los angeles: Los Angeles 411: The La Brea Tar Pits
- 02/07/14 01:04 PM
The La Brea Tar Pits, also known as the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits, are located in urban Los Angeles, in an area called Hancock Park. The tar pits were formed through natural asphalt seeping up from the ground for tens of thousands of years. As a result, many now extinct animals were trapped in the tar and their bones and fossils were preserved until present time.
The George C. Page Museum was built on the grounds and is dedicated to researching the tar pits and displaying bones, specimens, and fossils from the animals that died … (5 comments)
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los angeles: Los Angeles 411: Color Me Mine, Calabasas
- 11/17/13 12:44 PM
Los Angeles 411: Color Me Mine, Calabasas
Unleash the creativity of your inner-artist-- create masterpieces out of ceramic, have them glazed, baked and preserved for one-of-a-kind gifts only you can give. Whether you are looking for an art project for your kids or for a unique gift idea for anniversaries, birthdays or other special holidays, Color Me Mine offers art projects from simple to intricate and everything in between. Choosing a canvas for your painting project is as simple as choosing from an assortment of coffee cups, dishes, figurines and more from the studio shelving.
In addition to providing … (0 comments)
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los angeles: Los Angeles 411: Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles
- 11/10/13 12:46 PM
Los Angeles 411: Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles
Choo! Choo! Coming Through! A train enthusiast's dream come true, the Travel Town Museum is an outdoor museum that captures the railway heritage of the western United States. Developed in the 1950s, Travel Town Museum showcases an incredible collection. The museum artifacts tell the story of how the railroads aided the development in Southern California. From locomotives, to freight cars and cabooses, and passenger cars and interurbans, the museum provides a wide selection of artifacts to learn about history and to enjoy for FREE!
A part of the American Southwestern Railway … (5 comments)
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los angeles: Los Angeles 411: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
- 11/10/13 09:17 AM
Los Angeles 411: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
If Spielberg's Jurassic Park left you spellbound, then your jaw will drop in awe when you see the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles' latest renovation to it's Dinosaur Hall, which just re-opened in July 2013. A place where you and your family can become part of the science story, Dinosaur Hall comes alive with hands-on excavation activities, multimedia expedition journeys, and witnessing 20 dinosaur and sea creature mounts never seen before! One of the greatest dinosaur exhibits in the world, the Dinosaur Hall is double the size it was … (0 comments)
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los angeles: Los Angeles 411: SpeedZone-- City of Industry, California
- 10/13/13 04:52 AM
Los Angeles 411: SpeedZone-- City of Industry, California
When you are feeling the need for speed, check out SpeedZone, where you can dart from the start accelerating from 0-70 MPH in 3.5 heart-pounding seconds in 300-horse-power dragsters! SpeedZone offers the kids in everyone five high adrenaline go-kart racing attractions to get your family's hearts pumping and other fun-filled activities such as Speedway mini-golf, Strikezone mini-bowling and Electric arcade for a racing-themed adventure they can take with them beyond the finish line.
Competition between you and five friends on the track has never felt as intense. For Just … (2 comments)
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los angeles: Los Angeles 411: The Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles
- 09/22/13 08:12 AM
Los Angeles 411: The Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles
As middle-schoolers, teens and young adults head back-to-school this month, many parents think of the school supplies students need to start the new year off right. Books? Check. iPhone? Check. Wardrobe? Check. Perhaps though, there is room for just more more piece of vital equipment in students' backpacks, that could could help them fortify healthy relationships with others for the entire school year and maybe even for the rest of their lives.
What accessory could possibly be so useful and enduring? A lens. Though thin and seemingly fragile, the lens … (0 comments)
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los angeles: Los Angeles 411: Zimmer Children's Museum, Los Angeles
- 08/25/13 02:19 PM
Los Angeles 411: Zimmer Children's Museum, Los Angeles
We've all heard of museums that display relic treasures, spur wonder about planets beyond our own, and prepare tomorrow's scientists to tackle tough problems, but at The Zimmer Children's Museum, the education children receive is all about how to get along as global citizens. The exhibits allow children to explore the three Cs—Culture, Citizenship, and Community. In casual kid-friendly style, the museum's design uses interactive activities such as the arts, pretend play, music and much more to stimulate children's consideration of what it means to be part of the … (0 comments)
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los angeles: Los Angeles 411: The Original Farmers Market, Los Angeles
- 08/11/13 08:19 AM
Los Angeles 411: The Original Farmers Market, Los Angeles
Have you ever wondered where the term "Farmers Market" came from? It was actually created on July 14, 1934 by Roger Dahlhjelm, a businessman, and Fred Beck, an advertising copywriter to promote local farmers to park trucks on vacant land to sell fresh produce to local shoppers owned by Arthur Fremont Gilmore of "Gilmore Island", a former dairy farm at the corner of Third and Fairfax streets.
