Category: California
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Hidden History Museum
Founded by Tariq Nasheed, the museum explores very cool, interesting, and untold stories of Black people.
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Strathearn Park, Simi Valley, California
When I read about an interesting place to visit, I save it on my Google Maps. My map has hundreds of places across the USA and is very handy when going on road trips. If I am going away for a day or a weekend, I can look at it and find interesting places to…
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More Red Rocks & Badlands in Southern California
Why am I so obsessed with Red Rocks? I loved them when I saw them in Southern Utah and became obsessed when I found out Southern California has them, too. There is a hike in Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park in Trabuco Canyon, California that leads to Red Rocks. The area dates back to 20 –…
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Hot Springs. Dates. Slot Canyon. An Aggressive Fly. Turtles F**ing.
Near Death Valley are hot springs the public can use. I stayed at Tecopa Hot Springs for one night. They have different types of rooms/cabins, some with showers and some of the rooms had a little bit of a walk to the showers and hot springs. I booked a room that would have required the…
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JELLY BELLY!!!!
I did it! I went to the Jelly Belly official factory in Fairfield, California. I’m obsessed with Jelly Belly and had wanted to go for years. I am up in Northern California a few times a year, so had to just wait it out until it worked out to go. And then it happened!! We…
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Death Valley National Park
Recently, my boyfriend was able to take off a handful of days from work. We’ve been to so many places in California already that it is always a whole thing to find something new. I’ve been to Death Valley a few times. The first time was before social media blew up travel. My friend and…
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Redwoods Grove in SoCal
Recently, I was staying down in Irvine, CA. Since traffic is so awful in Southern California, I seldom have the patience to drive south to Orange County despite having a list of places that I want to see. So, since I was there with a hotel room, I explored. Redwood trees are mostly found in…
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American Military Museum
If you are driving down Rosemead Boulevard in South El Monte, you will pass a lot with a bunch of vehicles. You might think it is just some kind of parking lot or prop house, but it is actually an outdoor military museum. When I went, I nearly drove past it. The American Military Museum…
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Old Timey Air-Raid Sirens
Earlier in the year, Esotouric posted about WWII air-raid sirens that still remain up throughout Los Angeles. I became slightly obsessed with them, though I have only sought out a few so far. They were put up in 1942. I often see strange streetlights or objects on poles and wonder what they are, so was…
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You don’t have to go to Utah for Red Rocks
You may have seen them when you are driving up (or down) the 14 Freeway in Southern California. Suddenly you wonder if you drove farther north than you realized, but you are only about 120 miles away from Los Angeles. The red rocks. They look like Utah. But you are in Cantil, CA and what…
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