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THINGS
TO DO ~ BeachCalifornia
 
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Debbie Stock |
1.
Take
a cruise
along the coast. You can hop on a Holiday
cruise ship or Viking
Serenade out of the Port of Los Angeles at San Pedro. There are a variety
of excursions providing opportunities to see the Baja California coastline
in just a few days time. Or travel to distant lands if you like. Cruises
also depart the Port of Long Beach. |
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Debbie Stock |
2.
Shop 290 malls (see
list) and districts such as upscale at Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills,
3rd
Street Promenade in Santa Monica or South
Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. There's cool stuff at The
Block in Orange or Irvine
Spectrum, outlet shopping in Pismo Beach, Oxnard and a variety of other
spots or enjoy the incredible antique meccas of Summerland,
Orange
and Carlsbad. |
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Debbie Stock |
3.
The Old
West lives in California. From the
Autry
Museum
of
Western Heritage, Old
Town San Diego, Old
Sacramento and Gold
Country ghost towns to Knotts
Berry Farm gun battles and stagecoach rides, you'll think you've gone
to cowboy heaven. Stagecoach museums in Santa
Ynez and Santa Barbara are top notch. And miners and old timers still
pan for gold in dem dar hills, believe it or not. |
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Debbie Stock |
4.
Aquariums stretch
along the coast and include Aquarium
of the Pacific in Long Beach, Six Flags Marine
World, Steinhart
Aquarium at California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, Monterey
Bay Aquarium Monterey (pictured), Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
San Pedro, Steven
Birch Aquarium-Museum La Jolla, Sea
World of California San Diego, Santa Monica Pier Aquarium and Roundhouse
Marine Studies Lab & Aquarium in Manhattan Beach |
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Debbie Stock |
5.
How
many of the 405
wineries can
you visit in a day? Full
list More than half of them offer free tastings with others charging
from $1 to $5.50. Napa and Sonoma are home to half the state's wineries
while the Central Coast
is gaining fast with 55 wineries
and tasting rooms. Don't miss the romance of California County wineries
such as Byron Vineyards
& Winery, Chateau
Julien, Foxen
Vineyard, Laetitia
Winery & Vineyard and the wineries of Napa
to name some. Also found along the coast are micro
breweries offering specialty beers
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Flowers, Food, Sunbathe, Snorkel,
Amusement Parks. |
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Missions, Bird Watching, Blading
& Skating, Lighthouses, Sunsets |
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Surfing, Piers,
Ships & Boats, Zoos, Cultural Attractions |
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More |
Sea Life, Horseback, Cars,
Beach Volleyball, Jet Skiing Movies, |
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