what shouldn't we miss / trip to Los Angeles
Stefanie Mohsennia
Hi everybody,
we (me, husband + son) are looking forward to a 17day-holiday in Los
Angeles (and probably also Sacramento). This is my first trip to
California (actually first trip to the US). Could anybody advice me what
a 5yo boy who loves everything on wheels and is into technical things
shouldn't miss? What are unschoolers' favorite spots in and around LA?
All the best from Germany,
Stefanie
www.unschooling.de
we (me, husband + son) are looking forward to a 17day-holiday in Los
Angeles (and probably also Sacramento). This is my first trip to
California (actually first trip to the US). Could anybody advice me what
a 5yo boy who loves everything on wheels and is into technical things
shouldn't miss? What are unschoolers' favorite spots in and around LA?
All the best from Germany,
Stefanie
www.unschooling.de
[email protected]
In a message dated 1/26/04 6:22:34 AM, mohsennia@...-wuppertal.de writes:
<< Could anybody advice me what
a 5yo boy who loves everything on wheels and is into technical things
shouldn't miss? What are unschoolers' favorite spots in and around LA? >>
I'm trying to think of it in terms of what you can't also get in Europe.
Universal Studios tour
La Brea Tar Pits (nothing about wheels, but memorable, wonderful, and easy to
get to)
I don't live there, but those are places I would definitely return to (having
been once and twice, respectively, but Holly has been to neither).
Sandra
<< Could anybody advice me what
a 5yo boy who loves everything on wheels and is into technical things
shouldn't miss? What are unschoolers' favorite spots in and around LA? >>
I'm trying to think of it in terms of what you can't also get in Europe.
Universal Studios tour
La Brea Tar Pits (nothing about wheels, but memorable, wonderful, and easy to
get to)
I don't live there, but those are places I would definitely return to (having
been once and twice, respectively, but Holly has been to neither).
Sandra
Jocelyn Vilter
There is Travel Town in Griffith Park, in Los Angeles, which is free.
Griffith Park also has a small scale train that you can ride on. The
Petersen Automotive Museum, also in LA, which is very close to the La Brea
Tar Pits and the LA County Museum of Art. Are you driving up to Sacramento?
If so, you can arrange to pass through San Jose, which is home to the Tech
Museum. It's a wonderful place to spend the day with someone who is
interested in all things technical.
Travel Town:
http://www.scsra.org/ttown/
Petersen Automotive Museum:
http://www.petersen.org/
The Tech Museum:
http://www.thetech.org
Jocelyn
On 1/26/04 5:20 AM, "Stefanie Mohsennia" <mohsennia@...-wuppertal.de>
wrote:
Griffith Park also has a small scale train that you can ride on. The
Petersen Automotive Museum, also in LA, which is very close to the La Brea
Tar Pits and the LA County Museum of Art. Are you driving up to Sacramento?
If so, you can arrange to pass through San Jose, which is home to the Tech
Museum. It's a wonderful place to spend the day with someone who is
interested in all things technical.
Travel Town:
http://www.scsra.org/ttown/
Petersen Automotive Museum:
http://www.petersen.org/
The Tech Museum:
http://www.thetech.org
Jocelyn
On 1/26/04 5:20 AM, "Stefanie Mohsennia" <mohsennia@...-wuppertal.de>
wrote:
> Could anybody advice me what
> a 5yo boy who loves everything on wheels and is into technical things
> shouldn't miss? What are unschoolers' favorite spots in and around LA?
>
> All the best from Germany,
> Stefanie
> www.unschooling.de
>
pam sorooshian
On Jan 26, 2004, at 6:57 AM, Jocelyn Vilter wrote:
we live 8 hours away and my youngest daughter begs to go there.
Also - don't plan to "see Hollywood" - or at least don't expect
anything except busy city streets. If you go to Universal Studios (a
big theme park) you'll see more "Hollywood" and have a lot of fun -
take the back lot tram tour, which is how the whole thing got started
and don't miss the special effects show and the "animals in the movies"
show.
When my German relatives come here, they want to go to the beach a lot.
Depending on time of year and where you're staying, we can tell you
which beaches are fun for what. You might want to try to go to the
Cabrillo Marine Museum and tidepools and take a harbor cruise at the
Long Beach/Los Angeles Harbor. If you are driving from Los Angeles to
Sacramento, a nice way to do it is to drive up Highway 101 to San Jose
first and go to the Tech Museum and then drive from there to
Sacramento. Hwy 101 is a FAR nicer drive than going straight from LA to
Sacramento and you can make a quick stop in Santa Barbara or other
beach towns. My sister-in-law, who is German, was named Barbara because
her parents came here on their honeymoon and her mother fell so in love
with Santa Barbara.
