Get Out of Town!

Excellent seafood at Brophy Bros. in Santa Barbara is always worth the drive. Fresh vegetables year-round and seasonal fun such as the current pumpkin patch are a big draw for Underwood Family Farms near Moorpark.

Beat the heat this summer and head north to San Francisco for food, music, a vibrant change of scene and much cooler temps.

Gam Tu Bop's superior rice balls and Cauldron Ice Cream's unique puffle cone concoctions are two terrific treats to try in Glendale.

With well-maintained gardens, a stellar library and art collection and the famous Rose Garden Tea Room, The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens provide year-round enjoyment for visitors.

Located in Burbank's backyard, the Theodore Payne Foundation in Sun Valley boasts Wildflower Hill, showcasing several varieties of now-blooming wildflowers, along with a demonstration garden, an education center and a nursery for those interested in learning more about and planting their own California native plants and wildflowers.

LACMA's Rain Room, exhibits and free concerts plus a stop for Korean BBQ at Kang Ho Dong Baekjong combine for a fun, cultured Mid-City adventure.

The contemporary, accessible neo-Dadaist art exhibit runs through May 13 at The Broad.

Whether from the inside of a car or from the peak of Ryan Mountain, there's something for everyone, even foodies, in the boulder piles, spiky plants and border towns of Joshua Tree National Park.

Yayoi Kusama's "Infinity Mirrors" exhibit at The Broad in downtown Los Angeles is a creative way to get out of town.

El Niño got you down? Cold, wet and hungry and NOT in Burbank? Try our favorite Daikokuya Ramen in Downtown L.A. to warm up from the inside.