your respects to James Dean at the “Tree of Heaven” memorial in Cholame. Travel from Africa to a tropical isle at the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum. Step back in time to experience the glamorous 1930s with a living history tour of Hearst Castle in San Simeon. So if you’ve “been there, done that” one too ...

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Overview

Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you’re a visitor or a local looking for something different, let Southern California Off the Beaten Path show you a different side of the Golden State. Pay your respects to James Dean at the “Tree of Heaven” memorial in Cholame. Travel from Africa to a tropical isle at the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum. Step back in time to experience the glamorous 1930s with a living history tour of Hearst Castle in San Simeon. So if you’ve “been there, done that” one too many times, get off the main road and venture Off the Beaten Path.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780762764846
  • Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
  • Publication date: 3/1/2011
  • Series: Off the Beaten Path Series
  • Edition number: 8
  • Pages: 256
  • Sales rank: 621,926
  • Product dimensions: 5.86 (w) x 8.88 (h) x 0.62 (d)

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Kathy Strong, formerly the magazine editor of the Desert Sun in Palm Springs, is a longtime travel writer whose many books include Driving the Pacific Coast: California and Driving the Pacific Coast: Washington and Oregon (both Globe Pequot Press).

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A summertime street fair in Hanford, one of California’s hidden treasures, rivals a Hollywood movie set: a charmingly restored 1877 downtown with an old-fashioned carousel awhirl.           Page 54.

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Table of Contents

Introduction vi
Central Coast 1
Inland Valleys and Southern Sierra Nevada 51
Los Angeles Coast, Catalina Island, and South Coast 69
Los Angeles Area 109
Inland Empire 145
San Diego Area 167
The Deserts 197
Indexes
General 239
Inns 243
Museums 244
Restaurants 245
Tours 246
About the Author 246
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