Los Angeles Beverly Hills and Palm Springs California

Pacific Coast Beaches Culture and Entertainment Shopping and an Endless Supply of Sunshine

Los Angeles is a metropolis with an extraordinary history and a rich cultural heritage. An entertainment capital that is also home to renowned museums, a flourishing downtown, 75 miles of sunny coastline and internationally flavored neighborhoods.

Downtown Los Angeles has experienced a renaissance that includes world-class cultural attractions and entertainment, acclaimed restaurants, and vibrant nightlife. The Music Center is home to the iconic Walt Disney Concert Hall, where the Los Angeles Philharmonic performs.  LA LIVE, downtown’s entertainment hub, is the go-to place for sports, events, dining and the GRAMMY Museum.

Universal Studios with thrilling theme park rides and shows, a real working movie studio and Los Angeles’ best shops, restaurants and cinemas at City Walk, Universal Studios Hollywood is a unique experience that’s fun for the whole family.

Warner Brothers Studios explore iconic backlots, the archive, the Picture Care Vault and one of the soundstages where today’s hottest TV shows and movies are made.

 

The Getty Center collection of European and American art from the Middle Ages to the present against a backdrop of dramatic architecture, tranquil gardens and breathtaking views.

The California Science Center displays the Space Shuttle Endeavour and over 100 hands-on science exhibits in immersive environments. Also, the IMAX Theater, featuring LA's largest screen.

Pacific Coast Beaches stroll along Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade, where you’ll find vintage clothing, specialty bookstores, skateboarders, a variety of restaurants, and fantastic street performers. Venice Beach offers a bustling ocean side promenade filled with an eclectic mix of outdoor enthusiasts. The Port of Los Angeles is home to the USS IOWA, once the world’s greatest naval ship.

Beverly Hills

Indulge in world-renowned shopping along famed Rodeo Drive, lavish spa treatments or catch a glimpse of a celebrity at any number of star-studded events.

Greystone Mansion was built in 1928 for the son of a prominent oil baron and is surrounded by 18.5 pastoral acres of lush, city-owned parkland. The former Doheny estate is now a registered historical landmark and serves as a backdrop for cultural and educational activities, weddings and public events.

Rodeo Drive the famed shopping street is known throughout the world as the epicenter of luxury fashion. Rodeo drive stores span three city blocks where visitors enjoy over 100 world-renowned boutiques and hotels.

Beverly Gardens is a 1.9 mile park that spans from Wilshire Boulevard to N. Doheny Drive along Santa Monica Boulevard. The park also features the famed Beverly Hills Sign. One of the most photographed spots in the city, this historic sign is a favorite for both residents and visitors.

Two Rodeo is a unique collection of stores and restaurants featuring a dramatic fountain and outdoor staircase leading to a European-style cobblestone via which offers access to a number of boutiques and restaurants.

Palm Springs

The nine cities that comprise Greater Palm Springs offer an endless supply of sunshine and a local culture ranging from art and air museums, tours of midcentury modern homes, a living desert - a unique zoo and botanical garden that specializes in the deserts of the world - hiking, biking at the Indian Canyon, with its numerous natural springs, Tahquitz Canyon, the Coachella Valley Preserve and the Joshua Tree National Park, 794,000 acres with two diverse desert ecosystems: the Colorado and Mojave Deserts.

The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is the world's largest rotating tramcar with spectacular views of the desert below. At the top take a hike among majestic trees and enjoy quiet serenity.

BMW Performance Center become a better driver with hands-on learning in a high performance M School hosting groups and individuals for multiple BMW experiences, including Performance Center Drives, M Track Drives and the Ultimate BMW Mixer.

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Phoenix Arizona and the American Southwest

Blue Skies Red Rocks Mountain Trails Grand Canyons Desert Sunsets and City Culture

Phoenix is the cosmopolitan heart of Arizona, the soul of the American Southwest and where you will find sports venues, live music, rooftop lounges, museums, theaters and art galleries.

