Local Treasures!

mmglobal · #1 (**permalink**) 04-14-2011, 01:41 AM

Diane and I snuck away for the weekend to celebrate 35 years together. Nothing fancy... just a couple of hours south to San Diego. We had a wonderful weekend few days of rest and relaxation that included 2 plays, live music (Santana tribut band), walks on the beach and warm jacuzzi's.

We were both very surprised to discover Balboa Park. We've live in Southern California all of our lives and neither of us knew how great it is. It is not only beautiful park grounds. It has 3 theaters with an excellent productions (including a yearly Shakespeare Festival). It has many museums, including Air and Space, Natural History, San Diego Art Museum, and others. It is so nicely laid out it is a wonderful destination. 2 days there did not do it justice and there is much to go back for. We spent our time in the Art Museum, at the plays and enjoying the street performers and beautiful gardens.

Discovering such and unexpected treasure makes me wonder how many more there are out there.

What do you consider to be the local treasures in your area?

Mark

Maria · #2 (**permalink**) 04-14-2011, 02:21 PM

I love Balboa Park and am glad I lived in San Diego and was able to go there on a regular basis to enjoy the park as it's big and has so much to see/do/partake in. Point Loma is a beautiful seaside community and worth seeing if in SD and the lighthouse at PL and Cabrillo National Monument. Ocean Beach Dog Beach is the best if you want to take your dog along to have fun as well as the humans.

Here in LA County I love Griffith Park Observatory, Griffith Park, and the Los Feliz neighborhood.

When I lived in SF I lived a block away from Golden Gate Park so spent a great deal of time there plus every time I visit I like to go to the Botanical Gardens and the lake area.

Really in all 3 cities there are so many little nooks and crannies that are local treasures for me though these parks appeal to me greatly and probably would to most others as well.

jsewell · #3 (**permalink**) 04-14-2011, 05:34 PM

My dogs and i have had lots of fun at Huntington Dog Beach too. it is very nice.,
I love my Mt. Wilson hiking trail in Sierra Madre, i probably would be in a little less lumbar pain if i didn't hike, but i just love getting away and 1 1/2 miles up is an awesome stream.

Another treasure is this forum and all the local people on it.
anyone ready to meet for a drink? or anything, i want to meet everyone

judy

nomorepain · #4 (**permalink**) 04-14-2011, 09:04 PM

All of you that belong to AAA should stop in and get a So.Cal travel guide
it has listings of some wonderful places to go and see, also you can log onto
California's gold with Huell Howser, who travels all around our fine state!

mmglobal · #5 (**permalink**) 04-15-2011, 05:19 AM

Judy, we frequent Huntington Dog beach all the time. You might recognize Taffy!

I would love to meet for drinks or a romp on the beach. Funny, my first Internet spiney gathering with the Braintalk Spinal Disorders folks was at the Huntington Dog Park, back in 2000!

I'm leaving tomorrow for a quick trip to Germany... Back next Friday. Any time after that will be fine.

Mark

Maria · #6 (**permalink**) 04-15-2011, 02:13 PM

Like this place as well. Haven't been there in a "dog's age".. re Huell Howser like his program quite a bit.
I also take Lola to Huntington Dog Beach cuz I live far closer now to that than SD/Ocean Beach. Long Beach has a dog beach has part of the beach designated as a dog beach tho Lola doesn't know she isn't supposed to romp any further than the orange cones that block off human from dog beach. HB is much nicer/cooler too usually. Great walking.