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Places Visited -- California
Bill and Barbara Windsor's trip 'Round
America covered 50 states and over 2,500 towns.
Click here to read about our visit to
California: Day 24
Day 25
Day 26
Day 27
Day 28
Day 29
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All photographs on this page are copyrighted by the California Department of Tourism, as noted in the file name of each image.
| Tucson to San Diego | CA | Hwy | Day 24 -- April 24 |
| Yuma to Winterhaven | CA | I-8 | Colorado River |
| Winterhaven to Felicity | CA | I-8 | Algo Dones Dunes; Wooden Plank Road; The Center of the World Pyramid |
| Felicity to El Centro | CA | I-8 | Birthplace of Cher; winter home of the Blue Angels; Millie's Restaurant |
| El Centro to Seeley | CA | I-8 | |
| Seeley to Plaster City | CA | I-8 | |
| Plaster City to Ocotillo | CA | I-8 | Superstition Mountain |
| Ocotillo to Jacumba | CA | I-8 | Former spa and resort town; Desertview Tower; Goat Canyon Trestle - largest and tallest wooden trestle ever built in the world |
| Jacumba to Campo | CA | 94 | San Diego Railroad Museum |
| Campo to Potrero | CA | 94 | |
| Portrero to Tecate | CA | 94 & 188 | Nice border town; Tecate Beer |
| Tecate to Portrero | CA | 94 & 188 | |
| Potrero to Barrett | CA | 94 | |
| Barrett to Dulzura | CA | 94 | Ranching town |
| Dulzura to Jamul | CA | 94 | Ranching town |
| Jamul to La Mesa | CA | 94 | Cleveland National Forest |
| La Mesa to Coronado | CA | 94 | |
| Coronado to San Diego | CA | 94 | |
| San Diego | CA | Hwy | Day 25 -- April 25 |
| San Diego | CA | Beautiful city; San Diego Zoo; Cabrillo National Monument; Point Loma; Balboa Park; Sea World; Gaslamp Quarter; Sea World; San Diego Wild Animal Park | |
| San Diego to Los Angeles | CA | Hwy | Day 26 -- April 26 |
| San Diego to Coronado | CA | ||
| Coronado to La Jolla | CA | 1 | University of California San Diego; Belmont Park |
| La Jolla to Del Mar | CA | 1 | Del Mar Racetrack (in movies such as The Grifters) |
| Del Mar to Solana Beach | CA | 1 | |
| Soilana Beach to Encinitas | CA | 1 | |
| Encinitas to Leucadia | CA | 1 | |
| Leucadia to Carlsbad | CA | 1 | La Costa Resort and Spa; Legoland |
| Carlsbad to Oceanside | CA | 1 | Camp Pendleton |
| Oceanside to San Onofre | CA | 1 | |
| San Onofre to San Clemente | CA | 1 | |
| San Clemente to San Juan Capistrano | CA | 1 | Swallows; Mission San Juan Capistrano |
| San Juan Capistrano to Dana Point | CA | 1 | |
| Dana Point to Laguna Niguel | CA | 1 | |
| Laguna Niguel to Laguna Beach | CA | 1 | Art galleries |
| Laguna Beach to Newport Beach | CA | 1 | Crystal Cove State Park; Balboa Pavillion |
| Newport Beach to Huntington Beach | CA | 1 | Surfing; International Surfing Museum |
| Huntington Beach to Sunset Beach | CA | 1 | |
| Sunset Beach to Long Beach | CA | 1 | Queen Mary; skinniest house in America; world's largest US flag |
| Long Beach to San Pedro | CA | 1 | |
| San Pedro to Rancho Palos Verdes | CA | 1 | |
| Ranch Palos Verdes to Redondo Beach | CA | 1 | Aunt Hazel and Uncle Pat |
| Redondo Beach to Hermosa Beach | CA | 1 | |
| Hermosa Beach to Manhattan Beach | CA | 1 | |
