Pacific winds: Adventures for Angelenos

The City of Angels is fluttering its wings. As one bright young thing after another heads West, the city’s art, food, and fashion scenes are abuzz with imaginative energy and optimism. To get a handle on all that creativity can be dizzying, especially if you only have a Friday through Sunday to explore.

Luckily, this regional special in TASCHEN’s best selling travel series with The New York Times distills the best in eats, drinks, and experiences into perfectly packaged 36-hour adventures, so you can transform each weekend into an adventure through LA and beyond. From swinging through old-school dance halls to tucking into the finest tacos in Santa Barbara, or chasing the sunset in Malibu, take off with a travelogue of cool and quirky inspirations.

Featured destinations:
Los Angeles, Los Angeles Downtown, Hollywood, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Malibu, Long Beach, San Diego, Palm Springs, Death Valley, Las Vegas, Santa Barbara, Carmel, Sonoma County, San Francisco