California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is the most populous U.S. state, home to one out of eight Americans (38 million people), and is the third largest state by area (after Alaska and Texas). California is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and the Mexican State of Baja California to the south. It is home to the nation's second and fifth most populous census statistical areas (Greater Los Angeles area and San Francisco Bay Area, respectively), and eight of the nation's 50 most populated cities (Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Fresno, Sacramento, Long Beach, and Oakland). Sacramento is the state capital.
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Top Destinations in California
Los Angeles, United States Of America
The afternoon sun hangs low over Los Angeles, slipping between the spires of palm trees, shimmering on the ocean breeze. Traffic hums along Sunset Boulevard; ... more
San Diego, United States Of America
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, San Diego
The air in San Diego is tinged with salt and hibiscus, holding the kind of brightness that makes shadows sharp and colours hum. Morning brings gentle warmth as ... more
San Jose, United States Of America
The light shifts through plane trees as morning fog drifts off the Santa Cruz Mountains, revealing the wide boulevards and low glass buildings of Silicon Valley... more
San Francisco, United States Of America
San Francisco greets you with a brisk sweep of Pacific air—salt and eucalyptus lingering in the mist—and the clang of vintage cable cars as they ascend ... more
Long Beach, United States Of America
Long Beach[1] is a large port city in Los Angeles County in Southern California.
Sacramento, United States Of America
Sacramento stirs with a gentle, golden morning light, the scent of citrus blossoms and freshly brewed coffee drifting from tree-lined boulevards. Summer heat ... more
Oakland, United States Of America
Oakland is a port city in the Bay Area of California in the United States of America. The city was rated by Rand McNally as having the best weather in the ... more
Riverside, United States Of America
Riverside is a city in Riverside County in California. With a population of over 300,000, the city plays host to a diverse cross-section of people and has a ... more
Irvine, United States Of America
Irvine is an affluent suburban city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s.
California City, United States Of America
What is now California was first settled by various Native American tribes before being explored by a number of European expeditions throughout the 16th and ... more
Redding, United States Of America
Redding, officially the City of Redding, is the county seat of Shasta County, California. Located on Interstate 5 in Northern California, the Sacramento River ... more
Santa Monica, United States Of America
Santa Monica is a coastal city west of downtown Los Angeles. Santa Monica Beach is fringed by Palisades Park, with views over the Pacific Ocean. Santa Monica ... more
Hollywood, United States Of America
Hollywood is a city in Broward County, Florida. Founded in 1925, the city grew rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s, and is now the twelfth largest city in Florida. ... more
Santa Barbara, United States Of America
Santa Barbara is a city on the central California coast, with the Santa Ynez Mountains as dramatic backdrop. Downtown, Mediterranean-style white stucco ... more
Napa, United States Of America
Napa County is north of San Francisco, in California. It's known for hundreds of hillside vineyards in the Napa Valley wine region. In the city of Napa, Oxbow... more
Bakersfield, United States Of America
Bakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, ... more
Berkeley, United States Of America
There is more than one place called Berkeley or Berkley:
Garden Grove, United States Of America
Garden Grove is a city located in northern Orange County, California. The population was 170,883 at the 2010 U.S. Census. State Route 22, also known as the ... more
Huntington Beach, United States Of America
Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in Southern California. The city is named after American businessman Henry E. Huntington. Huntington Beach ... more
Pasadena, United States Of America
Beneath the gentle shimmer of Southern California sunlight, Pasadena unwinds at a gracious pace. The air is fragrant with citrus trees and the drifting perfume ... more
Los Angeles, United States Of America
The afternoon sun hangs low over Los Angeles, slipping between the spires of palm trees, shimmering on the ocean breeze. Traffic hums along Sunset Boulevard; ... more
San Francisco, United States Of America
San Francisco greets you with a brisk sweep of Pacific air—salt and eucalyptus lingering in the mist—and the clang of vintage cable cars as they ascend ... more
San Diego, United States Of America
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, San Diego
The air in San Diego is tinged with salt and hibiscus, holding the kind of brightness that makes shadows sharp and colours hum. Morning brings gentle warmth as ... more
San Jose, United States Of America
The light shifts through plane trees as morning fog drifts off the Santa Cruz Mountains, revealing the wide boulevards and low glass buildings of Silicon Valley... more
Sacramento, United States Of America
Sacramento stirs with a gentle, golden morning light, the scent of citrus blossoms and freshly brewed coffee drifting from tree-lined boulevards. Summer heat ... more
Mammoth Lakes, United States Of America
Mammoth Lakes is a town in Mono County, California, the county's only incorporated community. It is located 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Mount Morrison, at an ... more
South Lake Tahoe, United States Of America
South Lake Tahoe is a city in the Lake Tahoe region of California in El Dorado County.The east end of the city, on the California-Nevada state line, is mainly ... more
Palm Springs, United States Of America
There is a peculiar hush as dawn breaks over Palm Springs, the air cool against your skin while the San Jacinto Mountains blush rose and gold on the horizon. ... more
Long Beach, United States Of America
Long Beach[1] is a large port city in Los Angeles County in Southern California.
Santa Barbara, United States Of America
Santa Barbara is a city on the central California coast, with the Santa Ynez Mountains as dramatic backdrop. Downtown, Mediterranean-style white stucco ... more
Riverside, United States Of America
Riverside is a city in Riverside County in California. With a population of over 300,000, the city plays host to a diverse cross-section of people and has a ... more
Palm Desert, United States Of America
Palm Desert is a city in the desert of California between Palm Springs and Indio. It lies in the Coachella Valley at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains. The ... more
Napa, United States Of America
Napa County is north of San Francisco, in California. It's known for hundreds of hillside vineyards in the Napa Valley wine region. In the city of Napa, Oxbow... more
Monterey, United States Of America
The mist drifts in off the bay, cool and briny, blurring the edges of dawn along Cannery Row. Sea lions bark in the distance, their calls rolling in with the ... more