CALIFORNIA

Southern California Beyond the Freeway by Eric A. Taub, New York Times, October 30, 2023

A Cheapskate in Monterey by Elaine Glusac, New York Times, March 20, 2024

LOS ANGELES
Famous things to skip:
 • Anything in Universal City (the studios tour or CityWalk)
 • Anything in Hollywood

Must see:
 • Rose Bowl
 • The Coliseum and USC campus
 • Dodger Stadium
 • Santa Anita

Nice to see:
 • UCLA campus
 • Getty Museum
 • Los Angeles County Museum of Art
 • Los Angeles Public Library, not as good as the Seattle Public Library
 • ArtScene

You might want to see:
 • The beach (likely Santa Monica)
 • The Angeles National Forest (except during fire season)
 • Disneyland

When In L.A.: Options For Visiting Golf Fans

U.S. Open In L.A.: Best Dining Bets

Map of LA

Eso Won Books, 4327 Degnan Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90008
 • Recommended by Ta-Nehisi Coates

CALISTOGA
Castello di Amorosa, 4045 St Helena Hwy, 94515
 • Winery with a castle

DEL MAR
 • Del Mar, where the surf meets the turf

LONG BEACH

 • Queen Mary

LA JOLLA
 • La Jolla Kayak

MALIBU
 • The Getty Villa

PEBBLE BEACH

Tap Room, 1700 17 Mile Drive, Pebble Beach, CA 93953

• Roger Maltbie: "Best watering hole in golf," 

SAN DIEGO
 • Print Free Maps
 • San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum
    • Open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    • Allow four hours
 • Maritime Museum of San Diego
    • Open from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
    • Allow two hours
Home of HMS Suprise

 • Fleet Week San Diego 2007
 • PETCO Park
 • Old Town Mexican Café
    • Recommended by John Sandoval

 • 15 California Burritos to Try Right Now in San Diego

Visit Vince Marsaglia at Lost Abbey Brewing Company in San Marcos, 40 minutes north of San Diego, two hours south of South Pasadena

SAN FRANCISCO

Asian Art Museum, 200 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102
Boudin Bakery

• Oldest sourdough starter dating to 1849
• Seen on FOOD - Delicious Science

Legion of Honor, 100 34th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121

• Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
• Went there with Paul in November 2025 to see Manet & Morisot

SAN MARINO

 • Huntington Library

WESTMINISTER

• Museum of the Republic of Vietnam, 9842 Bolsa Ave, #205, Westminster, CA, 92683