Disney's California Adventure park is just across the plaza from Disneyland. I was skeptical at first -- why would I want to pay to get into California Adventure? [more...]

If you can't make it to New Orleans this year, don't despair: San Francisco has its own version of Mardi Gras, the SF Carnaval. This huge annual festival highlights [more...]

Take a train through the redwoods to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, or take a 19th century steam train up Bear Mountain. Check out Roaring Camp Railroads for details.

They say chivalry is dead...so why not return to a time when it was everywhere? Take a quick trip to the Renaissance when you attend the Northern Californian Renaissance Faire. Co [more...]

Whether you're a runner, a tourist, a local, or just love playing dress-up, Bay to Breakers is the race for you. This famous marathon takes place every year, [more...]

Want to meet a celebrity, but you never seem to see any? Try volunteering to be an extra in one of the many movies that are shot around town. You get paid -- not much, but a little -- and you might see your own face in the next big [more...]

Years ago, a group from the American Indian Movement, AIM, took over Alcatraz and held it peacefully for many months. Though the island was eventually reclaimed and turned into a tourist attraction, once a year on Thanksgiving you can [more...]

Just 30 miles south of San Francisco you'll find the Filoli Estate. Tour the magnificent grounds, or sign up for one of their frequent classes or workshops.

Take a tour of local farm and organic garden Slide Ranch. You'll meet some nice folks, maybe score a basket of organic strawberries, and almost certainly have that all-important date experience: milking a cow.

Hop into a kayak built for two and paddle around the San Francisco Bay. Kayaks can be rented from Sea Trek, and they also provide guided weekend tours.

Sparkly white sand meets shiny blue water at Carmel's self-titled Carmel Beach like something out of a brochure advertising the world's happiest [more...]

Designed by a renowned landscape artist, Point Lobos State Reserve might be the most beautiful meeting of land and sea conceivable by man. Spend the day [more...]

Slick gear, fast cars and corporate sponsorship: it's a date made in heaven -- or in NASCAR, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. Watch the website for [more...]

Trains are exciting, sexy and cool: everything you want your date to think YOU are. Visit the Niles Canyon Railway Museum in Fremont and hope that some of those stellar qualities rub off on you.

Take a trip to the Egyptian-themed Rosicrucian Museum in San Jose. Because Egyptian studies aren't just for old guys in funny helmets anymore.

The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts in Sacramento has some phenomenal work by and about great women. "For we look back through our mothers [more...]

Visit Sacramento every Labor Day weekend to throw yourself back into the Gold Rush Days, Sacramento's annual festival celebrating the gold miners from days of yore. Bring a gold-digger, a miner, or just a minor, and go wild (but not [more...]

Visit the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento for more train exhibits gathered in one place than you can shake a conductor's hat at.

Forty minutes out of SF is Martinez, and in Martinez is the beginning of the Carquinez Scenic Drive. This road, characterized by its breathtaking views of the area, was decommissioned for cars in the 1980s and now makes a great hiking [more...]

The Mountain Theater on the side of Mt. Tamalpais invites patrons to come early in the morning for a good seat and spend the day at the outdoor theater, [more...]