About 48 Hours in California

Great California getaways don't have to take a week.

48 Hours in California is built around a simple idea: two days can be enough time to discover somewhere memorable.

California gives us an extraordinary range of places to explore—from coastal towns and wine country to mountain communities, deserts, small towns, and cities. Our goal is to turn those possibilities into practical, easy-to-follow 48-hour getaways.

We do the planning so you can enjoy the trip.

Our guides focus on the questions travelers actually need answered: where to stay, what to see, where to eat, what is worth your time, and how to fit it together into one enjoyable weekend.

We favor realistic itineraries over exhausting checklists. The goal isn't to see everything. It's to make the most of the 48 hours you have.