Here are some useful facts for your California vacation:
- California is in the Pacific Time Zone. The state observes daylight saving time.
- The California state sales tax is 7.25%. Local taxes can be as
much as 1.25%.
- For emergency assistance, dial 9-1-1 from any public telephone
and you will reach police, fire, or medical assistance.
- The legal drinking age in California is 21 years.
- For California road conditions, call the 24-hour information
line at (916) 445-1534.
- California law says that seat belts must be worn by all
passengers at all times. Also, driving is on the right-hand side of the road.
- When bicycling in California, helmets must be worn by anyone
under 18 years of age as well as all motorcyclists.
Here are some fun facts for your California vacation:
- Mountain biking was invented in California in the early 1970's.
- Restaurant chains that started in California: Denny's, Carl's
Jr., A&W, Big Boy's, and Taco Bell.
- California's National Yoyo Museum has the largest yoyo. It
weighs 256 lbs. and is 50 inches tall.
- California's Knott's Berry Farm has the steepest, tallest, and
wettest waterslide in the world.
- Glass Beach is a stunning cove where you can search for pieces
of old china and porcelain washed up by the tides.
- The capital of California is Sacramento. The state flower is
the Golden Poppy, the state tree is the California Redwood, and the bird is the
California Valley Quail.
- California's state motto is "Eureka" (I have found it!).
- 1 of 8 residents of the United States of America lives in
California.
- If California was measured as a country, its economy would be
the 7th largest in the world.
- Los Angeles has the 4th largest economy compared to other
states.
- The first motion picture theatre opened in Los Angeles on April
2, 1902.