| When asked to describe California, chances are you | | | | Heading south, just one hour from the Mexican border |
| would find yourself reeling off images of sunny | | | | is the city of San Diego. Often considered "the |
| beaches filled with everything from free thinking | | | | birthplace of California", San Diego is the states |
| surfers to fitness fanatics or maybe beautiful suburbs | | | | second largest city. Considering its ever increasing |
| home to the worlds rich and famous. | | | | population, San Diego has a refreshing small-town |
| Many of the hallmarks that come to mind will be down | | | | town ambiance about it. |
| to growing up with music and cinema that have made | | | | Many visit the city for the sunshine which graces the |
| California what it is today. | | | | superb coastline nearly everyday of the year, the city |
| California's current state capital is the sophisticated city | | | | is also home to America's largest urban park. |
| of Sacramento. With its numerous museums, historical | | | | North of L.A. is the city of San Francisco, often dubbed |
| centres and vast colourful parks it is probably the | | | | the most attractive and best city throughout the whole |
| states most culturally rich city, with countless vestiges | | | | of the US. |
| of the gold rush which brought many riches and | | | | What was once a sleep Spanish fishing town with a |
| diversity to the state. | | | | population of 400 is now America's western financial |
| The newly built Golden State Museum uses | | | | capital, world-renowned for its tolerance of the |
| state-of-the-art technology to showcase traditional | | | | alternative and free-thinkers of the world. |
| exhibits and is a must-see. | | | | Venturing further north of San Fran and you will find |
| Sprawling the coast of southern California is the states | | | | countless miles of rocky coastline and inland, some of |
| largest city, and the second largest city in America - | | | | the oldest and tallest tree's on earth - the redwoods. |
| Los Angeles. Technically L.A. is a booming metropolis, | | | | The dramatic lush forests of the north form a stark |
| comprised of 88 different cities, each one varying | | | | contrast with the arid but equally as beautiful "desert |
| considerably. The city houses some of the world's | | | | regions" of the south. |
| finest cultural institutions such as the shimmering Walt | | | | Holidays and tourism throughout California is very |
| Disney Concert Hall, the Museum of Contemporary | | | | popular, with each region offering something different. |
| Art and the Getty Museum. | | | | Cheap holidays are best sourced online with a |
| Over the years people from 160 countries have | | | | multitude of websites able to tailor a holiday to suit |
| flocked to America through L.A., which has resulted in | | | | your requirements. |
| a true mosaic of diversity throughout the city. | | | | |