Either way, California offers hundreds of beaches to choose from. To help you decide which stretch of shoreline to visit next, U.S. News considered traveler sentiment and factors like aesthetics ...

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Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a tourism campaign Monday urging Canadians to “come experience our California Love” after seeing a dip in visits from the United State’s northern neighbors who say ...