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Hidden Southern California

Including Los Angeles, Hollywood, San Diego,
Santa Barbara and Palm Springs

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• Unique lodging choices including 15 beach cottages inns and 77 coastal hotels
• Outdoor surf ’n’ turf adventures—123 beaches and parks, 270 hiking trails and 105 surfing spots
• Trademark California attractions—7 Spanish Missions and 8 Theme Parks—plus the best of old Hollywood including 15 historic theaters and a tour of star’s mansions

With so many famous places it’s all too easy to get caught running (well, driving) all over Southern California from one hyped attractions to the next. Hidden Southern California tells how to get off the freeway and explore the boulevards and side streets of Los Angeles and San Diego as well as the region’s coastal roads and inland desert highways.

Badly misunderstood, Southern California may be modern America’s answer to Russia—a mystery inside a riddle wrapped in an enigma. But Hidden Southern California breaks through the stereotypes to reveal a lively and surprisingly friendly destination. It offers a looking glass into the strange multicultural tapestry that is Southern California.

Inside Hidden Southern California:
(page 31) Snap up tacos, tostadas, lengua and other Mexican finger food at Los Angeles’ Grand Central Market
(page 158) Indulge in the luxuries of the British upper-class without leaving the dock at the Hotel Queen Mary
(page 175) Marvel at the colorful murals adorning the street corners and alleyways of Venice
(page 392) Explore cactus-covered canyons and volcanic rock formations in the Mojave National Preserve

Hidden Southern California
Including Los Angeles, Hollywood, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Palm Springs
Ray Riegert
8th Ed., pb, 1-56975-282-6
$18.95, 592 pages, 29 maps

Edited by Dave Shultz

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