Find out how to visit Jack London, Joe DiMaggio, William Randolph Hearst and other famous folks in their final Bay Area resting spots.
For people who don't have trips already planned for summer, Lassen Volcanic National Park is the vacation answer.
A $4 million renovation has preserved the unique, little-bit-of-Las Vegas ambiance of Santa Rosa's historic Flamingo Resort, while bringing the rooms up to 2010 snuff.

by ramblinman
7/29/2010 3:12:00 AM
Discover five spots where it's possible to ditch the hordes and get the mountains' good tidings in relative solitude.
Whether you're craving a hot fudge sundae or dreaming of splitting a shake, we've found five sweet spots to grab a frozen treat.
Nevada's former boomtown mines its history of bawdy bordellos, creaky mineshafts and iconic steam trains to the delight of visitors.
Trout are biting, and blooms are popping in the Sierra Nevada and Shasta-Cascade. Here's latest on national forest regions with lots of lakes.
If your ideal weekend is honky-tonk fun by day and a serene, rather elegant retreat at night, you won't do better than the Sea and Sand Inn.
No, the tango is not just for lovers: Anyone can visit these five spots and put a little passion in their step.
In a city that attracts more negative media attention than positive, the whimsical one-of-a-kind Lake Merritt park has been a quiet success story.
A surge of new merchants brings a fierce focus on unique, locally produced, one-of-kind offerings.

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