Southern California Visits
Catalina Island
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Catalina Island Museum August, 2000 |
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Botanical Gardens and Wrigley Memorial Santa Catalina Island Conservancy August 2000 |
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Santa Barbara, CA
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Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 2559 Puesta del Sol Rd SB 93105 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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Santa Barbara Sea Center 211 Stearns Wharf Santa Barbara 93101 December 2000 |
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Mission Santa Barbara 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. |
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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Caltech |
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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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Vasquez Rocks Natural Area 10700 W. Escondido Rd. Agua Dulce, CA 91350 661-268-0840 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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Discovery Science Center 2500 N. Main St. Santa Ana, CA 92705 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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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
In Exposition Park in the middle of LA, near USC, you’ll find this great museum. Big, fun and free (except for parking).
http://www.californiasciencecenter.org
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