USA's Best Trips - California (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet


This is the California Trips chapter from Lonely Planet's USA’s Best Trips guidebook.

USA's Best Trips - California (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

Hang tight around curves that hug the coastline on legendary Hwy 1, stringing together sandy beaches, surf and seafood shacks; follow country lanes to famous Napa and Sonoma Valley vineyards. Honestly, there’s no such thing as a wrong turn here. In California, dreaming comes with the territory.

Pick the right route with inspirational images and key trip highlights

Get around easily with colour maps and route directions in easy stages

Discover even more with detours, walking routes and ways to link your trips.

Coverage includes: Planning chapters, New York & the Mid-Atlantic Trips, New England Trips, Florida & the South Trips, Great Lakes Trips, Great Plains Trips, Rocky Mountains Trips, Southwest Trips, California Trips, Pacific Northwest Trips and Road Trip Essentials.

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