The Channel Islands are home to rocky cliffs, sandy beaches, wildlife – and very few visitors, finds Ellie Seymour ...

Every once in a while we are treated to the induction ceremony of soldiers which takes place in the large open area above the Kotel. Sweet and handsome, these 18 year olds solemnly swear to defend our ...

It’s almost time for the Southern California Museums “Free-For-All” day, when people can visit a host of museums for free.

(Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG) California Botanic Garden ... Stuffed mammal and bird dioramas, planetarium, Chumash history and culture, blue whale skeleton and more.

Two baskets; a steatite stone model of a Chumash tomol, or plank canoe; and an early 1900s photograph of Santa Ynez Chumash ancestors. The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians is the only federally ...