I know this is a broad and subjective question, but I'm looking for any advice to help us figure out what to visit next November. We have never been to California and this will most likely be a once in a lifetime trip. I will have 2 weeks in California October 26- November 9, 2017. The group will be myself, my mother and my 4 children (7, 11, 13, 14). The first week of the trip is pretty much determined. We will be visiting family in the San Diego area from October 26-October 29. I hope to visit places like the zoo, Old Town, the USS Midway and the Beach. From there we will head to Disneyland from October 30-November 11. I have a conference and my mother and kids will get to have fun at Disney.
The second week is where I'm looking for advice. I figure that we will have from November 3-9 or maybe the 10th. If you had a week, where would you go? I am not opposed to driving and the kids are used to it. (We have driven 20 hours to Florida with no problem). We are more interested in history, science, national parks and outdoor things like hiking and caves than cities and amusement parks. We are from rural Pennsylvania, so just about anything we see will be a new experience. I don't have a problem flying home out of a different airport, so I don't need to end up back in San Diego. Places that interested my kids included Kings Canyon/Grand Sequoia, Death Valley, Joshua Tree, Yosemite(though I was unsure about this due to the time of year), Bryce and Zion Parks in Utah (had considered flying home from Las Vegas).
I realize that we can't visit all of these because they are not close to each, so I'm looking for advice about what we could reasonably see in a week. Thanks
The second week is where I'm looking for advice. I figure that we will have from November 3-9 or maybe the 10th. If you had a week, where would you go? I am not opposed to driving and the kids are used to it. (We have driven 20 hours to Florida with no problem). We are more interested in history, science, national parks and outdoor things like hiking and caves than cities and amusement parks. We are from rural Pennsylvania, so just about anything we see will be a new experience. I don't have a problem flying home out of a different airport, so I don't need to end up back in San Diego. Places that interested my kids included Kings Canyon/Grand Sequoia, Death Valley, Joshua Tree, Yosemite(though I was unsure about this due to the time of year), Bryce and Zion Parks in Utah (had considered flying home from Las Vegas).
I realize that we can't visit all of these because they are not close to each, so I'm looking for advice about what we could reasonably see in a week. Thanks