Napa Valley  

This is the wine country of California. It is home to some of the best wineries in America, and produces some of the best wines in the world, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Zinfandel, and Merlot. If you love wine, or nurture an ambition to become a connoisseur of wine, this is the place for you. The Napa Valley Wine Auction takes places in June every year, whose proceeds go towards benefiting many charities. Napa county has many cultural events all through the year. There are various fairs organized throughout the year, and there is also the Festival del Sole, which is food, wine, art, and music festival held in many places all around the valley

Lake Tahoe 

The beautiful Lake Thoe nests in the mountains of   The beautiful Lake Tahoe nests in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada, on the border of California and Nevada. It is one of the largest lakes in America, being 22 miles in length, 12 miles in width, and 1,645 feet deep. Owing to this, the lake never freezes, even during the extremely cold winters of the Sierra. There are many ski resorts near the lake, including Heavenly Mountain Resort, Alpine Meadows, Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, and Squaw Valley, where you can try some skiing and snowboarding. You can also indulge in some gambling in one of the casinos that line the border in Nevada. There are also a lot of water sport activities like boating and sailing that you can enjoy during the spring and summer seasons.