California

• Drive along the California coast in a convertible
• Drive up the Pacific Coast Highway (Monterey, Carmel, Big Sur, etc)
• Visit California wine country
• Hug a Sequoia tree
• Go surfing
• Visit an old Mission
• Go on a Hornblower Cruise

North

• Hike in Redwood National Park
• Touch a giant Redwood
• Walk on the glass beach in Fort Bragg
• Swim in the greenhouse pool then dine at the Ravens' Restaurant at the Stanford Inn in Mendocino
• Visit the state capital, Sacramento
• Visit the Dive Bar (with mermaids!), Sacramento
• Go to Lake Tahoe
• Mountain bike Lake Tahoe's rim trail
• Visit the Monticello Dam

Bay Area

• Have a meal at The French Laundry, Yountville
• Visit the Napa Valley and go wine touring
• Go wild mushroom hunting in California’s Napa Valley
• Go wine tasting in Sonoma
• Take a hot air balloon ride over the vineyards of Sonoma County
• Ride Medusa at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo
• Hike Muir Woods in Mill Valley
• Take a trip to Sausalito
• Eat at The Butcher's Son, Berkeley
• Dine at Millennium, San Francisco
• Visit Tartine Bakery, San Francisco
• Eat at Presidio Social Club, San Francisco
• Eat in San Francisco's Chinatown
• Browse Ferry Building Marketplace, San Francisco
• Ride across the Golden Gate Bridge
• Explore San Francisco
• Find Banksy’s work in San Francisco
• Ride a cable car in San Francisco
• Go sailing in the San Francisco Bay area
• Go to Fisherman's Wharf in the evening
• Visit the Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco
• Find the Wave Organ and gaze at the view
• Take a drive down Lombard Street
• Walk the 16th Avenue tiled steps, San Francisco
• Visit the Palace of Fine Arts
• Watch at AT&T Park: San Francisco Giants
• Visit Alcatraz Island
• See San Francisco from Twin Peaks
• Find a way to visit Pixar Studios in Emeryville

Mid

• Visit Bodie, a ghost town
• Visit June Lake
• Visit Yosemite
• Hike to Upper Yosemite Falls
• Visit the Winchester Mystery House, San Jose
• Explore Point Lobos State Reserve
• Drive and hike Big Sur
• Stay at the Treebones Resort, Big Sur
• Visit Hearst Castle, San Simeon
• Visit Cayucosa
• Visit Forestiere Underground Gardens, Fresno. $15
• Stay at the Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo
• Visit Solvang and have danish cookies
• Go wine tasting in Santa Barbara
• Drive in Death Valley
• Go to Badwater, Death Valley, the lowest point in North America
• Get to Zzyzx Road
• Visit Calico

Los Angeles

• See The Ellen De Generes Show live
• Do a “tour of celebrities homes” dealie in L.A
• Find Banksy’s work in LA
• Visit Moby's Little Pine Cafe, LA
• Eat at Monty's Good Burger
• Eat at VOWburger
• Take a vegan tour of Los Angeles stopping at Shojin, /Real Food Daily, Native Foods Café, /Veggie Grill
• ✔ Have a hot dog at PINKS, LA (tried at San Diego County Fair)
• The Donut Hole, La Puente
• Visit The Rabbit Hole, Alhambra
• Visit Los Angeles’ Farm Sanctuary
• Ride everything at Six Flags Magic Mountain, Santa Clarita
• Skate at Moonlight Rollerway, Glendale
• Visit the Getty Villa
• ✔ Go on a Warner Bros Backlot Tour in Burbank
• Visit a Hollywood set
• Go to Universal Studios, Hollywood
• Drive down Mulholland Drive
• Go to the Hollywood Bowl
• ✔ See the Hollywood sign
• Hike to Hollywood sign
• Spend an afternoon at the Griffith Observatory
• ✔ Visit the Chinese Mann Theatre
• Watch a movie at the Chinese Mann Theatre
• Watch a movie at El Capitan Theatre
• ✔ Walk along the Walk of Fame in Los Angeles
• ✔ Visit the Museum of Death in Hollywood
• Shop on Rodeo Drive
• Hollywood Forever Cemetery
• Watch Los Angeles Dodgers at the Dodger Stadium
• See a concert at Disney Concert Hall
• See a concert at LA Live
• Picture the Alfred Rosenheim Mansion (?)
• Visit The Grove at Christmas
• Visit the La Brea Tarpits
• Go to LACMA
• Stay at or visit (?) the Chateau Marmont, Hollywood
• Visit the Museum of Jurassic Technology
• Walk down the Santa Monica Pier
• Visit Venice Beach
  • Go to Venice Beach Skate Park
• Visit Long Beach
• Visit or stay at the Queen Mary, Long Beach
• Go to Knotts Berry Farm, Buena Park
• Disney California Adventure in Anaheim

South

• Blowhole diving at Laguna Beach
• Attend Stagecoach Festival, Indio
• Take a day trip to Catalina Island
• Visit the Cabazon Dinosaurs
• Take a trip to Palm Springs
• Go to the banana museum in Mecca
• Go hiking at Joshua Tree
• Visit Salton Sea
• Have a tour at California Wolf Center
• Find Slab City in Colorado desert
• San Diego Comic Con at the convention center, San Diego