Southern California Off the Beaten Path®

Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you're a visitor or a local looking for something different, let Southern California Off the Beaten Path show you a different side of the Golden State. Pay your respects to James Dean at the "Tree of Heaven" memorial in Cholame. Travel from Africa to a tropical isle at the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum. 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.

Kathy Strong was formerly the Magazine Editor of The Desert Sun in Palm Springs and has also been a travel writer for 30 years. Strong has written more than 20 guidebooks and countless magazine features, covering all areas of the world. Her guidebooks currently available in bookstores are: Southern California Off the Beaten Path, Recommended Bed & Breakfasts: California, Driving the Pacific Coast: California, Driving the Pacific Coast: Washington and Oregon, and The Seattle Guidebook. Her popular Gannett newspaper column, "Going My Way," appears in newspaper Travel sections weekly.