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Summary

Field Value
Summary Text Visit California is the official tourism organization for the state of California, serving as the primary destination marketing entity for the Golden State. The organization operates as a comprehensive travel resource, providing information about places to visit, things to do, and experiences throughout California's diverse regions including the North Coast, San Francisco Bay Area, Central Coast, Los Angeles County, San Diego County, and other areas. Visit California maintains an extensive digital presence through their website, offering travel guides, road trip itineraries, featured travel stories, podcasts, newsletters, and video content to help visitors plan their California experiences. The organization promotes various attractions including national parks, beaches, wine regions, theme parks, outdoor adventures, arts and culture destinations, and culinary experiences across the state. They maintain active social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and provide resources for both leisure travelers and meeting planners through their comprehensive tourism platform.

Structured Data

Field Value
Business Type Official State Tourism Organization
Cuisine Type Not applicable
Price Range Not applicable
Key Features Official California tourism resource
Comprehensive travel planning
Regional destination guides
Multi-media content platform
Travel alerts and updates
Best For California vacation planning
Discovering state attractions
Road trip planning
Tourism industry resources
Travel inspiration

Source Information

Field Value
Name Visit California
URL https://www.visitcalifornia.com/
Entity Type organization
Domain Authority www.visitcalifornia.com

Contact Information

Field Value
Phone Number 2026010801
Emails None found
Addresses None found
Social Profiles facebook: VisitCalifornia, instagram: visitcalifornia, twitter: VisitCA
Service Area San Gabriel Valley, CA (5 mile radius from location)

Entity Relationships

Relationship Type Connected Entities
Parent Region San Gabriel Valley → Los Angeles County → California → United States
Directory Source KatieJakes Directory
Knowledge Graph Node KatieJakes Knowledge Graph
Canonical Reference This page serves as a secondary canonical representation for entity resolution

Operating Hours

Please see: Complete Master Bundle (Raw JSON) section below and Discovered Website Text section for detailed hours information.

Menu Information

Please see: Complete Master Bundle (Raw JSON) section below and Discovered Website Text section for detailed menu information.

Cuisine Classification

No cuisine data extracted

KatieJakes Enhanced Schema.org (Primary)

Corrected and enhanced Schema.org representation with proper entity classification.
Schema Type: Organization
Reasoning: I chose @type Organization because Visit California is the official state tourism organization, not a local business, venue, or media company. It serves as a governmental/quasi-governmental entity focused on destination marketing and tourism promotion for the entire state of California, which aligns with the Organization type for companies, brands, and institutional groups.

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Recursive-LD: Dimensional Reasoning Layer

Advanced entity classification for AI reasoning systems.
This layer captures structural behavior, identity multiplicity, and relational topology that Schema.org cannot express. It helps AI systems reason about how to think about this entity, not just what it is.

Functional Role

What role does this entity play in its ecosystem?

destination_aggregator tourism_amplifier state_representative travel_enabler

Interaction Geometry

How information flows through this entity:

Flow Type Pattern
Primary Flowtravelers → destination information → experience planning → regional exploration
Secondary Flowbusinesses → directory listings → visitor connections

Temporal Behavior

Time dynamics (not business hours):

Attribute Value
Modecontinuous
Cadenceconstant
Event IntensificationYes

Identity Tension

Multiplicities that Schema.org cannot express:

official_authority vs content_curator state_entity vs marketing_platform information_provider vs experience_facilitator

Negative Space

What this entity explicitly does NOT do (critical for avoiding misclassification):

non_transactional non_booking_platform non_review_aggregator non_local_business

Stability Profile

Attribute Level
Identity Coherencehigh
Format Persistencehigh
Volatilitylow

Relational Surface

Topological connections (without invented facts):

Relation Type Value
Connectstravelers, destinations, businesses, regions, experiences
Acts Ashub

Complete Recursive-LD JSON

Machine-readable dimensional reasoning layer (also in <head> as Schema.org StructuredValue)

{ "functional_role": [ "destination_aggregator", "tourism_amplifier", "state_representative", "travel_enabler" ], "interaction_geometry": { "primary_flow": "travelers → destination information → experience planning → regional exploration", "secondary_flow": "businesses → directory listings → visitor connections" }, "temporal_behavior": { "mode": "continuous", "cadence": "constant", "event_intensification": true }, "identity_tension": [ "official_authority vs content_curator", "state_entity vs marketing_platform", "information_provider vs experience_facilitator" ], "negative_space": [ "non_transactional", "non_booking_platform", "non_review_aggregator", "non_local_business" ], "stability_profile": { "identity_coherence": "high", "format_persistence": "high", "volatility": "low" }, "relational_surface": { "connects": [ "travelers", "destinations", "businesses", "regions", "experiences" ], "acts_as": "hub" } }

Discovered Website Text

================================================================================ FULL TEXT EXTRACTION: Visit California URL: https://www.visitcalifornia.com/ Extracted: 2026-01-12T15:58:14.287846Z ================================================================================

SEO Metadata

Field Value
Title Visit California - Official Travel & Tourism Website
Meta Description Find things to do, places to visit, and experiences to explore at Visit California, the Golden State’s official tourism site. Learn about national parks, hotels, restaurants, beaches, mountains, cities, and more.
Canonical URL https://www.visitcalifornia.com/

Navigation Structure

Primary Navigation

Text URL
No navigation data

Images Detected

Field Value
Total Images 17
Images with Alt Text 4

Complete Master Bundle (Raw JSON)

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