LET the festive fun begin, with this year’s Christmas attractions bigger and brighter than ever. Dazzling light and music trails, marvellous markets, winter wonderlands, super Santa steam trains, ...

The El Pueblo Motor Inn, or what’s left of it anyway, sits vacant behind a chain-link fence along Route 66, its stucco walls ...

Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge offers 150 acres of natural therapy that doesn’t require you to talk about your feelings or pretend you enjoy herbal tea. This botanical paradise nestled in ...

The Oak Forest provides a natural cathedral where you can escape the heat and pretend you’re in a fantasy novel, minus the dragons and questionable plot twists. Ancient coast live oaks spread their ...