Rattled by earthquakes, populated by film stars,
surfers, techies and hippies, home to Silicon Valley
and that American Dream factory, Hollywood,
California is America's Promised Land, a place where
you can be whatever you want, however and whenever
you choose.
From America's wealthiest exclusive suburb of Beverley
Hills, to hippie ethics and Earth quake hell of
San Francisco, and stunning beaches like scenic
Big Sur to the celeb hangout of Santa Monica,
from historic Spanish towns like Santa Barbara,
to movie star's palaces, from Gold Rush ghost towns,
to the traffic rush of Los Angeles, taking in vast
deserts inbetween - The Golden State is the most diverse
and extreme of all American states. With a little
imagination in this land of superlatives visitors
will not be at a loss for things to see and do.
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