Gilmore, who had begun drilling for water on his ranch to expand his dairy herd, found oil. A. F. Gilmore and his son, … (3 comments)
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los angeles: Los Angeles 411: Topanga State Park, Los Angeles
- 07/28/13 03:12 AM
Los Angeles 411: Topanga State Park, Los Angeles
For those craving a physical challenge while experiencing nature’s splendor this summer, Topanga State Park provides 36 miles of trails with cliff vistas and spectacular vantages of the Pacific Ocean as well as overlooks of dramatic canyons—all on Santa Monica Mountain terrain.
Situated on 900 acres, “the world’s largest wildland area within the boundaries of a major city”, Topanga State Park is an outdoor playground for hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians. The trails of Topanga State Park offer a varying degree of terrain difficulty accommodating both the casual hiker … (6 comments)
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los angeles: Los Angeles 411: Griffith Park, Los Angeles
- 07/19/13 04:46 AM
Los Angeles 411: Griffith Park, Los Angeles
Longing to reconnect with nature and feel grounded in today's hustle-bustle busyness? Find your summer relaxation and entertainment retreat at Griffith Park, the largest urban municipal park in the United States. Enjoy the vistas showing chaparral-covered terrain of Los Angeles at its dawn. With over 4,210 acres, Griffith Parkoffers attractions and activities for everyone.
Roar with wild animals at the L.A. Zoo, Feel the rush of wind while riding a miniature railroad, unleash your imagination's eye soar to the stars , or nestle next to your loved one under a tree … (2 comments)
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los angeles: Los Angeles 411: Bob Baker Marionettes, Los Angeles
- 07/14/13 08:30 AM
Los Angeles 411: Bob Baker Marionettes, Los Angeles
Plucking their own strings, pink, blue, green and orange violas dance merrily to mellifluous melodies while two-eyed, two-footed clarinets sway in unison. Suddenly, a ballerina in a pink-bowed tutu leaps across the stage as her strings stretch her arms and lift her torso upward to the masterful puppeteers above. Witness the allure of fantasy at the charming longest-running puppet theater in the United States at The Bob Baker Marionette Theater and The Academy of Puppetry and Allied Arts in Los Angeles.
For more than 53 years, Bob Baker, along with … (5 comments)
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los angeles: Los Angeles 411: California Science Center, Los Angeles
- 07/14/13 04:48 AM
Los Angeles 411: California Science Center, Los Angeles
Three-Two-One, blast-off! Launch your sights on an exhibit that is out of this world at the California Science Center-- permanent home of Space Shuttle Endeavour. Featuring seven main halls and over 100 exhibits, the California Science Center, located in Exposition Park, near Downtown Los Angeles, is designed to "stimulate curiosity and inspire science learning" in everyone who visits.
Providing more than 400,000 square feet of exhibit space to educate the generations of today and tomorrow, the California Science Center's admission-FREE venue offers a unique combination of exhibits (IMAX theater admission prices vary), a … (1 comments)
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los angeles: “Los Angeles 411” Come party in Chinatown in Los Angeles, California
- 08/26/11 06:30 AM
If you are looking for something to do this Saturday night, why not get your party on at the Chinatown Summer Nights Festival in Los Angeles, California!
The Chinatown Summer Nights Festival will be held Saturday, August 27, 2011 from 5 pm-midnight in Chinatown between the Central and West Plaza located between Broadway and Yale Street in Los Angeles, California.
The best part of this awesome event is that it is free to enter!
There will be delicious food, live music, outdoor video projectors, Chinese beer and so much more.
Chinatown Summer Nights is a major hot spot for those … (1 comments)
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los angeles: “Los Angeles 411” Don’t miss out on the Tim Burton’s Free Film Screening in Los Angeles, California
- 08/24/11 06:09 AM
If you are a big Tim Burton fan, then you will not want to miss out on the Tim Burton’s Free Film Screening this Friday night in Los Angeles, California!
