Category: Tours Travel

As we hiked to an overlook on a warm evening in late August, a new acquaintance seemed to be dissatisfied…

As an artist, designer, creative director and bestselling author, Justina Blakeney has always been intrigued by the power of mixing…

When Ethan Wong took his Tinder match to Disneyland, it didn’t end happily ever after. Instead, there were some awkward…

It’s no secret that one of the best stargazing spots in Southern California is Joshua Tree National Park. The park…

On the stand-up stage, comedian Kate Berlant is a lot — a lot of exaggerated faces, a lot of abrupt…

GUATEMALA CITY —  One of Debora Fadul’s earliest childhood memories is traveling in the backseat of her family’s sedan as her…

If fall is a transitional time, perhaps here in Southern California where the temperature stays relatively consistent, we can most…

Festival season has begun at the Disneyland Resort, with the annual Lunar New Year celebration landing at Disney California Adventure.…

On one side of a path in the idyllic hills of Santa Barbara, a dense clump of dried out mustard…

Anyone who has tried to reserve campsites at a California state park or beach knows how tricky they can be…

Thwack! Thwack! Thud! Oh, thank god, my whole body exclaimed. After a few swings, the razor-sharp pick I clutched lodged…

When Halloween arrives on Oct. 31, it will feel like a grand finale, the culmination of a multimonth celebration of…

LAHAINA, HI. —  Paele Kiakona is not ready to go back to work. Still reeling after August wildfires ravaged his hometown…

We get it. Your L.A. place is the best L.A. place. But people just don’t know. So tell us: Where…

BLUFF, Utah — When Mayor Ann Leppanen learned that the moon would cross in front of the sun above her…

Los Angeles is — depending on who you ask — glitzy, rugged, meditative, frenzied, lonely, connected, old and brand-new. But…

If there’s one thing to know about Maria Bamford, it’s that she loves a 12-step group. The comedian has attended…

The lights are turned off. Smartphone flashlights are forbidden. You’re instructed to walk down a hall, arriving at the entryway…

It’s hard to say what’s cooler about the Japanese shōya house at the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens…

“Frickles are freaking good.” Tiffani Thiessen is sitting in the Elvis corner at Johnny Rebs’ True South in Long Beach.…

The older I get, the more I enjoy acting like a kid. I jump at every opportunity to do backflips…

When Squid Game: The Trials opens in Los Angeles this December, the immersive experience will have two lofty goals. One,…

Murrieta Hot Springs, a palm-shaded haven of steaming streams and coveted mud just north of Temecula, has been home to…

Jeanette Marantos started writing for the Los Angeles Times in 1999, doing Money Makeovers until 2002. She returned to write…

Prologue We could be on our way to camp — 24 of us are crowded into a charter bus headed…

Desert tarantulas aren’t considered poisonous to humans. That doesn’t mean, however, that they can’t be dangerous. A trio of international…

What makes a house or an apartment building or an Airstream trailer or a yurt a home for the holidays?…

L.A. is not a Christmas town. Matt Rogers blames the weather. “You go to anywhere that’s cold like Chicago —…

The real estate market in Southern California is brutal, especially inside Disneyland’s Adventureland. Tarzan has officially been kicked out of…

SEDONA, Ariz. —  The rock formation known as Kachina Woman rises like an obelisk out of a cool green canyon. At…

In a story with outrageous, less-than-savory personalities, one character stands apart: the stage. Or, in this case, the 13th-story penthouse…

Ten years ago, when Bianca Del Rio was crowned the winner of Season 6 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” it was…

A travel agency is hoping to be the latest business to capitalize on Taylormania and is selling tickets for a…

You might be reluctant to stay at a $475-a-night inn that warns of flashing lights and foghorns throughout the night,…

Like many a child, no doubt, Kevin Kidney fantasized about living at Disneyland. But he didn’t imagine himself swashbuckling with…

As shocking as the in-flight blowout on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was last week, federal officials initially estimated that the…

The Queen Mary has for years been a landmark in the city of Long Beach, an iconic ocean liner serving…

Whether you’re planning to take a plane, train or automobile for your Thanksgiving travels this year, experts recommend you prepare…

The thing that first brought MC Lyte to Los Angeles? New York’s historic Blizzard of 1996. “I always said I…

A new parade, resurrected shows and a revamped attraction: Disneyland has laid out its 2024 calendar, and it’s heavy on…

As skiers and snowboarders flock to the Lake Tahoe and the Eastern Sierra slopes this holiday weekend, National Weather Service…

During the middle of a Sunday morning jog through West Hollywood with a run club, marketing executive and digital strategist…

Santa’s Village had become a ghost town, closed for nearly two decades. Rides had been auctioned off, much of its…

Kimmy Garris, who describes herself as a “fat solo traveler,” probably had no idea that her 30-second TikTok video was…

My 13-year-old son has entered his thrifting era. It started with an off-chance trip to Goodwill over the summer while…

I was walking in Venice with poet Tom Laichas when he showed me a hard-to-describe object protruding from the strip…

In Big Sur, land meets sea in the most amazing ways. Meanwhile just up the road in Carmel, nature meets…

I live in Boston and want to visit my daughter in Los Angeles. Easy, right? Book a flight, visit daughter,…

While many families spent Thanksgiving watching football in their living rooms, some lucky few spent it watching killer whales punt…

This holiday season, Disneyland is already looking ahead to 2024, and today announced a new offer for Southern California residents.…

Pickleball leagues around the city host what’s called “open play,” where anyone can show up and jump into a game…

ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah —  In the cold dark of a November night, beneath the jagged cliffs of Zion National Park,…

Of the dozens of Sunday Fundays we’ve published, no celebrity has name-dropped as many sponsorships or brand deals throughout the…

It’s never too early for travelers to prepare for their 2024 spring and summer trips, even though the national backlog…

A new Pixar-themed daytime parade and enhancements to the “Star Wars” attraction Star Tours — The Adventures Continue are coming…

You’ll need a reservation to drive into Yosemite National Park by day this summer, even if you’re not spending the…

Death Valley’s temporary lake, fed by one powerful summer storm, is down to inches as it dwindles in the park’s…

Actor, comedian and musician Craig Robinson (“The Office,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “Hot Tub Time Machine”) is upfront about his ideal L.A.…