Southern California Visits
Catalina Island
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Downstairs from the Casino Ballroom http://www.catalina.com/museum.html http://www.catalinamuseum.org/
August, 2000 |
The history of Catalina has always been centered on the sea. |
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Wrigley Memorial and Botanical Gardens Santa Catalina Island Conservancy http://www.catalinaconservancy.org/
August 2000 |
If Avalon isn’t laid back enough for you, a walk or golf-cart-ride up the canyon will bring you to this relaxing site. |
Santa Barbara, CA
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Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History December 2000 |
Near Mission Santa Barbara, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is an excellent small-town natural history museum, with plenty to interest the kids. Look for the whale skeleton out front. |
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http://www.sbnature.org/twsc/2.html
December 2000 |
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805-682-4713 http://santabarbaramission.org/
December 2000 |
The Mission Santa Barbara is very well preserved. The grounds are beautiful and the structure, though small retains much of it history. The mission church is still used for Roman Catholic Mass on Sunday, so mind your manners if you are there on a weekend. |
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Conejo Valley Botanic Garden 350 W. Gainsborough Road Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 805-494-7630
A delightful garden with identified plants and great views. The price for the great views is the need to negotiate some small hills.
October 2009 |
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California Lutheran University 60 W. Olsen Road Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
http://www.callutheran.edu/our/events/student_research_symposium/
October 2009 |
We attended the annual research symposium, where undergraduate students present the results of their research during the previous year. The research may not qualify for scientific publication, but the methodology is well done. Overall, we are certainly encouraged to see undergraduate students challenged to produce and report on their work with this quality. |
Fullerton, CA
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Fullerton Museum Center 301 N. Pomona Ave Fullerton, CA 92832 714-738-6545 http://www.ci.fullerton.ca.us/museum
The Fullerton Museum has exhibits that focus on the entertainment industry, with particular attention to Fender, a local boy who made good.
March 2002 |
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Pasadena, CA
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California Institute of Technology
Mt. Wilson Observatory Assn PO Box 70076 Pasadena, CA 91117
The Observatory Association is working to get kids access to real telescopes. What a concept!
May 2002 |
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Agua Dulce, CA
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661-268-0840 http://www.santaclaritaguide.com/VasquezRocks.html http://lacountyparks.org/Parkinfo.asp?URL=cms1_033383.asp&Title=Vasquez%20Rocks
This is the place where those strange rocks stick up out of the ground. Famous for scenes in The Wild, Wild West, Star Trek and the Flintstones movie, the geology is really striking.
May 2002 |
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Santa Ana, California
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714-542-CUBE
This is a science center with an entertainment industry focus. See the science behind a TV broadcast. Play virtual volleyball!
August 2003 June 2006 |
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2002
North Main Street
The Bowers Museum emphasizes Asian art for Southern California. On our visit, they hosted China’s terracotta warriors, a small sample from the enormous site in China. We also found the sculpture garden interesting and relaxing.
August 2008 |
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Los Angeles, California
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Page Museum at the La
Brea Tar Pits
There really are tar pits, though the mastodon in the photo is artificial. And there’s tar seeping up from the ground around the place, too. The museum is nice as well, including many specimens from the pit.
September 2005 |
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California
Science Center (323) 724-3623 http://www.californiasciencecenter.org
In Exposition Park in the middle of LA, near USC, you’ll find this great museum. Big, fun and free (except for parking).
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Gardena, California
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19200
S Main St
Southern California’s Goodyear Blimp “Spirit of America” is based just off the intersection of the San Diego Freeway (I-405) and the Harbor Freeway (I-110). Even the sight of a blimp in flight is surprising, but to see it land and take off are quite extraordinary, almost magical. It sure would be nice if there were a visitor’s center there.
August 2008 |
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Redlands, California
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(909)307-2669 http://www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/museum/
The museum covers the natural history as well as the cultural and business history of the region. Of particular interest to us was the coverage of Southern California Edison and water issues in the region.
August 2008 |
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