The golden state of California contributes the largest GDP to the United States of America. Great climate and spectacular scenery make California a premier tourist destination. Visitors can spent their entire vacation in California without seeing anything twice or ever getting bored and still have plenty of things left to explore for their next vacation.
Every year San Francisco lures millions of visitors to one of the most scenic views in the world. This great city has preserved a rich cultural history and exerts a certain fascination on tourists that is hard to explain.
Through pop culture and television, the mega blob of the greater Los Angeles area also lures many visitors into its concrete landscape. Glittering high rise buildings and a fascinating freeway system that keeps the megalopolis alive are amongst its most interesting sites. Hollywood and its beaches are amongst its most famous though.
San Diego is California's oldest city and has the best climate of the state (desert and sea). It is located just minutes from the Mexican border.
Sacramento is California's capitol. The city can be explored in a single day, but the surrounding gold country and tours on Highway 49 make a visit to the Central Valley worthwhile.
California is home to many National Parks and State Parks.
Yosemite National Park is one of the most famous and most frequented Parks in the entire country. It is visited by over one million visitors each year, making the Yosemite Valley the longest traffic jam in Northern California (Nothing beats L.A. in the south). Many tourists miss the parks vast backcountry that is almost deprived of visitors, even during the high seasons. A visit to nearby Body State Park, an old western ghost town is also not on everybody's map (yet).
Death Valley National Park is the hottest place in California and also the lowest point in North America. The sensible choice is to avoid the park during the summer months. Otherwise we can only recommend a visit, especially in the early spring when wildflowers are blooming and temperatures are very comfortable. The park is very large and the gas inside the park is very expensive.
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