Located at the foot of Southern California’s 11,000-foot mountains and an hour’s drive from Hollywood, Redlands puts the best of Southern California within reach. Within 30 minutes you can be biking near Forest Falls, the second highest waterfall in Southern California, or hiking in the San Gorgonio wilderness. In a little over an hour, you can catch a wave off one of California’s best beaches.

In short, you can do L.A. museums in the morning and—well, just about anything in the afternoon.

Some options:

San Gorgonio Wilderness Area - 20 minutes
Big Bear Lake Ski Area - 60 minutes 
Lake Arrowhead Resort - 45 minutes 
San Jacinto Wilderness Area - 45 minutes
Los Angeles/Hollywood - 60 to 90 minutes 
Palm Springs and Desert Hot Springs - 40 minutes 
Anza-Borrego State Park - 90 minutes 
Beaches at Huntington, Laguna, Newport, Sunset - 60 minutes
Malibu, Santa Monica - 90 minutes 
Joshua Tree National Park - 90 minutes
Mexico - 2 hours 
San Diego - 2 hours 
Las Vegas - 4 hours