The Tim Burton’s Free Film Screening will be held this Friday, August, 26 2011 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from 8 pm-10pm located at 5905 Wilshire Boulevard in the Los Angeles area.
The screening will be held in the Dorothy Collins Brown Amphitheater in the park behind the museum.
The Tim Burton’s Free Film Screening will be featuring “Alice in Wonderland” starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham … (0 comments)
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los angeles: “Los Angeles 411” Plan your next day trip to the Hollywood Museum in Los Angeles, California
- 08/23/11 10:52 AM
If you are a big Hollywood buff and love the history that made Hollywood famous, then a day trip to the Hollywood Museum in Los Angeles, California is just what the doctor ordered!
The Hollywood Museum is located in the historic Max Factor Building located at 1660 N. Highland Avenue in the City of Angels.
The Hollywood Museum houses over 10,000 Hollywood treasures and has the most extensive collection of Hollywood memorabilia in the world.
This really cool museum has four floors of Hollywood memorabilia exhibits for every one of all ages to enjoy and step back into … (3 comments)
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los angeles: “Los Angeles 411” Enjoy fine dining at its finest at the Pacific Dining Car in Los Angeles, California
- 08/23/11 10:47 AM
If you are in the mood for delicious cuisine and not sure where to go, then a trip to the Pacific Dining Car in Los Angeles, California is a must!
The Pacific Dining Car is located at 1310 W. 6th Street in Los Angeles, California.
The Pacific Dining Car has been around since 1921 and owned by Fred and Grace Cook. Their vision was to have their restaurant stand for quality not quantity.
Now with the restaurant being owned by four generations of Cooks, the name and restaurant still represents quality and fine dining at its finest.
The … (1 comments)
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los angeles: “Los Angeles 411” Hang out with the family at the Family Day at the Autry Event in Los Angeles, California
- 08/18/11 11:25 AM
As the summer season comes to an end and all the kiddies are back in school, why not have one last day of summer fun at the Family Day at the Autry Event in Los Angeles, California!
The Family Day at the Autry Event will be held at the Autry National Center on Sunday, August 21, 2011 from 11 am-5 pm located at 4700 Western Heritage Way in the City of Angels.
At the Family Day at the Autry Event children of all ages will have the chance to see and play with the toys and games that children … (3 comments)
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los angeles: “Los Angeles 411” Sit by the campfire and listen to cool stories at the Vista Hermosa Natural Park in Los Angeles, California
- 08/09/11 08:14 AM
Bring the kids and sit by the campfire at Vista Hermosa Natural Park in Los Angeles, California!
The Vista Hermosa Natural Park is hosting a free Community Campfire on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 from 7:00 pm-8:30pm and will be located at 100 North Toluca Street in Los Angeles.
The evening will be filled with wonderful nature stories, fun activities, roasting marshmallows, interactive campfire songs and so much more!
The Vista Hermosa Natural Park is great place to go walking, toss the Frisbee with your best friend, picnics, listening to the streams and so much more!
Enjoy the views and … (4 comments)
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los angeles: “Los Angeles 411” Visit the Melrose Trading Post in Los Angeles, California
- 08/09/11 08:05 AM
If you are looking for something to do on a Sunday and not sure where to go, then get yourself down to the Melrose Trading Post in Los Angeles, California!
The Melrose Trading Post is held at the Fairfax High School on Sundays located at 7850 Melrose Avenue in the City of Angels.
If you love eclectic treasures and rare items, the Melrose Trading post is great place to find them at great prices to boot!
You can get everything from eclectic clothes and jewelry to vintage furniture and cameras. How cool is that!
I love places like the … (0 comments)
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los angeles: “Los Angeles 411” Don’t miss out on the Ecosystems Exhibit Gallery at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, California
- 08/05/11 07:37 AM
If you are looking for some free fun to do with the kids this summer, then don’t miss out on the Ecosystems Exhibit Gallery at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, California!
The California Science Center is located at 700 Exposition Park Drive in Los Angeles.
The Ecosystems Exhibit Gallery as well as other fantastic exhibits will be held all through the summer for every one of all ages to explore and interact with, while learning about our Earth’s Ecosystem. How cool is that!
Every one of all ages will be able to learn how the land and … (4 comments)
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