FunGuide's
Southern California: Other Attractions
- Angeles National Forest
- Covers more than 650,000 acres. Area ranges from desert to high mountain ridges. Year round attraction due to warm, sunny climate. Campgrounds, hiking trails, nature walks, skiing in winter, picnic areas.
- 701 N. Santa Anita Ave.
- Arcadia, CA 91006
- Phone: (818) 574-5200
- San Diego Railroad Museum
- Variety of freight and passenger cars and locomotives. Train trip with restored locomotive.
- Forest Gate Rd.
- Campo, CA
- Phone: (619) 595-3030
- Quail Botanical Gardens
- Large collection of rare plants and a bird sanctuary.
- 230 Quail Gardens Drive
- El Cajon, CA
- Phone: (619) 436-3036
- San Diego Wild Animal Park
- More than 2500 animals roam in habitats simulating Africa and Asia. Animals are viewed from a monorail and walking trails.
- Escondido, CA
- Phone: (619) 234-6541
- Palomar Observatory
- Features several very large telescopes including the 200-inch Hale telescope used to study celestial bodies. Museum contains displays of photographs taken by the telescopes.
- Palomar Mountain, CA
- Phone: (619) 742-2119
- Mission San Juan Capistrano
- This mission is famous for the swallows that visit it each year for six months, migrating from Argentina. Rooms depict Native American, Spanish and Mexican periods in the history of the church.
- San Juan Capistrano, CA
- Phone: (714) 248-2048
- Hearst Castle
- Huge estate of publisher William Randolph Hearst. Millions of dollars of art and antiques. Elaborate pools, gardens and statuary.
- San Simeon, CA
- Phone: (805) 927-2020
- Solvang
- This town reflects Danish heritage, customs, culture and architecture. Village features windmills, gaslights and cobblestone walks.
- Solvang, CA
- Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Museum
- Museum is devoted to the famous Western stars of cinema.
- 15650 Seneca Rd.
- Victorville, CA
- Phone: (619) 243-4547
- Richard Nixon Personal Library
- Museum has films, videos, and personal memorabilia from Richard Nixon's life. Includes house where Nixon was born and the graves of Nixon and his wife.
- 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd.
- Yorba Linda, CA
- Phone: (714) 993-5075
- Cleveland National Forest
- More than 420,000 acres including woodlands, camping and hiking opportunities.
- 10845 Rancho Bernardo Rd., Suite 200
- San Diego, CA 92127
- Phone: (619) 674-2901
- Orange County Marine Institute
- Exhibits of sea life. Full-size replica of boat described in "Two Years Before the Mast". Wildlife cruises on weekends.
- 24200 Harbor Drive
- Dana Point, CA
- Phone: (714) 496-2274
- La Purisma Mission
- Restoration of a mission originally built in 1787. Extensive grounds covering 900 acres contain hiking and riding trails.
- Purisma Road
- Lompoc, CA
- Phone: (805) 733-3713
- California Museum of Science and Industry
- Hands-on exhibits. Covers mathematics, space, the environment, etc. Associated IMAX theater has a very high screen, and shows simulated journeys across the earth and space.
- 700 State Drive
- Los Angeles, CA
- Phone: (213) 744-7400
- George C. Page Museum of La Brea Discoveries
- Fossil exhibits from animals from ice age.
- 5801 Wilshire Blvd.
- Los Angeles, CA
- Phone: (213) 857-6311
- Los Angeles Zoo
- More than 1200 animals, reptiles and birds. Wildlife shows.
- Golden State and Ventura Freeways
- Los Angeles, CA
- Phone: (213) 666-4090
- Japanese American National Museum
- Exhibits depict Japanese immigration and assimilation into American society.
- First and Central Streets
- Los Angeles, CA
- Phone: (213) 625-0414
- Museum of Tolerance
- Exhibits on racism and prejudice in America. Large exhibit shows history of Holocaust.
- 9786 Pico Blvd.
- Los Angeles, CA
- Phone: (310) 553-8403
- Southwest Museum
- Exhibits of Native American cultures dating back to prehistoric times. The museum's grounds include a re-creation of an 1850s Spanish California ranch house.
- 234 Museum Drive
- Los Angeles, CA
- Phone: (213) 221-2164
- Arboretum of Los Angeles
- Over 120 acres of trees and shrubs from around the world. Rain forest area.
- 301 N. Baldwin Ave.
- Arcadia, CA
- Phone: (818) 821-3222
- Santa Anita Park
- One of the most famous horse race tracks in the United States.
- 285 W. Huntington Dr.
- Arcadia, CA
- Phone: (818) 574-7223
- Mann's Chinese Theater
- Over 200 entertainment stars have had their hand and footprints cast in the concrete outside of this theater.
- 6925 Hollywood Blvd.
- Hollywood, CA
- Queen Mary
- One of the largest passenger liners ever, the Queen Mary is permanently moored here. Adjacent to the liner is the Queen Mary Seaport which contains numerous shops and restaurants.
- 1126 Queens Highway
- Long Beach, CA
- Phone: (310) 435-3511
- Rose Bowl
- Site of the annual famous college football game each New Year's day.
- Pasadena, CA
- Phone: (818) 577-3100
- The Japanese Garden
- Over six acres of Japanese gardens. Featured are bonsai trees, a tea house, and stone lanterns.
- 6100 Woodley Ave.
- Van Nuys, CA
- Phone: (818) 756-8166
- San Diego Zoo
- One of the world's largest and most famous zoos. Children's zoo and live animal shows.
- San Diego, CA
- Phone: (619) 234-3153
- Sea World
- Features shows, aquariums, marine-life exhibits, and research labs. Theme adventure areas and rides.
- Mission Bay
- San Diego, CA
- Phone: (619) 226-3901
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