On the last visit to San Francisco we had a chance to visit the California Academy of Sciences. What an amazing place! We spent so much time in the Rainforest and the aquarium, that we ran out of time for the Planetarium…DANG! I guess we’ll have to go back. I had seen the Living Roof from across the concourse, while visiting the De Young last year,...
Few people may know that there are old zoo ruins within Griffith Park. I’ve lived in LA my whole life and I just learned about these ruins a few years ago. I finally made a visit, and I must say this place is eerie and weird. Perfect for a horror movie. I came to this seemingly deserted area of the park alone, so I...
I remember coming to Griffith Park as a kid for weekend pic-nics with my family. Going for a pony ride and riding the wooden horses of the Merry-Go-Round. Sadly, these horses have seen better days. The Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round was built in 1926 by the Spillman Engineering Company (horses carved by Charles I.D. Looff), and was once-upon-a-time, located in Mission Beach, San Diego. The...
According to the Huntington Library website, the Moon Bridge commissioned by Huntington, was built by Japanese craftsman Toichiro Kawai. Design of the Japanese garden was begun in 1911, after interest in Asian culture exhibited at the World’s Fairs. Huntington Library, Art Galleries, and Botanical Gardens. Open to the public in...