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23 best weekend getaways on the East Coast, from romantic inns to mountain escapes A headland and sandy cove beside the Pacific on the California coastPlanning a California road trip? This 14-day loop takes in Big Sur, Yosemite and the desert Dense green desert shrubs in front of rolling sand dunes and mountains at Mesquite Flat, Death Valley National Park25 of the best things to do in California, a state too big for one trip Coast road running below tall sandstone bluffs beside a sandy beach and Pacific surfA 16-day West Coast road trip itinerary through Big Sur, the redwoods and Oregon’s wild coast Klamath River mouth and sandy spit seen from the grassy Klamath River Overlook, Redwood National Park16 things to do in Redwood National Park, and not all of them involve trees Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View, with El Capitan on the left, Half Dome in the distance and autumn colour in the forestStand under El Capitan and a 3,000-year-old sequoia on this 3 day Yosemite itinerary A sheltered cove ringed by pines and a weathered red tree stump at Point Lobos State Natural ReservePoint Lobos loop trail: six miles of coves, cypress and very loud sea lions A row of brightly painted Victorian houses with bay windows and ornate trim, San Francisco22 things to do in San Francisco, with password-only bars, mural alleys and dim sum by the dozen The south tower of the Golden Gate Bridge with the Marin Headlands behindOne day in San Francisco: the itinerary that takes in the bridge at dawn, a cable car ride and oysters by the bay Coit Tower, the Transamerica Pyramid and the downtown skyline from a pier on the Embarcadero48 hours in San Francisco is just enough, if you plan it right 3 days in LA: the Los Angeles itinerary that helps you explore the city one corner at a time The arched Spreckels Organ Pavilion and its curved white colonnades under a blue sky in Balboa Park, San DiegoThings to do in Balboa Park, the San Diego park whose palaces were never meant to last The white wooden track of the Giant Dipper roller coaster under palm trees at Belmont Park, Mission Beach3 days in San Diego? Here’s how to fit in Balboa Park, the beaches and a cliff-top sunset Golden evening light on the sandstone ledges, beach and palm-lined clifftop along Coast Boulevard in La Jolla22 things to do in San Diego, from sea lions at sunset to a speakeasy behind a hidden door Granite boulder piles lit by low sun behind desert scrub in Joshua Tree National Park20 brilliant day trips from Palm Springs A red Chevrolet Camaro parked in the empty Dante's View car park under a pink and orange sunrise sky, Death ValleyThe 10-day Southern California road trip itinerary filled with salt flats, sand dunes and vast national parks The snow-dusted Panamint Range lit pink above the salt flats of Death Valley, CaliforniaThe best national parks in California, the only state with nine of them Visiting the Cabazon Dinosaurs, the desert giants you can climb inside A shaded dirt trail winding past columnar cacti and desert trees at the Moorten Botanical Garden in Palm SpringsVisiting the Moorten Botanical Garden, the Palm Springs cactus garden that coined the word cactarium The low stone Edris House set among desert boulders with two palm trees above it in Palm SpringsA self-guided tour of Palm Springs’ mid-century modern architecture, from Elvis’s honeymoon house to Sinatra’s piano-shaped pool Water jets arcing into a turquoise fountain channel lined with sandstone columns at Agua Serena Spa, Indian WellsAgua Serena Spa review: the Indian Wells day spa worth leaving Palm Springs for Teddy bear cholla cacti packed across the desert floor of the Cholla Cactus Garden in Joshua TreeThe best time to visit Joshua Tree National Park, and the months that beat spring 27 things to do in Palm Springs, Old Hollywood’s favourite desert hideaway Sandy path lined with rope barriers winding between granite boulders and shrubs in Hidden Valley, Joshua Tree National ParkA guide to Hidden Valley in Joshua Tree, the walled-in valley where cattle rustlers hid their herds The rounded dome and hollow eye of Skull Rock rising from a boulder pile against a deep blue sky, Joshua TreeA guide to the Skull Rock trail, the Joshua Tree loop to a boulder that stares back Narrow sandy gap between smooth granite boulders near Arch Rock in Joshua Tree National ParkHow to hike the Arch Rock trail in Joshua Tree, an easy loop to the park’s most famous arch A Joshua tree silhouetted against a pink evening sky in Joshua Tree National Park, CaliforniaA 3-day Joshua Tree itinerary that saves the strangest stop for last Joshua trees and dry grasses glowing gold at golden hour below rocky hills in Joshua Tree National ParkThe 17 best things to do in Joshua Tree National Park (and the best time of day for each) Palm trees silhouetted at dusk beside the Tramway Gas Station visitor centre in Palm SpringsHow to spend 2 days in Palm Springs (and still catch sunrise in Joshua Tree) Cracked white salt polygons stretching towards the Black Mountains on the Badwater Basin salt flatA guide to Badwater Basin, the Death Valley salt flats 282ft below sea level Wide gravel corridor between pale rock walls in Mosaic Canyon, Death Valley, with distant mountain ranges under a blue skyHiking Mosaic Canyon in Death Valley, through narrows of polished marble Pale yellow mudstone walls in Golden Canyon, Death Valley, with darker red and brown rock layers rising behindHow to hike Golden Canyon and Gower Gulch, the most popular short walk in Death Valley