Ojai
On the run from summer’s triple-threat of smog, traffic, and hundred-degree heat, Angelenos have long escaped to southern California's idyllic Ojai Valley for its cool collection of New Age spirituality centers and luxe spa facilities (highlighted by the famed 31,000-square-foot spa village at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa). Factor in sparkling white Spanish architecture, fragrant citrus groves, and a heavenly Mediterranean climate (the ocean is only 20 minutes away) and you have the perfect recipe for a relaxing and rejuvenating retreat. Fire up your pocket lighter in July for the Ojai Classic Rock Festival, with tributes to such legends as the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and the Grateful Dead.
How: Fly direct to Los Angeles (LAX) from major cities across the U.S.; it's an 80-mile drive from L.A. to Ojai.
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