The spindly trees and surreal, boulder-strewn landscapes of Joshua Tree National Park are better known than the desert towns

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It’s the architecture that makes this former mining camp, in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, really stand out

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Many people come to Petaluma for the food – the Sonoma town overflows with incredible farm-to-table restaurants

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Ferndale looks like it’s scooped up all the gorgeous, pastel-hued Victorian homes or Painted Ladies of San Francisco

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Downtown Napa hasn’t always been a desirable destination

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Cambria combines the old-fashioned charms of a pretty village with the sweeping, stunning beauty of the coast

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Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County

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