california: When visiting California, What are the best things to do while there? My parents and I are planning a trip to Californiaand I want to know is a list of the MUST DO's while visiting California and some of the Non-obvious things to do that are fun. We are talking of staying 1 weeks. Thanks!|||California is 163,707 square miles. Where are you going?|||see the seals on the beach near monterey, take a trip to san francisco and check out twin peaks,alcatraz, ocean beach, grab a cable car. Drive up to napa valley. Go to check out the northern coast near bodega bay and watch the surfers. Check out muir woods, yosemite.. i mena these are just a few of the plethora of things you can do|||Yeah it depends! You can go to Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk or you can go to Pier 39 in San Francisco or you can go to Disney land in Anaheim... It depends on what part of California you are going to! Be more specific!|||Well since you posted in the San Francisco section: Golden Gate Bridge Union Square There's a thousand things to do, gotta be more specific.|||Where in California are you going? It's a big state with lots to do.