Southern California
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- Santa Barbara
- Beaches, a mission, mountain hikes, bike lanes and trails, old-style Fox Theater, Museum of Art, Library, parks, UCSB, skating, La Super Rica, Fiesta (August).
- Lake Arrowhead
- Hiking, shopping, clean air.
- Solvang
- A Danish village with all sorts of great food and funny architecture.
- Claremont
- College-oriented atmosphere. Botanic gardens.
- Balboa Park, San Diego
- SD Natural History Museum, SD Museum of Art SD Zoo, SD Air and Space Museum, Museum of Man, Japanese Friendship Garden, flea market.
- Westwood
- Classic movie theaters like the Westwood Village, Stan's Corner Donut Shop (across from Village Theater), UCLA.
- Palm Springs
- Almost always sunny.
- LA Farmers Market
- 6333 West 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90036. M-F 9-9, Sat 9-8, Sun 10-7.
Missions
Something unique to California.
- Mission San Luis Rey
- Mission Santa Barbara
- San Juan Capistrano
- La Purisima
- My class went here in elementary school, more than once.
Museums
- Discovery Science Center, Santa Ana
- Museum of Jurassic Technology, Culver City
- Most interesting collections.
- Fowler Museum at UCLA
- Griffith Park Observatory
- Tuesday-Friday 12:00 noon to 10:00 p.m. Saturday-Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Closed Mondays. 2800 East Observatory Road; Los Angeles, CA 90027.
- Getty Museum
Beaches
- Venice Beach
- Huntington Beach
- Huntington Beach Pier.
Events
- LA County Fair
- Pomona
- Rose Parade
- Pasadena
- Fiesta
- Santa Barbara