California

In some fairy tales, a young woman kisses a frog and it turns into a handsome prince. However, the Sonoran Desert toad can give you a natural high, but this isn’t healthy. So much so, the National Park Service (NPS) is warning…

Art lovers have yet another reason to travel to San Francisco with the addition of the new Institute of Contemporary Art. The museum is located in the waterfront Dogpatch neighborhood, where old port warehouses are now bursting…

Recently, the magical phenomenon known as the Yosemite Firefall has widely done its rounds on social media. In fact, Horsetail Falls lit by the sunset has become so popular, there will be restrictions on numbers for 2023. Read on to find…

It was reported in early August 2022, that devastating and historic flooding had forced Death Valley National Park to close. Now, the park in California has partially reopened, with many popular sites available to visitors. However, some…

Renowned as the “hottest place on earth,” Death Valley National Park has been closed after suffering historic flooding, and damaging infrastructure. For those wishing to visit Death Valley, regrettably, the park will be closed until at…

Hyperion is officially the world’s tallest living tree and stands proudly in the Redwood National Park. While obviously, the Guinness World Record-holding tree is something people want to see, the park wants to keep you away. In fact,…

For those with little time off to spare, American Cruise Lines’ new, eight-day San Francisco Bay voyage will fit the bill perfectly. Meanwhile, the cruise will explore the city, along with Napa Valley and the San Joaquin Valley on a…

While open space is difficult to find in San Francisco, it turns out it is possible to find room for new urban parkland in the Californian city. Dubbed Presidio Tunnel Tops, the park has been built right on top of a busy highway tunnel –…

California has yet another attraction for those who like to hike out into nature. The new Ropersmith Trail near Santa Barbara, Ventura County, offers panoramic views, plenty of wildlife and rare coastal sage scrub. Meanwhile, the trail…

A brand-new, 1,300 ft-long boardwalk is now open to the public, heading through California’s Grove of Titans. The new low-impact trail welcomes people to walk around the magnificent, towering redwoods again for the first time in years.…