Best places to visit in Southern California [Our 5 favorite places in California]

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Published 2020-06-11
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Reveal of the Top 5 best places to visit in Southern California - the hidden gems locals want to keep secret. These are the out of the way places locals go when escaping the crowds of Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego. From beach to deserts to mountains, these are our top 5 favorite places in California.

In the video prior we covered numbers 6-10 best places to visit in Southern California. If you missed that episode, you can view it at    • Places to Visit in Southern Californi...  . Today we're on to, what we consider, some of the best places in California hands down. We'll cover a small island town, a luxury artisan beachside city, a desert oasis, and an old fashioned mountain town. We'll be covering our top picks of where to stay and what to do in each area along with sharing why we feel it is one of the best places in California.

0:00 Intro
0:53 Julian
3:29 Solana Beach
6:50 Catalina Island
9:50 Temecula
13:15 Laguna Beach

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Montage - www.montagehotels.com/lagunabeach/
Ponte Inn - www.pontewinery.com/
Pavilion Hotel - www.visitcatalinaisland.com/lodging/avalon/pavilio…
Julian Gold Rush Hotel - www.julianhotel.com/

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All Comments (21)
  • @Kidarkness00
    Thank you for being so descriptive and for your recommendations!
  • @ifrank3636
    So many nice places in California you guys are lucky!
  • @JeanWandimi
    Interesting spots mentioned. I love how you mention some other less talked about places.
  • @markshag5149
    A little constructive criticism if that's OK? You are pretty good to look at but how bout a few more shots of the actual area with you doing a voice over. The descriptions are very good and now only to include the visuals with it. Thanx and keep up the good work. Love Mark
  • @giaandlyalya
    Haha, yes, been to Julian a few years ago, and it was like being in a time machine. And yep, them apple pies!
  • @donbarnett5090
    Enjoyed your video because it was informative. I travelled to southern Cal a few times & see I missed some good places, but California is loaded with good places. I put my experiences in a few short videos on You Tube. Search You Tube with my name & words like California, San Diego, Hearst Castle, Anza-Borreggo state park, Death Valley, etc. It's a great state with lots of variety. Hope you do more videos on it. Thanks.
  • @brujitacrafty
    I'm sorry I almost spit my coffee out when you said Temecula is the Napa of Socal. If anything the central coast is the closest thing to Napa with regards to good wine but I can see how the views are a good selling point. It's a grest starting place for wine drinkers, they don't have the greatest wines so tasting is the best thing to do. You will definitely run into a lot more younger, clueless crowd. South Coast Winery is the mainstream of all wineries, lots of pretentious asshats.
  • @actuniversalstudios
    I knew about these places, but the only one I've actually been to is Catalina Island.