VALLEJO — Maker Faire will be back for its third annual event at the Mare Island Promenade this weekend. The family friendly ...

They found Carmel-by-the-Sea. This storybook village sits right on the Pacific Ocean. Fairy-tale cottages line streets that curve like they were designed by someone who never heard of straight lines.

The annual Danish Days festival brings traditional music and dancing to the streets. Even the McDonald’s looks like it belongs in Copenhagen. Tasting rooms pour wines from the surrounding valley. This ...