More on California
By Angela Frucci, Special to the Los Angeles Times
The fantastical murals of San Francisco's Mission District are an intriguing dialogue between artists and their city that you can easily...
By Catharine Hamm, Los Angeles Times
If you know anything at all about Del Mar, it's that the seaside town north of San Diego is the place to play the ponies. The horses aren'...
By Chris Erskine, Los Angeles Times
What an appealing slice-of-life California town, an easy day trip by car or train. Come for the history, stay for the food. This restaurant-...
By Rosemary McClure, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Hungry for a change of pace? Eat, drink and indulge your need to escape during a foodie weekend, a tasty trend sweeping the hotel industry.
By Kelly Merritt
For me, the egg hunt didn't stop when I became an adult.
Chefs are pushing the envelope when it comes to egg dishes. Here are a few delectable options. Enjoy!
By Catharine Hamm, Los Angeles Times staff writer
As the wife of an ambitious politician, Pat Nixon had her hands full. Besides keeping up with Richard Nixon's various political...
By Mary Forgione, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Right about now, tiny goldfields and purple mat should be erupting in carpets of color on the desert floor at Joshua Tree and Death Valley...
By Jane Engle, Special to the Los Angeles Times
How dry we are. By late last month, precipitation was half the normal level in California, and snow runoff was 35% of average, state figures...
By James Dorsey
I half-expected to hear someone shout, "There's gold in them thar hills," as I rolled into Randsburg, Calif., which sits just off Highway...
By Christopher Reynolds
For most of the last 20 years, it’s been my job to leave Los Angeles and bring home tips on travel elsewhere. But let’s face it:...
By Rosemary McClure, Special to the Los Angeles Times
The Rat Pack lives again — or at least Palm Springs, once the party pad of Sinatra and the boys, does.
By Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times
Pity the rubes. Those wayward tourists who dawdle in their cars and tour buses along Beachwood Drive, enraging the locals as they...
By Chris Erskine, Los Angeles Times
First, a little question: Does anybody hedge their bets the way a weather forecaster does? Predictions for this winter call for another La...
By Sara Lessley, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Mom: "OK, let's go. Time to try something different — we're going snowshoeing this afternoon."
By Jay Jones, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Anywhere else, linking an aromatic cup of coffee and a gooey glob of oil would quickly kill a restaurant.
By Rosemary McClure, Special to the Los Angeles Times
— Thanksgiving dinner guests at Carmel Valley Ranch can expect the Central California resort to serve a honey of a meal.
By Mary Forgione, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Sacramento—Old Sacramento creates a convincing picture of life in the Old West. Historic storefronts line lumpy brick...
By Janis Cooke Newman, Special to the Los Angeles Times
San Francisco isn't really an underground kind of place. We don't go in for noir the way L.A. does. And unlike New York, we don't...
By Chris Erskine, Los Angeles Times
California is home to more racetracks than any other state, with four dominant tracks and a dozen lesser venues, such as state fairs,...