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The 10 Best Ghost Towns in California: Boom, Bust and a Lotta Dust

01/21/2021 by Carol Guttery 1 Comment

Ghost town of Bodie: Swazey Hotel building ruin

Get inspired to learn about California’s gold rush and mining history by visiting these 10 best ghost towns in California. Learn what made them boom and then bust.

Find the Hottest California Street Art in These 10 Cities

01/19/2021 by Carol Guttery 7 Comments

Sacramento mural by Shepard Fairey

Learn why California street art culture is so hot right now and find 10 cool towns, cities and offbeat spots for exploring it. Get links to specific guides and mural maps.

25 Fascinating & Quirky Golden Gate Bridge Facts

01/01/2021 by Carol Guttery Leave a Comment

Golden Gate Bridge facts: view from baker beach

Learn more about San Francisco’s most famous icon with these 25 Golden Gate Bridge facts. Get history and construction info along with fun, quirky factoids about the bridge.

8 Offbeat & Artsy Things to do in Joshua Tree Town

12/22/2020 by Carol Guttery Leave a Comment

Joshua Tree Noah Purafoy sculpture museum- wood shed and bike

These cool things to do in Joshua Tree, California will help you find the town’s artistic side. Get a full guide for what to see and how to find it.

SF’s Lands End Hike: Everything You Need to Know

12/20/2020 by Carol Guttery Leave a Comment

Lands End hike in San Francisco sign

This guide to SF’s Lands End hike will tell you everything you need to know to do the hike including cool detours, must see stops, a map and parking suggestions

Top 10 Hippie Towns in California: Boho, Counter Culture and Cool

12/16/2020 by Carol Guttery 8 Comments

Hippie towns in California green vintage van

Go boho with this guide to 10 groovy hippie towns in California. Figure out where to go for an artsy, counter-culture weekend getaway.

10 Cool Facts About Death Valley National Park

12/01/2020 by Carol Guttery 8 Comments

Death valley facts Zabriskie Point

Know before you go with these 10 fun Death Valley National Park facts.

10 Cool Facts About Joshua Tree National Park

11/18/2020 by Carol Guttery 1 Comment

Joshua Tree National Park facts: tree and rock landscape

Know before you go with these 10 fun Joshua Tree National Park facts.

Uniquely SF: 30 Unusual, & Cool Things to Do in San Francisco

03/06/2020 by Carol Guttery 22 Comments

Cool places in SF: Embarcadero heart sculpture

This local’s guide to cool things to do in San Francisco has unusual, weird and counter culture experiences that show SF’s unique culture.

Finding Slab City, California’s Pioneer Spirit with a Counter Culture Twist

12/26/2019 by Carol Guttery 1 Comment

Salvation Mountain in Slab City, CA- sculpture with car

Slab City California is an off the grid community with a gritty determined streak. Learn more about the people who live there and how to explore it.

San Francisco’s Mission District Murals: Explorer’s Guide & Map

01/07/2019 by Carol Guttery 9 Comments

SF Mission Murals: Born in the Mission

Take the full tour of San Francisco’s Mission District Murals. This guide (with map) gives you history, context and lots of eye candy.

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