Inland Empire California Tourism
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Temecula Museum - Temecula, California
Temecula Museum - Temecula, California
Are you looking for something different that will keep not only you interested but the kids too? If you do then you may want to spend some time at the Temecula Museum where the history of the area is followed from the first settlements to the present day. It follows the cultural changes of the area that were part of how the community ended up being what it is today.
Moonridge Animal Park - Big Bear Lake, California
Moonridge Animal Park - Big Bear Lake, California
This wildlife preserve has a number of animals from the alpine that are no longer able to live in the wild. Either they have been injured by humans or in some other manner that prevents them from being able to take care of themselves if released.
The Moonridge Animal Park has received animals from numerous different facilities, such as the coyote from the Wildlife Way station in Tujunga, California wehre she was born, or The U.S. Fish and Wildlife which has a "three strikes you’re out" policy with bears. If a bear has been removed from a recreational or residential area three times they can no longer be released back into the wild. Other animals have come from other zoos. The majority of the animals at Moonridge have been injured and need the care offered here. The majority of animals rehabilitated at the Park have been successfully released to the wild. The majority of animals rehabilitated at the Park have been successfully released to the wild.
Castle Park - Riverside, California
Castle Park - Riverside, California
It’s time to take the kids to the amusement park for a day that will be enjoyable for all of you. The park was built in 1976 and has continued to expand ever since.
The Arcade offers nearly 200 state-of-the-art video games on the ground floor, and exciting Ghost Blasters on the upper level. See if you can keep up with the kids as they play the video games…it’s not as easy as you may think, they seem to come by it naturally!
You can enjoy the rides which include the wet and wild Log Flume, Ferris Wheel, coasters like Merlin’s Revenge and the Little Dipper, airplane rides, and the heart-stopping Dragon’s Tower. Or climb aboard one of two antique trains and take a tour. Along the way you’ll see original 18th century wagons, authentic mining equipment, and artifacts from the Gold Rush days. The kids will love it and so will you!
Children’s Forest Exploration Trail - Running Springs, California
Children’s Forest Exploration Trail - Running Springs, California
Are you a hiker or biker? Do you like new and different places to see? Then you may be truly interested in this trail designed by children in cooperation with the Forest Service and built by a community that runs 4.5 miles in the backcountry of the San Bernardino National Forest.
This beautiful trail climbs right through the middle of the 3,400 acres of Children’s Forest Construction on the trail involved in the Rim of the World Parks and Recreation District. The area was previously hard or nearly impossible to access until the kids began work.
Scandia Amusement Park - Ontario, California
Scandia Amusement Park -
Come to the castle and have a blast on your California vacation! Here you have 25 different rides to enjoy including the following:
Stockholm Raceway; Olga’s Tilt-A-Whirl; Thor’s Hammer; Nordic Spaceship; Lapland Landslide; Norway Flyers; Denmark Railway; Hager’s Truck Co.; Scandia Screamer Coaster; Viking Ship; Swedish Scrambler; Baltic Sea Bumper Boat; Oslo Fire Dept.; Copenhagen Carousel; Little Dipper Coaster and the Skagarrak Zoo Ride.
There are also tow Scandinavian themed miniature golf courses to enjoy, see if you can play without causing all in your group to give you the “worst miniature golf award!”
The grounds are beautiful with over 12,000 flowers planted annually amongst the many rushing rivers, trickling streams, and cascading waterfalls.
Golfing - San Bernardino Area, California
Golfing - San
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Children’s Hands-On Museum - San Bernardino, California
Children’s Hands-On Museum -
When the Easter Seals Society saw a need for a special place for children to learn and grow, they took action and opened a museum in 1989 designed especially for kids.
This inter-active museum has a wide range of things for kids to do, while having fun and learning. It is a place where both children and their parents can work on things together for fun and learning. Just visualize your child painting your face in the face painting area that could be a true time of laughter and bonding!
The Asistencia - Redlands, California
The Asistencia -
The original Estancia ranch outpost of the Mission San Gabriel was built in 1819 as an outpost for cattle grazing activities. The Asistencia buildings that are there today are reproductions built in the 1930’s and located approximately one mile east of the original Estancia site.
California Wine Trails
There are thousands of wineries in California, way too many to list individually so I have asked the owners of a great site - www.winecountrygetaway.com to allow me to place their site in conjunction with ours to provide you with a wide range of places to visit with insider information on what their thoughts are and to give you suggestions.
While I was trying to find what I considered to be the best site for information this particular site seemed to fit the need best. It is done with taste, creativity and personal experience. For a listing of many, many of the wine trails throughout the state of California go to this site and begin your California Vacation experience in wine country.
College in California
California is one of the largest states in the country, and has some of the most diverse opportunities. The colleges in California run the gamut from some of the most prestigious universities in the world to some very crackpot institution. There are colleges and universities in California of every persuasion, from the prestigious UC system to colleges of natural medicine, to community colleges, to some very elite private schools.
