Off The Beaten Path Southern California: A Guide to Unique Places - Softcover

A native Southern Californian, Kathy Strong has lived and traveled extensively throughout the area for more than 40 years. She lives in Palm Desert, California.

Tired of the same old tourist traps? Take the road less traveled and uncover the hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales other guidebooks just don't offer. Off the Beaten Path® features the things you'd want to see?if only you knew about them! From the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits, you'll say over and over again: ?I didn't know that!
Discover a different side of the Golden State. Pay your respects at the "Tree of Heaven" memorial to James Dean in Cholame; choose from seventeen varieties of freshly baked bread, including Irish brown and cobblestone, at Dudley's Bakery in Santa Ysabel; or step back in time to experience the glamorous 1930s with a living history tour of Hearst Castle in San Simeon. So if you've ?been there, done that one too many times, get off the main road and venture Off the Beaten Path.