Alcatraz!

As I gazed across the Bay toward the San Francisco skyline, with the sun on my shoulders and the wind in my hair, I was thankful for my freedom. Many less fortunate souls had looked out on these choppy waters with longing and regret.

A visit to Alcatraz Island will conjure a variety of emotions as [...]

8 Free (Or Nearly Free) Things To Do In San Francisco, Calif.

Hike Across the GGB

Enjoy mind-blowing views from over 200 feet high with a trek across the historic Golden Gate Bridge. Connecting San Francisco and Marin County, this prominent feature welcomes more than 100,000 motorists a day, as well as many pedestrians, who can cross its 1.7 miles for free. (Dogs are welcome too as long [...]

Joshua Tree National Park

With its twisted branches reaching towards the sky, the Joshua Tree was named after the biblical figure of the same name by Mormon pioneers who passed through the Mojave Desert in the mid-1800s. Regardless of your beliefs, a visit to Joshua Tree National Park in southern California just might be a religious experience.
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Explore Big Sur, California

The journey is the destination when you travel down California’s Highway 1. Stretching along the California coastline, this scenic highway hovers high above the Pacific ocean, offering stellar views of some of the country’s most magnificent scenery. The stretch most famous for its sheer cliffs, stunning vistas, and overall scenic beauty is The Big Sur.

Bike the Sonoma Wine Country

For a taste of California’s wine country, head to the picturesque town of Sonoma, where you can enjoy Mother Nature and her bounty with a bicycle tour of area wineries.
Just an hour north of San Francisco, Sonoma is considered the birthplace of the California wine industry and it remains one of the state’s major wine-producing [...]

San Francisco’s Fine Art Museums

San Francisco has long been a Mecca for creativity, attracting writers, actors, artists and musicians, and having spawned such legendary acts as the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane and Sly & the Family Stone. Beat authors Jack Keroac and Allen Ginsberg once lived here, and artists Ansel Adams and Richard Serra were native sons.
It is only [...]