| Manhattan Beach to El Segundo | CA | 1 | |
| El Segundo to Venice | CA | 1 | Venice Beach |
| Venice to Los Angeles | CA | World's largest donut; Disneyland; La Brea Tar Pits Museum; LA County Coroner's Gift Shop; Museum of Death; Frederick's of Hollywood Museum; Knott’s Berry Farm | |
| Los Angeles to Beverly Hills | CA | 1 | Rodeo Drive; Golden Triangle |
| Beverly Hills to Hollywood | CA | 1 | Hollywood sign; Hollywood Boulevard; Stars Walk of Fame; Chinese Theatre; Hollywood Wax Museum; Eddie Brandt’s Film Store; Wacko; Hollywood Memorial Park; The Hollywood Bowl |
| Los Angeles | CA | Hwy | Day 27 and 28 -- April 27 and 28 |
| Los Angeles | CA | Mulholland Drive; Sunset Boulevard; Wilshire Boulevard; Petersen Auto Museum | |
| Los Angeles to Needles | CA | Hwy | Day 29 -- April 29 |
| Los Angeles to Santa Monica | CA | 66 | Santa Monica Pier; Looff Carousel seen in The Sting; Venice Beach; plaque marking the official end of Route 66; Third Street Promenade; Venice Beach Oceanfront Walk; binocular building |
| Santa Monica to Beverly Hills | CA | 66 | Santa Monica Boulevard |
| Beverly Hills to West Hollywood | CA | 66 | Melrose Avenue |
| West Hollywood to Hollywood | CA | 66 | Hollywood Memorial Cemetery; Paramount Studios; Sunset Boulevard; Universal Studios; Hollywood Bowl; Capital Records building; Warner Brothers Studio |
| Hollywood to Pasadena | CA | 66 | Colorado Boulevard Bridge; Arroyo Seco; Rose Bowl; great architecture; Norton Simon Museum; Bunny Museum |
| Pasadena to Arcadia | CA | 66 | |
| Arcadia to Monrovia | CA | 66 | Colorado Boulevard; Huntington Drive; Santa Anita Racetrack; Aztec Hotel |
| Monrovia to Duarte | CA | 66 | |
| Duarte to Azusa | CA | 66 | Foothill Drive In |
| Azusa to Glendora | CA | 66 | |
| Glendora to La Verne | CA | 66 | |
| La Verne to Claremont | CA | 66 | Six colleges |
| Claremont to Upland | CA | 66 | Madonna of the Trail |
| Upland to Rancho Cucamonga | CA | 66 | Epicenter |
| Rancho Cucamonga to Fontana | CA | 66 | Birthplace of Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club |
| Fontana to San Bernardino | CA | 66 | Summit Inn; Hula Ville; giant orange roadside orange juice stand; the original McDonald's; Wigwam Motel |
| San Bernardino to Rialto | CA | 66 | Wigwam Motel |
| Rialto to Cajon Summit | CA | 66 | |
| Cajon Summit to Victorville | CA | 66 | Cajon Pass = 4,259 feet; Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum; California Route 66 Museum; New Corral Motel; town used for more than 200 movies |
| Victorville to Oro Grande | CA | 66 | Old National Trail Highway; roadside junk shops; Mojave River |
| Oro Grande to Helendale | CA | 66 | Mojave Desert; Exotic World |
| Helendale to Lenwood | CA | 66 | |
| Lenwood to Barstow | CA | 66 | El Rancho Motel; Casa del Desierto Hotel |
| Barstow to Hinkley | CA | 66 | Erin Brokovich |
| Hinkley to Daggett | CA | 66 | Daggett Restaurant; Solar One Power Plant; Mojave National Preserve |
| Daggett to Newberry Springs | CA | 66 | Site of the movie Bagdad Café |
| Newberry Springs to Ludlow | CA | 66 | Pisgah Crater |
| Ludlow to Bagdad | CA | 66 | |
| Bagdad to Amboy | CA | 66 | Population = 2; Amboy Crater; defunct gold mining town |