La Vista Cemetery was founded in 1868. It is located in National City, the second oldest city in San Diego County. Originally called the “Silent City
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Plants and Petroglyphs in the Sonoran Desert Saguaro National Park was the first national park established to protect a plant species. It is named
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Once famous as the “Divorce Capital of the World” Reno, located near Lake Tahoe and the California-Nevada border, was once called the Divorce
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Spend a day at the Huntington Library, Art Museum & Botanical Gardens The Chinese Garden at the Huntington is an exquisite example of garden
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San Diego Citizen was the Authority on Rattlesnakes The world’s expert on rattlesnakes was Laurence M. Klauber. Born in San Diego, in 1883, Klauber
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R.I.P. Founders and Pioneers of San Diego, CA Mt. Hope Cemetery, in the City of San Diego, is “A Public Cemetery for all People.” It was
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Take a sandcastle building lesson and feel like a kid again. I decided to take a sandcastle building lesson after feeling inspired by the
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Inspiring Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction and Memoir How to be Eaten by Maria Adelmann This book is a treat for women who love feminist retellings
Continue ReadingRetro Road Trip: Imperial Beach, San Diego, CA
Imperial Beach Sun & Sea Festival in July Imperial Beach, also known as “Sandcastle City,” hosted the Sun & Sea Festival near its pier this
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Santa Monica History Museum & Annenberg Community Beach House On a recent trip to Los Angeles, I spent a perfect day in Santa Monica and
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Serve up a Romantic Feast of Aphrodisiacs Most of us know the libidinous reputation of the oyster, but there are five aphrodisiacs waiting on your
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Young Adult (YA) nonfiction books and teacher resources, like Retro Report, make learning Cold War history painless. Why spend time learning about
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