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With a MASSIVE outdoor Christmas Tree, it was all decked out of the Holiday Season.Ĭhristmas is a unique holiday, at least in the United States, in that it's both a religious and a secular holiday. Here's a link to a visit when our kids were much younger. Next stop: Americana at Brand in Glendale.Īmericana at Brand is a massive outdoor shopping/entertainment/residential center, located on Brand Blvd in Glendale. Whene we saw that sign, we knew were were getting close to the museum.

Good memories as a kid growing in Los Angeles. Their famous sign is sixty years old, and was declared a historic-cultural monument back in 2007. Felix Chevrolet has been around since 1921.

Pictured above is the Felix Chevrolet dealership just north of the Science Center. We left around 4:30pm, driving past downtown Los Angeles, and north to Glendale. Here's a link to when my wife, kids and I took the Expo line here. The Science Center is also adjacent to the Expo Light Rail - which goes from downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica.

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I went the discount route, and found free parking a couple blocks away. Or, if you're only going to be there for a couple hours, you might find meters on the street. Parking is available in the adjacent lot. But it was great seeing so many families and kids out having a great time, and, yes, learning things. If was a holiday weekend, so - of courses - it was crowded. Of course, donations are welcome at the entrance - but a museum of this calibre works hard to raise millions of dollars in private donations and corporate sponsorship to keep the California Science free to the general public. While the Space Shuttle Exhibit was a small $2 charge - the rest of the museum is FREE. The California Science Center is fantastic. Sorry, Nemo was a tropical (and much smaller) Clown Fish. When I was there, a parent kept referring to the Garibaldi as 'Nemo'. If you want to see the real deal, try either Catalina Island, or La Jolla (just north of San Diego). Love seeing Garibaldi in a recreation of it's natural habitat. When we home schooled our kids in Los Angeles, I was hoping we could choose the Garibaldi as our school mascot. The Garibaldi is the official marine state fish of California. While the Shuttle is great, there's more, much more, to see at the Science Center, including the undersea exhibit. Reservations are required on weekends and holidays. The Space Shuttle Endeavour is located at the California Science Center, just southwest of downtown Los Angeles. You'll have a photo of the entire Shuttle, nose, tail, and all. So, how do you get a photo of the entire Shuttle? If you walk over to gift shop area, try standing at the far wall and shoot over the racks of clothing and display. Everyone just wishes the sign was placed elsewhere. Of course, many thanks to donor Samuel Oschin for his sponsorship of this project. The poorly placed sign in the lower right at the entrance makes that impossible. You could try to stand in the corner when you walk in. Unless you have a camera with a wide angle lens, you'll cut off either the nose, or the tail, or both.

But with the average camera, or iPhone, how do you actually get a photo of the entire shuttle? Plans call for a much larger permanent display building, allowing the Shuttle to stand upright.Įven it's temporary home, it's an incredible sight. The Endeavour is located in a large temporary building. If you're in Los Angeles, Endeavour is really worth seeing. The others are the Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Enterprise in New York City, and the Discovery Washington, DC. Afterwards we hung out in Pasadena a bit, and then headed south to see Space Shuttle Endeavour at the California Science Center, next to USC.Įndeavour is one of four US now retired Space Shuttles. January 1st-3rd my wife kids in I were in Los Angeles to see the sights, including the Tournament of Roses (the Rose Parade) in Pasadena Monday January 2nd.