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Long Beach Transit offers a special program during the summer months called
Museum Express. It will take you to the Los Angeles Zoo and the
Orange County Zoo and many other locales on an air conditioned bus.
The cost is only $6.00 for a round
trip. Advance reservations are required. Click on this link for more
information -
Museum Express
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Long
Beach Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine
2760 Studebaker Road
Long Beach, CA 90815
(562) 570-3100
FAX (562) 570-3109 
Our own city of Long Beach’s Department of Parks,
Recreation and Marine operates 92 parks with 25 community centers, two
major tennis centers, one of the busiest municipal golf systems in the
country with five courses, the largest municipally operated marina
system in the nation with 3,800 boat slips and 11 miles of beaches.
Cultural, sports and educational programs are provided for citizens of
all ages. For a calendar of upcoming events, click here – Events.
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Long Beach Sea Festival
Our ocean-oriented lifestyle is celebrated from
June 25 through August 26. It features sailing excitement
including the Jr. Olympic Festival; the Mayor’s Cup Race with all women
crews; and the dramatic Dragon Boat Festival. Landlubbers can
participate in the Great Sand Sculpture event, 4th of July Fireworks
Festival, Summer Concerts In The Park and Moonlight Movies. For
more information, click on the above link.
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Los Angeles County Arboretum
[Map]
301 North Baldwin Avenue
Arcadia, CA, 91007
626-821-3222The Arboretum is a 127- acre botanical garden and
hist orical
site jointly operated by the Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation and
the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation.
It is home to plants from throughout the world,
and houses the "Lucky Baldwin" mansion, site of many motion picture
"takes". Trips to the Arboretum are available on Long Beach
Transit System's -
Museum Express.
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Griffith
Park, Los Angeles
[Map]
4730 Crystal Springs Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 913-4688
4700 acre park
in
the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles. It is home to the Los Angeles
Zoo, the planetarium, numerous attractions and activities. To
learn more,
click on the link above.
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Descanso Gardens
[Directions]
1418 Descanso Drive
La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011
(818) 949-4200 or (818) 949-4290
150 acres of gardens, woods and landscaping, and in their
midst the historic mansion of Manchester Broddy, one-time owner of
the Los Angeles Daily News. The site is a "dream come
true" for gardening enthusiasts. Trips to
the Descanso Gardens are available on Long Beach Transit System's -
Museum Express.
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Catalina
Island
[Transporation ]
Catalina Islan d
is located about 22 miles off the coast of Long Beach, and is a
favorite resort destination. Boats depart from Long Beach each
day at regular intervals and take tourists for brief one day
excursions or for multi-day vacations. This beautiful
island offers opportunities for relaxation, hiking, water
sports and much more. Click on the above link to learn more about
transportation and a multitude of vacation opportunities on
Catalina.
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Balboa
P ark, San Diego
[Directions]
1549 El Prado, Suite #1
San Diego, CA 92101
(619)
239.0512
A
trip to Balboa Park is, at a minimum, an all-day outing from
our city of Long Beach (about 112 miles south). It is home to the
San Diego Zoo, museums, theatre, art galleries, etc. For more
information on the museums and attractions available, click on the link
above.
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Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens
(Map)
5333 Zoo Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 644-4200
(323) 662-9786 
Over 1,200 animals from all parts of the world ,
representing 350 distinct species, live in this 113 acre site in
Griffith Park.
Red
Ape Rain Forest, is a state-of-the-art facility that is home to the
zoo's unique orangutan population. In addition, kids can interact with
the friendlier furry residents – including a Vietnamese pot-bellied
pig – at the Winnick Family Children's Zoo. For
information on the zoo’s educational programs, click here -
Education
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San Diego Wild Animal Park
(Map)
15500 San Pasqual Valley Road
Escondido, CA 92027-7017
760) 747-8702
 The
Park. operated by the San Diego Zoo, is an 1800-acre wildlife
preserve that allows visitors to view herds of exotic animals as
they might be seen in their native lands. The
Park houses a fabulous array of wild and endangered animals
including species from the continents of Africa, Asia, Europe, North
and South America, and Australia. It is located in a semi-arid
environment, based around Nairobi village in Kenya, and one of its
most notable features is the Journey into Africa tram which explores
the expansive African exhibits. These free-range enclosures house
such animals as cheetahs, antelopes, lions, giraffes, okapis,
elephants, zebras, Przewalski's horses, rhinos, and bonobos
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Orange
County Zoo
(Map)
1 Irvine Park Road
Orange, CA 92869
(714)973-6847
The zoo features over 30 species and 100 animals.
It specializes in species which are native to Southern
California. Tours emphasize
the natural history of animals and plants which are part of the
exhibits. The “Barnyard” area is of special interest to smaller
children.
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Aquarium
of the Pacific
(Map)
100 Aquarium Way
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 590-3100
One
of the largest aquariums in the United States with over 12,500 marine
animals. Three main
galleries feature sea life in the three major regions of the Pacific.
Other popular exhibits include Shark Lagoon and the Lorikeet
Forest
aviary. For information on
the Visitors’ Program, click here –
Visitors.
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Cabrillo
Marine Museum
(Map)
Directions
3720 Stephen White Drive
San Pedro, California USA 90731
(310) 548-7562
FAX (310) 548-2649
Features
marine life of Southern California.
Aquarium and touch tank, exhibits on sharks, whales, kelp forests
and ocean life in rocky beaches, mudflats, etc.
For information on educational programs and tours, click here –
Education.
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The
Griffith Observatory
(Map)
2800 East Observatory Road
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 664-1181
The
Observatory, built in 1935, completed a major four year renovation and expansion
program. The Observatory can be reached through
Long Beach Transit's
Museum
Express.
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UCLA
Planetarium and Telescope Shows
(Map)
UCLA Math and Sciences Building
UCLA Campus
405 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1428
(310) 825-4434
The
UCLA Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics presents free shows on
Wednesday evenings during UCLA’s academic year.
The UCLA Planetarium (Room MS 8224) is located on the eighth
floor of the Mathematical Sciences Building and the telescopes are
located on the ninth floor. For
driving and parking directions, click here –
Directions.
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