In 2024, USA Today named Solvang the second best small town in the West (Seward, Alaska, was first.) Also in 2024, Newsweek readers chose it as the second best Christmas town in the U.S. (Grapevine, ...

This company — which I had never heard of up until a few days ago — chose Avila Beach, located on California’s sunny Central Coast, as the No. 1 sand-and-surf spot in the nation. And don’t ...

With fire pits, BBQs, and picnic tables, Avila Beach Park is for those who want to eat al fresco with a view to die for. With the ocean on one side and the San Luis Obispo hills on the other ...