Sacramento has an awesome train museum - it is at the north end of Old
Town Sacramento. Don't miss that. Sacramento has the state capitol
building - the park around it is a great place for a picnic - it is
lovely and there are lots of squirrels, the capitol building tour would
be boring for a five year old, but walking around in the building for
20 minutes or so would not be, because the rotunda is cool, you can be
up about 4 floors and look up into the dome or look down below. I'd
skip the Golden State Museum, for a five year old it would be mostly
boring. Sutter's fort can be pretty cool, especially if they have some
living history type of stuff going on, which they often do. This can be
a fairly short stop, though, not an all-day visit, and it is right in
town. The California State Indian Museum is on the same property as
Sutter's Fort and, again, my German relatives, especially the kids,
have always REALLY enjoyed that - since it is so uniquely American and
they didn't have other chances to see real Indian stuff. I'd think that
an hour or so spent there would be fun for a 5 yo, but not much longer
since it is all looking, no activity. Since you can go to Sutter's Fort
AND the Indian museum at the same place - well worth going.
-pam
National Home Education Network
<www.NHEN.org>
Serving the entire homeschooling community since 1999
through information, networking and public relations.
> Travel Town:I second these and the La Brea Tar Pits!! Especially the Tech museum -
> http://www.scsra.org/ttown/
>
> Petersen Automotive Museum:
> http://www.petersen.org/
>
> The Tech Museum:
> http://www.thetech.org
>
we live 8 hours away and my youngest daughter begs to go there.
Also - don't plan to "see Hollywood" - or at least don't expect
anything except busy city streets. If you go to Universal Studios (a
big theme park) you'll see more "Hollywood" and have a lot of fun -
take the back lot tram tour, which is how the whole thing got started
and don't miss the special effects show and the "animals in the movies"
show.
When my German relatives come here, they want to go to the beach a lot.
Depending on time of year and where you're staying, we can tell you
which beaches are fun for what. You might want to try to go to the
Cabrillo Marine Museum and tidepools and take a harbor cruise at the
Long Beach/Los Angeles Harbor. If you are driving from Los Angeles to
Sacramento, a nice way to do it is to drive up Highway 101 to San Jose
first and go to the Tech Museum and then drive from there to
Sacramento. Hwy 101 is a FAR nicer drive than going straight from LA to
Sacramento and you can make a quick stop in Santa Barbara or other
beach towns. My sister-in-law, who is German, was named Barbara because
her parents came here on their honeymoon and her mother fell so in love
with Santa Barbara.
Sacramento has an awesome train museum - it is at the north end of Old
Town Sacramento. Don't miss that. Sacramento has the state capitol
building - the park around it is a great place for a picnic - it is
lovely and there are lots of squirrels, the capitol building tour would
be boring for a five year old, but walking around in the building for
20 minutes or so would not be, because the rotunda is cool, you can be
up about 4 floors and look up into the dome or look down below. I'd
skip the Golden State Museum, for a five year old it would be mostly
boring. Sutter's fort can be pretty cool, especially if they have some
living history type of stuff going on, which they often do. This can be
a fairly short stop, though, not an all-day visit, and it is right in
town. The California State Indian Museum is on the same property as
Sutter's Fort and, again, my German relatives, especially the kids,
have always REALLY enjoyed that - since it is so uniquely American and
they didn't have other chances to see real Indian stuff. I'd think that
an hour or so spent there would be fun for a 5 yo, but not much longer
since it is all looking, no activity. Since you can go to Sutter's Fort
AND the Indian museum at the same place - well worth going.
-pam
National Home Education Network
<www.NHEN.org>
Serving the entire homeschooling community since 1999
through information, networking and public relations.
Jocelyn Vilter
On 1/26/04 8:03 AM, "pam sorooshian" <pamsoroosh@...> wrote:
outside, and weathered where the one in Sacramento is indoors and plush and
beautiful. I did forget to mention that there is an area in Griffith Park
that is maintained by train enthusiasts that is full of scale model trains
to ride. It's only open certain days of the month ---
Los Angeles Live Steamers
Located adjacent to the Travel Town Museum, the Los Angeles Live Steamers is
a local club devoted to the preservation of locomotives through scale
models. Open to the public every Sunday from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. when the club
offers free public rides on their live steam scale model trains.