Downtown and its Cityscape two block entertainment district is also home to the Phoenix Convention Center and Arizona State University’s downtown campus; all served by one of the newest light rail systems in the nation.

Arizona Opera produces grand opera throughout the state of Arizona and is one of only three companies in the US that performs in two cities. In Phoenix, the company performs at Symphony Hall in Downtown. Read More

Los Angeles Beverly Hills and Palm Springs California

Pacific Coast Beaches Culture and Entertainment Shopping and an Endless Supply of Sunshine

Los Angeles is a metropolis with an extraordinary history and a rich cultural heritage. An entertainment capital that is also home to renowned museums, a flourishing downtown, 75 miles of sunny coastline and internationally flavored neighborhoods.

Palm Springs

The nine cities that comprise Greater Palm Springs offer an endless supply of sunshine and a local culture ranging from art and air museums, tours of midcentury modern homes, a living desert - a unique zoo and botanical garden that specializes in the deserts of the world - hiking, biking at the Indian Canyon, with its numerous natural springs, Tahquitz Canyon, the Coachella Valley Preserve and the Joshua Tree National Park, 794,000 acres with two diverse desert ecosystems: the Colorado and Mojave Deserts. Read More

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Sacramento California

Natural Beauty History Cultural Attractions Cutting Edge Cuisine and Wineries

Sacramento sits at the confluence of the Sacramento and American rivers, and is an ideal destination for a Northern California itinerary and getaways to visit the Wine Country, Gold Country, the Redwoods, San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, Reno, Yosemite, Lassen Volcanic National Park and the Central Valley.

History Sacramento has a colorful history filled with humor, steam trains, ghosts, heroes and villains, the California Gold Rush and other tales of the Wild West. Read More

San Mateo California and the Silicon Valley

Sonoma County California

Wineries Rugged Coastlines and Redwood Forests

Sonoma is home to over 425 wineries, miles of rugged Pacific coastline, towering redwood forests, and proximity to San Francisco. Also, more than 50 nature parks that offer travelers miles of hiking and cycling trails through towering redwoods or oak-studded hills, and rivers for kayaking and canoeing.

Arts and Culture Sonoma County is home to sculpture gardens tucked into hills, quaint small towns and high-end galleries as well as performing arts centers like the Green Music Center, thousands of local artists and 120 performing arts companies. Read More

Oregon Travel

Environment Friendly Destinations and Vacations

Oregon is an ideal winter destination where you can ski on volcanoes in the Cascade Mountains; a nature lover’s paradise as you watch hundreds of gray whales spout and storms over the Pacific; a connoisseur destination where you can sip award-winning Oregon wines and micro beers; an environmentalist’s delight with Portland’s green lifestyle, free downtown transport and local distinctive neighborhoods. Video

The Landscape is diverse, with a windswept Pacific coastline, a volcano-studded Cascade Range, abundant bodies of water in and west of the Cascades; dense evergreen, mixed, and deciduous forests at lower elevations; and a high desert sprawling across much of its east all the way to the Great Basin. The tall conifers, mainly Douglas fir, along Oregon's rainy west coast contrast with the lighter-timbered and fire-prone pine and juniper forests covering portions to the east. Abundant alders in the west fix nitrogen for the conifers. Stretching east from central Oregon are semi-arid shrub lands, prairies, deserts, steppes, and meadows. At 11,249 feet (3,429 m), Mount Hood is the state's highest point, and Crater Lake National Park is Oregon's only national park. Read More

Portland

Neighborhoods Planning & Development Sustainability and Local Transport

Located between the Cascade Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, Portland is at the northern end of the Willamette Valley and river which flows through the city and links with the Columbia River. The citizens and their local government are notable for: land-use planning, local transport, environment conscious policies, high walkability, a large number bicyclists and ten thousand acres of public parks.

Neighborhoods The Office of Neighborhood Involvement serves as a conduit between city government and Portland's 95 neighborhoods, each represented by a volunteer association serving as liaison between residents and the city government. Portland and its surrounding metropolitan area also have the only directly elected metro planning organization the United States with responsibility for land use, transport planning and solid waste management. Read More

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