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Feb 7, 2019, 2:05 am

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Originally Posted by allset2travel

Up-post mentioned Santa Barbara. It is worthy a visit, not only the downtown and waterfront, but also Old Mission Santa Barbara. If you do go, make it a day-trip by including the Santa Maria Valley wine country. Nice drive. Here are some sample links:

https://santamariavalley.com/wine-country/

https://www.visitcalifornia.com/attr...ley-wine-trail

Another potential day trip (depends on your interest of course) is from LA to San Diego. There are many colorful ocean-side towns along Old Pacific Highway (in combination of Hwy 5). Lots of info online for this.

In the LA area, if not mentioned up-post already, Getty Museum is a good 2-3 hour visit. Plus 2-3 hours walking in downtown LA (tie this in with Japantown, Chinatown, Koreantown, lots of good eats here). Nice hiking opportunities near Griffith Observatory (another destination, if you enjoy night photo-op, come here at sunset). I also throw in a visit to the LA Farmers’ Market (warning, very touristy).

Enjoy your trip!

When mentioning the "Getty Museum," it's good to be specific about which one. There are two, both worthwhile, but some distance apart.

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