http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-6917464-california_things_to_do-i
North Bay
* Bodega Bay (lighthouses, fishing, for Alfred Hitchcock fans): http://www.bodegabay.com/discover/activities.html
* Muir Woods $5 per person: Redwoods (including the one you can drive through i think)
* Stinson Beach (same area as muir woods) oysters
* Napa Wine Train:http://winetrain.com/
* Calistoga - spas! resorts. a small geyser and a petrified forest: http://gocalifornia.about.com/od/canapacalisspas/Calistoga_Spas.htm
* Lake Tahoe: http://www.visitinglaketahoe.com/ (skiing, tubing, resorts, casinos - on the NV side)
San Francisco
* 49 mile drive - covers most of it.Coit Tower, Fisherman's Wharf, etc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/49-Mile_Scenic_Drive
* Lombard Street
* Golden Gate Park:
Japanese Tea Garden
De Young Museum
California Academy of Science: Mon-Sat 930-1700hrs, $25/person, $3 off
per ticket if you bike or take public transport (show muni ticket/pass)
third Wed of the month free, Thu (all) open 6-10pm for night visits.
* The refurbished Carousel: http://www.golden-gate-park.com/index.php/attractions/childrens_playground
* Harding Park (Golf - public course) http://www.harding-park.com/layout9.asp?id=129&page=3913
* Candlestick Park, home of the SF 49ers (American Football): http://www.stubhub.com/nfl-tickets/
The Peninsula/South Bay
* Go-Karting: http://www.gokartracer.com/
* Mini golf: http://www.malibugrandprix.com/park/redwood/mgolf.html
* Stanford: http://www.stanford.edu/
* HP Pavillion, home of the San Jose Sharks (Ice Hockey): http://www.stubhub.com/nhl-tickets/
* Winchester Mystery House: http://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/
Santa Cruz
* Santa Cruz Boardwalk: http://www.beachboardwalk.com/
* Monarch Trail / Natural Bridges SP
(seals, sea, butterflies)
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=541
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=25237
Monterey
* Big Sur
* Andrew Molera State park
Hiking, beachcombing, fishing, biking. Undeveloped, trails.
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=25208
http://www.flickr.com/photos/qoomonster/sets/1267790/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/qoomonster/sets/1243371/
* Point Sur Trail
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=25094
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=565
(lighthouse)
* 17 mile drive
* Cannery Row
* Fisherman's Wharf
San Luis Obispo
* Hearst Castle Way out there
* Yosemite: http://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htmSouthern California
* LA: Getty Museum, Hollywood, Griffith Observatory
* San Diego: Legoland
http://www.legoland.com/california.htm
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