History and culture
Selma still carries its Raisin Capital farm roots
Selma's economic profile still ties the city to its older names as A Peach of a City and the Raisin Capital of the World.
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History and culture
Shasta Dam puts California water in one big view
Shasta Dam, built on the Sacramento River between 1938 and 1945, is a major Central Valley Project site for water storage, power, and recreation.
History and culture
Simi Valley has a presidential plane on a hilltop
The Reagan Library's Air Force One Pavilion gives Simi Valley a rare place where a real presidential aircraft, Cold War history, and wide valley views meet.
Outdoors
Skyline Trail puts Corona's foothills on the everyday map
Skyline Trail gives Corona a visible foothill route, but the best first step is still the city trail map, current access notes, and a realistic plan.
Outdoors
SLO's open-space map is the place to start before a hike
San Luis Obispo's open-space system includes thousands of acres and many trail areas, so the city trail map matters before picking a route.
Outdoors
Sneath Lane climbs from San Bruno to ridge history
Sneath Lane Trail gives San Bruno a route toward Sweeney Ridge, where Bay views and Ohlone-Portola history need to be read together.
History and culture
Solvang's Danish look started as a real immigrant town
Solvang's windmills, bakeries, and Danish-style streets are easy to enjoy, but the place began with Danish immigrants building a real Santa Ynez Valley community.
Outdoors
Stanton Central Park is the city's main park-and-event anchor
Stanton Central Park gathers water play, sports fields, courts, picnic shelters, skating, events, and family recreation into one 12-acre place.
History and culture
Star of India gives San Diego's harbor a ship with a long memory
Star of India at the Maritime Museum of San Diego is an 1863 sailing ship with a hard-working global past and a strong local place on the waterfront.
History and culture
Sue-meg State Park carries coast, redwoods, and Yurok place memory
Sue-meg State Park near Trinidad blends Agate Beach, forested headlands, tidepools, trails, camping, and Sumeg Village, a reconstructed Yurok village with deep local meaning.
Outdoors
Suisun City's marina opens right into the marsh
Suisun City Marina connects the downtown waterfront to Suisun Slough, the Delta, San Francisco Bay, and one of California's largest wetland landscapes.
Outdoors
Summitridge shows Diamond Bar's rustic trail side
Diamond Bar's Summitridge Park Trail gives readers a clear look at the city's steep, rustic, unpaved trail network and the care it takes.
History and culture
Sunnyvale's heritage orchard keeps the tech city tied to apricots
Orchard Heritage Park and the Heritage Park Museum help Sunnyvale show its Santa Clara Valley orchard roots beside its newer technology identity.
History and culture
Sunol Water Temple turns water pipes into a landmark
Sunol Water Temple is a 1910 Beaux Arts landmark tied to San Francisco's older water supply, Alameda Creek, and the hidden infrastructure behind Bay Area taps.
History and culture
Sutro Baths turned the edge of San Francisco into a giant swim house
The Sutro Baths ruins at Lands End are the remains of a huge oceanfront bathhouse that once mixed swimming, exhibits, restaurants, and Pacific views.
History and culture
Sutter Creek still has a water-powered foundry
Knight Foundry in Sutter Creek keeps rare Gold Country machinery in place, including water-powered equipment from the mining era.
History and culture
Sutter's Fort shows why Sacramento grew where it did
Sutter's Fort sits in Midtown Sacramento today, but its story reaches back to Nisenan homeland, New Helvetia, trade, labor, and the start of huge change in the Central Valley.
History and culture
Temecula's Wolf Store still anchors the old ranch story
Vail Headquarters and the Wolf Store Adobe help Temecula show its older ranch, road, business, and community layers beyond Old Town weekends.
History and culture
The Arboretum ties Arcadia's gardens to Rancho Santa Anita
The Los Angeles County Arboretum gives Arcadia a garden, county park, and historic Rancho Santa Anita story in one well-known place.
History and culture
The Arroyo Seco Parkway shows how the freeway age began
The Arroyo Seco Parkway between Pasadena and Los Angeles was the first freeway in the West, and it still shows the early shape of car-era planning.
History and culture
The Balboa Island Ferry turns a short crossing into a tradition
Since 1919, the Balboa Island Ferry has helped connect Balboa Island and the peninsula across a short Newport Harbor crossing.
History and culture
The Blythe Intaglios are desert figures best seen with respect
The Blythe Intaglios north of Blythe are large desert geoglyphs tied to lower river Native traditions, with human and animal figures protected in open desert.
History and culture
The Camellia Festival is Temple City's civic flower story
Temple City's Camellia Festival began in 1944 and still ties the city to its Home of Camellias slogan, youth roles, themes, and community weekend.
Cars and driving
The Ferry Building keeps San Francisco tied to the bay
The Ferry Building terminal serves several ferry routes and gates, with nearby BART and Muni, first-come regular boats, and route-specific payment rules.