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[quote=Anonymous]I'm putting my vote in for a week in San Diego. It is a GORGEOUS city, the weather is perfect (it's cooler since it's by the ocean), and there's so much to see. If you pick San Diego, I would include:

-- Old Town Trolley Tours (2 hours, covers the city + Coronado Island, you learn a lot of neat facts)
-- San Diego Safari Park
-- USS Midway 
-- San Diego Zoo
-- A harbor bay cruise (we used City Cruise and learned a lot about the navy ships in the bay)
-- Sea World 
-- Coronado Island
-- A baseball game at Petco Park (the San Diego Padres)
-- Head into the San Diego mountains for a day trip -- Palomar Observatory and Julian (famous for its apple pies)

These activities are expensive and add up so we did some research and ended up bundling things using a GoCity pass. Most of these activities would take up a day without rushing.

In other parts of the state, I would consider Calaveras County which is very much off the beaten track but full of history and things to see/experience:

-- Mercer Caverns (make sure kids are old enough, not younger than 5; sure-footed and a good listener)
-- Calaveras Big Trees State Park
-- Murphys - hidden gem, old Main Street, tasting rooms, must see public park Murphys Community Park
-- Columbia State Historic Park (panning for gold, etc.)
-- Jumping Frog of Calaveras County museum in Angels Camp https://www.gocalaveras.com/business/attractions/frog-hop-of-fame/
-- There are great AirBNBs in Arnold if you look at the Blue Lake Springs Community. Centrally located and with lake and pool activities in the summer.

Los Angeles area - the only thing I'd add is if you spend time here to reserve a day trip up to the San Bernardino Mountains where local LA people go -- Lake Arrowhead or Big Bear Lake. Excellent pizza at LouEddie's Pizza; sit outside amidst the trees on their deck. If your kids are into mountain biking go to the Skypark At Santa's Village.

We are local Californians, too, and find it hard to leave our state since there's so much to see and experience. Have fun planning! BTW I think the recommendation to spend a week in Hawaii is a great idea too. We didn't really get it until we moved to California but it's different enough and very special to be worth looking into (added expense etc.)[/quote]

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