A pelican floats on Morro Bay. The area is popular with birders during migration season and the January Winter Bird Festival. (Kenneth R. Weiss / LAT)
The American Sign Museum displays signs lighted by bulbs as well as examples of early neon. (Gary Kessler / For The Times)
A tour by horse-drawn carriage provides a fine view of the vineyard at Viu Manent, in Chile’s Colchagua Valley. (Rosemarie D’Alba / For The Times)