Things to do in California according to my co-worker

• Santa Monica Pier
• Griffith Observatory and Getty Museum
• Downtown San Diego
• Balboa Park
• Museums
• Zoo
• Restaurants
• Petco Park
• Embarcadero- ships including Midway. 
• Amusement Parks
• Disneyland
• Six Flags Magic Mountain
• Knotts Berry Farm
• SeaWorld- plan your day around the time of the shows
• Beverly Hills 
• San Francisco
• Alcatraz
• Angel Island
• Fisherman's Wharf
• San Jose
• Winchester House
• Wine Country: Napa, Sonoma, Temecula
• Yosemite 
• East and West Sides
• Half Dome
• Malibu- beautiful beaches
• Hearst Castle (on the way to San Francisco on PCH)
• Orange Circle in Orange (near Anaheim and Irvine)
• Big Bear- snow boarding
• Mammoth Lakes
• Catalina Island
• Vegas & The Hoover Dam 
• Hollywood
• Walk of Fame
• Theaters
• Hollywood sign
• Universal Studios
• Coranado Isalnd
• Hotel Del Coranado 
• Queen Mary in Long Beach
• Safari Park (Wild Animal Park) in Escondido