Experiences

San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts Is Now a 75,000-Square-Foot Maze of Inflatables and Art

Spend a few hours bouncing, diving, pondering, and selfie-ing at this larger-than-life traveling art museum.

The Southern California Aquarium Where You Can Pet a Shark and Touch a Moon Jellyfish

From hands-on shark touch pools to stunning coral reef habitats, this SoCal aquarium is a local favorite.

The Free Museum in Downtown L.A. That Makes the Getty Look Like a Lot of Work

Craving an art experience without The Getty crowds? The Broad offers bold contemporary works, dazzling installations, and downtown L.A. energy, all in a single afternoon.

I Visited Santa Barbara’s First Public Beach Club and Couldn’t Believe How Affordable It Was

Relax and soak up the sun (sans worrying about brining your own stuff) at this recently opened Central Coast community hangout space.

This Northern California Roadside Attraction Is Worth a Stop Just for the Mystery

Discover Confusion Hill, a vintage roadside attraction in Northern California's redwoods, including gravity-defying illusions to Bigfoot lore.