The Empire Mine and North Star Mine became two of California’s richest gold-producing operations, creating wealth that built a proper town rather than just a temporary encampment. What’s remarkable ...

Welcome to Grass Valley, where the California dream isn’t about mansions and movie deals but something far more valuable: a life where you can actually hear yourself think. Historic buildings with ...

Every year, people from around the world travel to California to work in this illicit trade, which is controlled by criminal ...

You’ve never seen Highway 50. You only think you have, but you’ve never seen it at three and a half miles an hour.” ...

There are few things as iconic as a West Coast road trip in the USA. Highway 101 is one of the most famous roads to cruise ...

As a single mother of three “living paycheck to paycheck” in California, Janet Blaser had become resigned to constantly ...

The home at California's MoonSprings Vineyard is completely off-grid, with solar panels providing energy to the contemporary ...

Katie Campbell, 40, explains why her family’s year-long adventure visiting 26 communal living hubs was worth the upheaval ...

Prospectors came to Nevada City for gold, but the forested community has become an enduring oasis for artists, musicians, and ...

Drugs were surprisingly absent from each community I visited. I saw far less cannabis use in these “hippie communes” than I did strolling down the streets of Boulder, Colorado. These groups are also ...

San Francisco's iconic Hippie Hill once again drew cannabis enthusiasts ... we're able to make this work and co-exist with another community that loves to come here and celebrate a different ...

As marijuana legalization continues to gain traction, especially in California, the crowd at Hippie Hill has only ... It’s about embracing freedom, community, and challenging societal norms.