I have decided that here in Southern California the term “rush hour” is completely inaccurate and should be changed to “crawl hour”. However, if you get past the massive traffic snarls, higher prices on everything, waiting in line most places you go, and hearing other than English spoken by seemingly half the people……then wow, what a wonderful place. The weather is great, no hurricanes or tornadoes, rarely a thunderstorm, and the scenery, well it is gorgeous.
Southern California is overloaded with things of beauty, and I’m not speaking just of the girls at Hooters (although that is definitely a great spot for sightseeing). As a for instance, how about the Mission San Diego de Alcala. This is California’s first church and was founded in 1769. It is the first of a chain of 21 missions that stretch northward along the California coast.
Possibly the most amazing spot in San Diego County is Balboa Park. In 1868 1,400 acres was set aside for a city park (almost an acre apiece for every adult resident). The park has become home to the world renowned San Diego Zoo, athletic fields, a golf course, and beautiful buildings and museums in an eclectic Spanish Revival style. Here is the Museum of Man, an example of the most common style.
This is the Natural History Museum, another eye treat. Many of the buildings in the park were constructed to accommodate international expositions between 1915 and 1936. Their popularity has been credited with inspiring the Spanish motif so popular throughout Southern California.
Here is another World famous spot, the housing of the Hale telescope on the grounds of the Palomar Observatory. At the time the 200 inch Hale reflector telescope went into use (I think it was the late 40’s or early 50’s) it was the World’s largest. Now, although still providing excellent views of other worldly spots, it is not even in competition for the number one spot any longer.
How about a tar pit, I mean famous ones like those that surround the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits. The Museum claims to house the richest and most important collection of Ice Age fossils. No dinosaurs here, they were long dead before the last ice age. Animals became stuck in the seeping asphalt form 12 to 40 thousand years ago. It is the home to the likes of Sabertoothed Cats (not tiger), Dire Wolfs, American Lions, American Mastodon, and many more animals and birds. By the way, the tar pits are in Los Angeles, so I strayed outside of San Diego County a bit.
Southern California is overloaded with things of beauty, and I’m not speaking just of the girls at Hooters (although that is definitely a great spot for sightseeing). As a for instance, how about the Mission San Diego de Alcala. This is California’s first church and was founded in 1769. It is the first of a chain of 21 missions that stretch northward along the California coast.
Possibly the most amazing spot in San Diego County is Balboa Park. In 1868 1,400 acres was set aside for a city park (almost an acre apiece for every adult resident). The park has become home to the world renowned San Diego Zoo, athletic fields, a golf course, and beautiful buildings and museums in an eclectic Spanish Revival style. Here is the Museum of Man, an example of the most common style.
This is the Natural History Museum, another eye treat. Many of the buildings in the park were constructed to accommodate international expositions between 1915 and 1936. Their popularity has been credited with inspiring the Spanish motif so popular throughout Southern California.
Here is another World famous spot, the housing of the Hale telescope on the grounds of the Palomar Observatory. At the time the 200 inch Hale reflector telescope went into use (I think it was the late 40’s or early 50’s) it was the World’s largest. Now, although still providing excellent views of other worldly spots, it is not even in competition for the number one spot any longer.
How about a tar pit, I mean famous ones like those that surround the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits. The Museum claims to house the richest and most important collection of Ice Age fossils. No dinosaurs here, they were long dead before the last ice age. Animals became stuck in the seeping asphalt form 12 to 40 thousand years ago. It is the home to the likes of Sabertoothed Cats (not tiger), Dire Wolfs, American Lions, American Mastodon, and many more animals and birds. By the way, the tar pits are in Los Angeles, so I strayed outside of San Diego County a bit.
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