fun stuff in california?

[_Twinks&Spinks_]

hey everybody, well i'm going over to california this tuesday (yes, of course i'm going to disneyland) and we'll be flying to l.a and then driving around to san francisco, san diego and santa monica. other than the pretty much 'standard' tourist stuff, are there other extra things i should check out? just curious~
plz&thanks guys!

 

[Princess Row]

YAY someone is visiting my WORLD! I live in California, next to San Fran. :] So i know tons of things to to around here. All depends what exactly your looking for. San Diego I dont know much about that really. But La i know tons about. What exactly are you looking for? I'll put some links on here so you can kind of look. Also how far out of San fran are you looking to Drive?

 

[_Twinks&Spinks_]

Well in l.a i guess we're looking for just about anything haha, it's my little brother who's 7 and i, 15, and my parents.
whaddaya suggest?
& hmm, anything within like, an hour of san francisco? i think.

 

[Princess Row]

Okay give me a few mins and I'll post a few things. :]

Im guessing you know in La is Knotts Berry Farm, Dl, universal?

San diego has Sea world and the Zoo?

Ill post the San Fran stuff, Im 15 so we probably would liek the same things. :]

 

[_Twinks&Spinks_]

oh thank youuuu :}

 

[Princess Row]

http://winchestermysteryhouse.com/ This is in San jose, its a GREAT place for tourists!!! I absolutely love it there.

http://www.nps.gov/alcatraz The famous alcatraz island, its a old old old jail.

http://www.pier39.com/index.cfm A pier in San Fran. Also has bubba gump shrimps....based off of Forest Gump if you have never been there I love it! Has tons of SeaLions!

http://www.waxmuseum.com/
http://sanfrancisco.ripleys.com/
You probably have these all around you but I still think their fun.

Near bye is Rainforst Cafe.....those are popular too.

This is a Walt Disney museum you would probably love.....most disney finatics do, its in San Fran.
http://www.disneydreamer.com/WDM.html


This is a bit farther but a FANTASTIC tour to take! http://www.jellybelly.com/visit_jelly_belly/california_factory_index.aspx




Things without links but great places to visit:
Golden Gate bridge
Lombard street
Cable Car
Fishermans Warf
HUGE Shopping Mall
Wicked the play

I have to leave but when i get back I will post the stuff in Los angeles. Feel free to PM me with questions or post on here. Hope this helps.
~Row

 

[AliceinHalloweentown]

I was just in California visiting schools.
I say if you're in San Francisco, you should check out the Walt Disney Family Museum near by, I haven't seen it yet.

I'm just happy going wherever in the LA area, so I'm afraid I'm not much help.

 

[wdi2b]

i live in nor cal and know a lot of things to do... but it really depends what you like to do. disney land, universal, legoland, alcatraz, oceanside... pier 39 is a must hit tho...

 

[~Serenity~]

There is an amazing thing you can do that's only a few hours away from San Fran. I did it and it was soooooooo cool.
It's a canopy tour, I'm pretty sure it's the only one in the country. It's like the ones in other countries(Like Costa Rica and he Amazon), it's a course of zip lines and air bridges way high in the canopy of the red woods. If you're planning on doing something really cool you should seriously consider it.
Here's the site, explore around it and see for yourself. It explains it and there are videos and pictures and stuff.
http://www.sonomacanopytours.com/

Also, just going around San Fran is a lot fun. I suggest the japanese tea garden, it's absolutely gorgeous and definitely worth a visit.
If you're going to spend a whole day there I suggest you get transport passes. They let you ride all the public transportation for the whole day. So trolleys, trams, busses, ext.

 

[disneedust1429]

i actually life like 10-15 minutes away from d-land, and I'm sure you've heard of knotts berry farm, sea world, san diego zoo, and the discovery center (i think thats what its called). anyways, at disneyland there is A LOT to do, and i mean A L O T! Make sure you see world of color (TOTALY WORTH IT!!!) but you have to get the ticket when the park opens. the ticket is a grizzly river run fastpass, and you might have to tand in line for a little bit, but in the end, its totaly worth it!