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This Abandoned California Gold Rush Town Sits Frozen in Time, With Homes Still Left Just as They Were
Some places look like nothing special on a map, just a thin road leading…
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Phil’s Fish Market in Moss Landing Serves a Cioppino So Loaded You’ll Need a Bib
Some of the best meals in California hide behind plain doors on busy roads…
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Rosa Brothers Milk Company in Tulare Is a Family Dairy Stop for Ice Cream and Thick Milkshakes
Some of the best food stops in California hide in plain sight, tucked…
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Casa de Fruta in Hollister Is the California Roadside Stop Where You Load Up on Dried Fruit, Fudge, and Fresh Cherries
You know that moment on a long California drive when your stomach growls…
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Forge Your Own Knife at This Hands-On Blacksmith Shop in Oakland, California
I walked past a plain old warehouse in California expecting nothing special…
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Hop on Arnold’s Farm Fresh Hayride and Pick Your Own Pumpkins at This Half Moon Bay Patch in California
Some of the best fall days start with a quick stop that turns…
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Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo Bakes Pink Champagne Cake So Famous Road-Trippers Stop Just for a Slice
Somewhere along a long California drive, you spot a flash of pink…
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Pea Soup Andersen’s in Buellton Has Been Ladling Bottomless Split Pea Soup to California Road-Trippers Since 1924
Some of the best meals in California hide behind roadside billboards you have…
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Watch Sourdough Loaves Come Out of the Oven at Boudin’s San Francisco Bakery on Fisherman’s Wharf
Some of the best food memories start with nothing more than a smell drifting…
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Sample Dozens of Jerky Flavors at Alien Fresh Jerky, a Roadside Stop in Baker, California
Somewhere on a long, hot desert drive in California, your stomach starts growling and your legs start begging for a break…
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Hand-Pull Your Own Taffy at This Old Santa Cruz Candy Shop on the Beach Boardwalk
Some of the best treats in California hide in places you almost walk right…
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This Small California City Quietly Runs a University Teaching Hospital Patients Rave About
Some places look ordinary from the road, and then they surprise you…
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Julian’s Famous Pie Shop in California Bakes Apple Pies So Fresh the Cinnamon Hits You at the Door
Some of the best food memories start with a place you almost drove right…
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There’s a Line Out the Door for Fresh Fish at This No-Frills California Seafood Shack by the Harbor
Some of the best meals in California hide in places you would drive right…
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A Ferry From Long Beach, California Reaches Catalina Island in About an Hour, Several Times a Day
Some places look ordinary from the parking lot and then surprise you…
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This California Restaurant Is Famous For The French Dip Sandwich It Claims It Invented
I almost walked right past it, just another busy sandwich counter…
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Pick Your Own Apples and Grab a Warm Cider Donut at This Oak Glen Farm in California
I almost drove right past the little farm on a winding mountain road…
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Gilroy’s Garlic Farm Stand Lets You Sample Garlic Ice Cream, Pickles, and Spreads Before You Buy
Some of the best food memories start with a quick stop you almost skipped…
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Solvang’s Danish Bakery Pulls Warm Aebleskivers Off the Griddle While You Watch the Batter Flip
You know that feeling when a spot you almost walked past ends up being…
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This Bakersfield Basque Restaurant Serves Course After Course Family-Style Until You Push Back From the Table
Some of the best meals in California hide behind the plainest doors. Tucked among warehouses in a working corner of town…
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