Deal: Free entry to national parks, forests and refuges on MLK Day

National parks, forests and wildlife refuges that charge entrance fees will be free Jan. 20 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It's a...

Encounter, LAX Theme Building restaurant, closes with no plan in sight

One thing you may not be able to do this year: Grab a bite at Encounter restaurant at the free-standing Theme Building inside Los Angeles...

California: Pebble Beach special slashes $160 off rooms, breakfast

Pebble Beach, the high-end golf retreat on 17-Mile Drive between Carmel and Monterey, is offering a winter Romance Package that can knock...

Long Beach: Arena's newly renovated ballroom welcomes Disney, pageants

Ariel, Rapunzel, the Beast and the rest of the crew of "Disney on Ice Rockin’ Ever After” glided into a new venue this week at...

Weekend Escape: Pinnacles National Park conjures volcanic magic

Designated a national park just a year ago, Pinnacles (www.nps.gov/pinn/index.htm) can overwhelm with the sheer number of adjectives that...

Santa Barbara: Watch a pro behead a Champagne bottle at a $150 dinner

Have you ever witnessed a sabrage? It's the art of opening a Champagne bottle by slicing off the bottle's head with a saber. If you don't...

5 boot camp resorts where you can sweat in luxury in 2014

Tough love doesn't come cheap. If your resolutions for the new year include going to a high-end boot camp with a little TLC, here are five...

Airfare: Ontario-Boston round trip for $245 on American

Fares to the East Coast, especially from a smaller airport, can be high, so this round-trip Ontario-to-Boston flight on American is welcome:...

Weekend Escape: Get your kicks in Williams, Ariz.

Williams, Ariz., also known as the Gateway to the Grand Canyon, was the last city on Route 66 to be bypassed by the Interstate Highway...

New Year's Eve: Fireworks and parties at 6 California ski resorts

If snow tops your New Year's Eve wish list, head out to one of California's ski resorts. There's no guarantee it'll be snowing Tuesday at...

Badwater race now planned using alternate route outside Death Valley

The Badwater 135 Ultramarathon race will go on — just not in Death Valley National Park, where it was scheduled for July 21-23.

California: At Ojai's Oaks, a $240 room nets 40% off for your child

Before boot camp and Pilates there was the Oaks at Ojai, a resort that has been balancing exercise and relaxation for decades. The all-...

Death Valley National Park halts Badwater 135 race, endurance events

Death Valley National Park suspended permits for the iconic Badwater 135 Ultramarathon and other running and bicycling endurance events in...

Leisure is king in mellow Lake San Marcos, Calif.

Presto change-o; now you see it, now you don't. If you're looking for an undiscovered, secluded escape hidden from view yet minutes from the...

Fliers can finish PreCheck process in Glendale, Carson, Signal Hill

Travelers who want to complete their applications for expedited airport security screening may do so beginning Wednesday in Glendale, Carson...

Arizona uncorking its own wine country

SONOITA, Ariz. — Images of emerald grape leaves waving in the summer breeze usually don't fill the pages of Arizona tourism...

Weekend Escape: A night on the water at Rainbow Harbor in Long Beach

Live like a king, or a captain, with an overnight stay aboard a private yacht. Dockside Boat & Bed rents luxe vessels for a night...

San Diego: Whale watching on a yacht guarantees no-seasickness sailing

Elevate your whale-watching experience this season aboard the 139-foot America yacht in San Diego. The replica of the famous 19th century...

California: June Mountain returns to ski action with $10 lift tickets

The big news in the So Cal ski scene this weekend is the reopening of June Mountain, Mammoth’s sister resort to the north. Lift...