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Traveling the state of California and staying at your favorite finds isn’t part of the picture for summer travel 2020 yet. Until the COVID lid’s been lifted and destinations welcome you back, you might have to do some armchair traveling. As the weather warms up and residents of the Golden State (who make up over 75% of travelers to California’s destinations) typically plot their getaways, our SeeCalifornia.com contributor, Craig MacDonald, has you covered with dozens of book reviews featuring fabulous picture books about California. Here are just a few you can check out…<\/p>\n
AUBURN: Early Auburn<\/a><\/p>\n BURBANK: True Tales from Burbank<\/a><\/p>\n CALAVERAS: Images of America: Calaveras Big Trees<\/a><\/p>\n CAMPBELL:\u00a0Images of America: Campbell<\/a><\/p>\n CARMEL: Historic Buildings of Downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea<\/a>\u00a0| Legendary Locals of Carmel-by-the-Sea<\/a><\/p>\n CATALINA: 40 Years of Catalina<\/a>\u00a0with artwork from painter Bill Anderson<\/p>\n CENTRAL COAST: California’s Haunted Central Coast<\/a><\/p>\n DEATH VALLEY: Ghost Towns of Death Valley<\/a><\/p>\n DESERT: Curiosities of the California Desert<\/a><\/p>\n LAFAYETTE: Images of America: Lafayette<\/a><\/p>\n LAGUNA BEACH: Loving Laguna<\/a><\/p>\n LAKE COUNTY: Resorts of Lake County<\/a><\/p>\n LOS GATOS: Images of America: Los Gatos<\/a><\/p>\n NEWPORT BEACH: Lido Isle–An Illustrated History<\/a><\/p>\n ORANGE COUNTY: The Orange County Fair–A History of Celebration<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0A History of Orange County<\/a><\/p>\n PLACER COUNTY: Mining Camps of Placer County<\/a><\/p>\n RANDSBURG: Abandoned Randsburg<\/a><\/p>\n SAN JOSE: San Jose<\/a><\/p>\n SANTA CLARA: South Santa Clara County<\/a><\/p>\n SANTA CRUZ: Santa Cruz Through Time<\/a><\/p>\n YOSEMITE: Images of America: Yosemite Valley<\/a><\/p>\n SAN FRANCISCO:<\/p>\n Bay Area Coffee–A Stimulating History <\/a><\/p>\n Bay Area Radio<\/a><\/p>\n Bay Area Roller Derby<\/a><\/p>\n Chinatown<\/a>, a guide to its history & architecture<\/p>\n Classic San Francisco<\/a>\u00a0(From Ocean Beach to Mission Bay)<\/p>\n Historic Bay Area Visionaries<\/a><\/p>\n