Here's more info on the Travel Town museum:
Travel Town Museum
5200 Zoo Drive
(323) 662-5874
Open daily, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Closed December 25.
To See Travel Town's Collection
Located at 5200 Zoo Drive in the northwest corner of Griffith Park, this
transportation museum is dedicated to the preservation and celebration of
railroad history in the western United States through a sizeable collection
of steam and diesel locomotives, trolleys, passenger equipment, and freight
cars; particular thematic emphasis is placed on the heritage of railroading
in Southern California. In addition to the railroad-related artifacts the
museum has an indoor collection of automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles,
along with a permanent exhibit of turn-of-the-century fire trucks and
apparatus entitled, "Firefighting in Los Angeles, 1869-1940." Two vintage
railroad passenger cars are available for meetings or birthday party rental.
Group visits and school tours are available. First Sunday of every month
offers alternately either docent-lead free tours of the Union Pacific
Streamliner passenger equipment or full-scale railroad operations. Admission
is free. Miniature train ride concession and gift shop.
And yet another train in GP:
Griffith Park Southern Railroad
Los Feliz/Riverside Drive entrance to the Park
(323) 664-6788
The rides operate from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays and until 5:00 p.m. on
weekends and holidays.
The miniature train ride has served the public in Griffith Park since 1948.
Youngsters of all ages enjoy the experience of riding the FREEDOM TRAIN or
the COLONEL GRIFFITH on the Griffith Park and Southern Railroad. The track
stretches over a mile and takes the rider past pony rides, through a lush
green meadow, through an old Western town, and past a Native American
village.
SR2 Simulator - This ride realistically simulates the excitement of driving
a racing car; riding a roller coaster; and flying in acrobatic airplanes.
Jocelyn
> Sacramento has an awesome train museum - it is at the north end of OldI second this motion. The train museum in Griffith Park is cool, but all
> Town Sacramento. Don't miss that.
outside, and weathered where the one in Sacramento is indoors and plush and
beautiful. I did forget to mention that there is an area in Griffith Park
that is maintained by train enthusiasts that is full of scale model trains
to ride. It's only open certain days of the month ---
Los Angeles Live Steamers
Located adjacent to the Travel Town Museum, the Los Angeles Live Steamers is
a local club devoted to the preservation of locomotives through scale
models. Open to the public every Sunday from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. when the club
offers free public rides on their live steam scale model trains.
Here's more info on the Travel Town museum:
Travel Town Museum
5200 Zoo Drive
(323) 662-5874
Open daily, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Closed December 25.
To See Travel Town's Collection
Located at 5200 Zoo Drive in the northwest corner of Griffith Park, this
transportation museum is dedicated to the preservation and celebration of
railroad history in the western United States through a sizeable collection
of steam and diesel locomotives, trolleys, passenger equipment, and freight
cars; particular thematic emphasis is placed on the heritage of railroading
in Southern California. In addition to the railroad-related artifacts the
museum has an indoor collection of automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles,
along with a permanent exhibit of turn-of-the-century fire trucks and
apparatus entitled, "Firefighting in Los Angeles, 1869-1940." Two vintage
railroad passenger cars are available for meetings or birthday party rental.
Group visits and school tours are available. First Sunday of every month
offers alternately either docent-lead free tours of the Union Pacific
Streamliner passenger equipment or full-scale railroad operations. Admission
is free. Miniature train ride concession and gift shop.
And yet another train in GP:
Griffith Park Southern Railroad
Los Feliz/Riverside Drive entrance to the Park
(323) 664-6788
The rides operate from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays and until 5:00 p.m. on
weekends and holidays.
The miniature train ride has served the public in Griffith Park since 1948.
Youngsters of all ages enjoy the experience of riding the FREEDOM TRAIN or
the COLONEL GRIFFITH on the Griffith Park and Southern Railroad. The track
stretches over a mile and takes the rider past pony rides, through a lush
green meadow, through an old Western town, and past a Native American
village.
SR2 Simulator - This ride realistically simulates the excitement of driving
a racing car; riding a roller coaster; and flying in acrobatic airplanes.
Jocelyn
Stefanie Mohsennia
Thanks to everybody for their ideas about what to see in Los Angeles!
We'll go and start preparing our suitcase, only little more than a week
to go!
Greetings from Germany,
Stefanie
www.unschooling.de
We'll go and start preparing our suitcase, only little more than a week
to go!
Greetings from Germany,
Stefanie
www.unschooling.de