Peter Fish
Contributing Writer, Via
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Articles by Peter Fish
![Shops on the Monterey wharf.](https://assets.goaaa.com/image/upload/q_auto:best,f_auto,w_590,h_500,c_fill,g_auto/v1647565710/singularity-migrated-images/Monterey-bay-wharf-weekend-trip-things-do-via-magazine-hero_0.jpg.jpg)
Experience the Magic of Monterey, CA
A weekend stroll reveals 250 years of history and a slew of modern wonders.
![Avalon Bay, with boats at anchor and Catalina Casino on Catalina Island](https://assets.goaaa.com/image/upload/q_auto:best,f_auto,w_590,h_500,c_fill,g_auto/v1647565346/singularity-migrated-images/avalon-bay-casino-places-visit-socal-best-beaches-via-magazine-hero.jpg.jpg)
Best Beach Towns in Southern California
Looking for a sunny winter break? One of these five oceanside havens could be just right.
![exterior view at twilight of The Exploratorium at Pier 15 in San Francisco, California](https://assets.goaaa.com/image/upload/q_auto:best,f_auto,w_590,h_500,c_fill,g_auto/v1647565392/singularity-migrated-images/exterior-new-pier15-exploratorium-sanfrancisco-via-magazine-hero.jpg.jpg)
Exploratorium: San Francisco's Exceptional Science Museum
After half a century, San Francisco's wondrous science museum still fascinates and delights us.
![Peter and Nancy Fish, surrounded by redwoods, cozy up by their campsite fire pit in late afternoon at Pantoll campground at California's Mount Tamalpais, picture](https://assets.goaaa.com/image/upload/q_auto:best,f_auto,w_590,h_500,c_fill,g_auto/v1647564979/singularity-migrated-images/writer-peter-fish-wife-campfire-learning-to-love-camping-via-magazine-HERO.jpg.jpg)
Learning How to Love Camping
Can a camping-crazy husband convince his spouse that the outdoors is made to be loved, not feared?
![a mother goat with her baby at ABC Acres, picture](https://assets.goaaa.com/image/upload/q_auto:best,f_auto,w_590,h_500,c_fill,g_auto/v1647565009/singularity-migrated-images/ABC-Acres-Montana-sustainable-farm-goats-via-magazine-HERO.jpeg.jpg)
7 Farms to Visit for a Country Escape
Spend a homespun afternoon at one of these seven bucolic spots, embracing your inner Old MacDonald.
![the newly reopened Neptune Pool at Hearst Castle with marble statuettes in California, picture](https://assets.goaaa.com/image/upload/q_auto:best,f_auto,w_590,h_500,c_fill,g_auto/v1647564367/singularity-migrated-images/neptune-pool-hearst-castle-100-years-via-magazine-HERO_0.jpeg.jpg)
History of Hearst Castle
A newspaper tycoon crowned an unassuming California hilltop with the palace of his dreams.
![pair of visitors cross a small bridge through lush growth at Lyon Arboretum in Honolulu, Hawaii, picture](https://assets.goaaa.com/image/upload/q_auto:best,f_auto,w_590,h_500,c_fill,g_auto/v1647564089/singularity-migrated-images/cecil-lyon-arboretum-honolulu-hawaii-via-magazine.jpg.jpg)
Hidden Gem: Honolulu's Lyon Arboretum
Honolulu's idyllic Lyon Arboretum celebrates its 100th birthday.