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City & Town Food and wine fans can stroll through Old Town Temecula's historic district of 1880s buildings while wine tasting and sampling local fare in a friendly, Old West ambience. Or visit Redlands, the "City of Beautiful Homes," and its opulent Victorians and Arts and Crafts style homes of yesteryear. North of Temecula, play in the mud or soak in the soothing mineral waters of the 155-year-old Glen Ivy Hot Springs, dating from early stagecoach days. Get in on the action at the gaming tables at the Pechanga Casino. Or soar in a hot air balloon over Temecula Valley's 35,000-acre wine country, dotted with B&Bs and luxury resorts amid vines and citrus groves. Afterwards, relax with a glass of local wine on a winery por- tico or play golf in this quiet oasis of the California good life. Heritage & Culture Riverside harbors a wealth of California history. On Magnolia Avenue, the state's first and oldest navel orange tree, planted in 1873, stands on the spot where California's multi-million-dollar citrus industry began. Since 1880, the iconic Mission Inn has hosted U.S. presidents and delighted trav- elers with a Hearst Castle-like eclectic mix of Spanish and Moorish architecture, adorned with priceless Italian and Spanish treasures, as a church bell tolls on the hour. The San Bernardino Museum explores local history by exhibiting a covered wagon that crossed the Mojave Desert from Salt Lake City and a Wells Fargo stagecoach. The Hall of Anthropology showcases local native cul- tures, the Mojave, Serrano and Gabrielino. Within the citrus groves surrounding the museum, the Zimmerman Citrus Kiosk explores the area's citrus heritage. Family Fun The fun begins with rides on the trains and trolleys of the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris. At Tom's Farm in Corona, kids can pan for gold, mount a pony, board the 1800s steam train, or explore a real gem mine. In the summertime heat, take cool water rides on the Alpine Slide's twisting curves at the Magic Mountain Recreation Area at Big Bear Lake. 2 0 1 7 T R A V E L G U I D E T O C A L I F O R N I A 171 DRIVE TOUR » RIM OF THE WORLD SCENIC BYWAY: This 107-mile scenic drive begins on State Highway 138 just west of I-15 at the MORMON ROCK FIRE STATION . Travel east on 138 to the CAJON PASS OVERLOOK for breathtaking views, then east to SILVERWOOD LAKE and the Mojave River basin. 138 merges with 18 along the rim of the San Bernardino forest and provides sweeping vistas of San Bernardino, Redlands and the Los Angeles Basin. At BIG BEAR LAKE DAM , follow the road around Big Bear Lake to MILL CREEK RANGER STATION . This tour can be done in four hours. TEMECULA CVB; PADAM COLE BARBER/SHUTERSTOCK . OPPOSITE: ETTENAEJ/SHUTTERSTOCK INSIDER'S TIP » Drift serenely in a hot-air balloon over the vineyards, citrus groves and horse ranches of Temecula's wine country, tinged by the rising sun's golden light. SUNRISE BALLOONS first pioneered these flights in 1975; their capable, licensed pilots ensure a safe float that begins with a mimosa and ends with cold champagne. sunriseballoons.com OLD TOWN TEMECULA, leV; a hot air balloon floats over the Temecula vineyards, below.