Amusement Parks, Aquariums and Zoos
Aquarium of the Pacific
| Take a journey of discovery through the world`s largest ocean at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California. | |
| Location: 100 Aquarium Way Long Beach, CA 90802 | |
| Phone: (562) 590-3100 | |
Disneyland Park
| Welcome to the place where imagination is the destination. For young and old, big and small it’s the happiest place on earth! Come build memories with your family that last a lifetime as you discover the wonder of this magical, fantastical world. When you enter one of the Lands that comprise Disneyland Park, stories come to life around you, immersing you in tales from some of your favorite Disney films… | |
| Location: 1313 S. Disneyland Drive Anaheim, CA 92802 | |
| Phone: (714) 781-4636 | |
Disney California Adventure Park
| Disney California Adventure Park is a theme park at the Disneyland Resort in California where Disney stories come to life in new and exciting ways! | |
| Location: 1313 S. Disneyland Drive Anaheim, CA 92802 | |
| Phone: (714) 781-4565 | |
Knott`s Berry Farm
| Discover California`s best amusement park for a day of thrills, adventures, and family fun! Come visit Knott`s Berry Farm today for a fun-filled time! | |
| Location: 8039 Beach Boulevard Buena Park, CA 90620 | |
| Phone: (714) 220-5200 | |
Santa Ana Zoo
| The Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park has been a unique educational and recreational resource for Orange County residents since 1952. | |
| Location: 1801 East Chestnut Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92701 | |
| Phone: (714) 647-6575 | |
Orange County Zoo
| The OC Zoo is located inside beautiful Irvine Park in the city of Orange. The Zoo is nestled among the majestic 477 acre wilderness park. The Zoo`s focus is on animals and plants native to the southwestern United States. Animals on exhibit include black bears, mountain lions, bald eagle, island foxes, ocelot, red-tailed hawk, great horned owls, porcupine, coyotes, turkey vultures, coati and more. The zoo also features a barnyard with domestic goats, jacob sheep, pot-bellied pigs, doves and pheasants. | |
| Location: 1 Irvine Park Road Orange, CA 92869 | |
| Phone: (714) 973-6847 | |
Universal Studios Hollywood
| Universal Studios Hollywood is a movie studio and theme park in the unincorporated Universal City community of Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is one of the oldest and most famous Hollywood movie studios still in use. | |
| Location: 100 Universal City Plaza Universal City, CA 91608 | |
| Phone: (800) 864-8377 | |
Legoland
| About LEGOLAND Ole Kirk Christiansen started making wooden toys in his small workshop in Billund, Denmark in 1932. Two years later, Ole Kirk decided upon a name for his toys and his workshop – LEGO, a contraction of the Danish words `leg godt,` meaning `play well.` Coincidentally, it was later learned that LEGO in Latin means “I put together” or “I assemble.” In 1947, the company bought its first plastics injection-molding machine and in 1949 the forerunner to the LEGO brick was introduced, under the name “Automatic Binding Bricks”. Inner tubes on the bricks were introduced in 1958, which significantly increased the number of possible building combinations. In 1967, the larger DUPLO bricks for pre-school children were introduced, and LEGO TECHNIC for older children debuted in 1977. LEGO DACTA, now know as The Educational Division, was set up in 1980. It was the increasing interest in the fantastic LEGO masterpieces displayed at the factories that triggered Godtfred Kirk Christiansen`s idea of exhibiting the models outside. He originally envisioned just a little garden, where various LEGO models and figures could be displayed, but when work began on the project, it developed and became much larger. In June 1968, LEGOLAND Billund opened for the first time on a 9 acre site. All buildings, landscapes and vehicles were built using standard LEGO bricks, and the park`s success exceeded everyone’s expectations – in the first year alone, 625,000 happy visitors were guests at the park! LEGOLAND California is a 128-acre park geared specifically towards youngsters ages 2 – 12. With over 60 family rides, “hands-on” attractions and shows, LEGOLAND California provides education, adventure and fun in this first park of its kind in the United States. | |
| Location: One Legoland Dr., Carlsbad, CA 92008 | |
| Phone: 760-918-5346 | |