This was a tour of a historic movie performer and producers home. A docent took us through the home…read morewho was well informed. William s hart left his estate to the state conditioned on making it a free museum and park.

This is definitely one of my hiking parks for walking, hiking, yoga, and exploring. There is…read moregenuinely so much to see! Theres a free area to walk through with a petting zoo and we were lucky enough to be able to get hands on with some of the animals, feeing and petting them! The animal keepers are extremely sweet and super knowledgeable. The actual museum itself is closed and they did say they don't have an exact date but to check in with them in a couple weeks. Hopefully we get to enjoy the museum soon! They also let us know the ranch house was open to explore so we checked it out. It's a self guided museum with lots of history to read about and see for yourself, so don't miss it before heading out of the park.

Cute place to hang for an hour or so. They have benches where you could have a family picnic. It is…read moresmall though, so if you live far, it's not worth the drive. There is a gated community park next door that has a lake. I noticed some people added pictures of it here, but that is private property and not associated with the Tesoro Adobe Historic Park.

Hidden Treasure. Booked Picnic Tables and Grill for my mom's 90th birthday. Gorgeous and stunning…read moreroses and fountain. Thanks a million for the wonderful service . Epic birthday

Follow-up review 9 years after my original review from 2013 ... same. Don't bother trying to book…read morea VIP Tour that they list on their website. If you email, there will be no response. If you call the main number, they won't answer and the they don't allow voice messages and there will be no response. If you call their VIP Tours number that they list on their website, the phone only puts out a busy signal and there will be no answer. How stupid. Just remove the mention of tours from your g*dd*amn website and stop wasting all of our time.

Impressed doesn't even begin to describe our experience with EJ yesterday. He took my dad and I on…read morea tour of Melody Ranch, which was the highlight of my dads year, as my dad is a huge western fan. EJ is knowledgeable, friendly, and was very accommodating to our schedule. Melody Ranch has something for everyone, even if you're not a huge western fan, and I left knowing I gave my dad the best birthday present he could ask for. Sign up for a tour with EJ, and you will not be disappointed.

Came here on a wednesday around 9am no wait to get in. Ticket 5 dollars parking lot free. Serivce…read morefriendly. Took around 30 minutes to walk everything. Its in a loop. Restrooms inside clean. It was a really nice and relaxing well kept garden. Cool history and plenty of photo opportunities. It had wildlife as well ducks and goose. All in all a hidden gem.

What an amazing oasis in the middle of the SFV! I'm so glad this garden has reopened to the public…read more The grounds are beautiful and serene, and I really appreciate how they've integrated nature with sustainability by using reclaimed water to supply the garden's pond. We visited today and were lucky enough to catch a performance by the Taiko Project. Their performance honestly gave me chills! Love that they also talked about the history of taiko in Japan and US and they even had volunteers at the end of the show to try taiko drumming! There was also Kamishibai storytelling in the tea garden, which the kids really enjoyed. They also have Japanese Garden "I Spy" sheet for the kids to do and Clean Water Patrol activity book. This is def one of those low stress, high vibe activities that I highly recommend. Just a heads-up though, outside food and drinks aren't allowed inside, but water is ok. There are restrooms near the entrance as well as behind the tea garden. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for kids. We had such a relaxing afternoon and are already looking forward to coming back for more events at this little oasis.

Bowers Cave, also known as Cave of the San Martins, is a little-known cave that sits high near the…read moretop of a steep mountain at the northeastern border of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill located in Castaic. It has been described as the most significant archaeological site on the North American continent. In 1884 two brothers, McCoy and Everette Pyle, discovered a "treasure trove" of Native American artifacts that had been hidden away by Tataviam Indians hundreds of years earlier. Shortly after the discovery the items were sold to Stephen Bowers who later resold most of the collection to the Peabody Museum at Harvard where it is still kept today. Why the cave is named after the person who purchased the artifacts and not the people who discovered them is beyond me. Nevertheless, it is still an interesting piece of history in the most unexpected place. The location can be seen from a distance from inside the landfill. I would never advise visiting the site without permission, but if you did, I would hike from a northern approach, preferably on a Sunday. Make your way towards the large water tanks and you will eventually spot a path that will take you to the backside of the mountain. The climb to the cave looked way too steep for me so I chose to appreciate it from a distance. I am really curious whether or not the sandstone carvings seen in historic photographs are still present. You can read a lot more about the cave on SCVTV's web site and there is also a very odd 20 minute documentary that you can find online.

Thank you for the information. My great-grandfather was McCoy Pyle, so it was interesting to find…read moreout why he didn't get credit for the collection at Harvard. I didn't realize the artifacts were sold first!

Train fan through marriage (!), lifelong Disney nut…read more Finally made it here. Beautifully laid out with wonderful volunteers whose love of Walt and his trains shine through. Bonus: got to meet artist Gavin Freitas as he was on site and we bought one of his pieces!!!

Calling all #Disney fans this is a hidden gem in #griffithpark #LA…read more Parking - 5/5 free lot Cost - free +$4 trainride Time spent - 30 min to 1.5 hrs depending on how into Disney history or mini trains you are. Plan ahead - only open 3rd Sunday of the month. I loved being in the Barn and imagining the energy and inspiration that led to the magical Disney parks today.

The Place- Very cool place with an impressive collection of classic cars!…read more I am not particularly into classic cars but thought I would check this place out because it had great reviews and was pretty local to where I am and it did not disappoint. There offer two types of admission tickets. The $5 one is where you walk around yourself but only have access to one of the buildings. It is well worth it to pay the $20 for the guided tour where you get to see both buildings. Tour takes about 90 minutes and is at a leisurely pace. The 2nd building is 3 stories but does have an elevator if needed. Parking- Large private lot with plenty of parking.

I excellent tour of a very small unique collection . Parking available reservations required modest…read moreentry fee elevator available

Very Fun Place to visit if you haven't already try it out. It's great priced and you'll enjoy with…read morefriends and family for sures.

Needed a last minute outing to keep the kids busy so naturally, I googled my options. This…read morelocation was pretty convenient so off we went. Tickets were pretty easy to purchase online. I thought it was a timed entry but it is not...or it wasn't when we went. I followed the parking sign on the wall which led me to a lot just a little north of the museum. It was $20 to park there. Had I had more time to plan, I may have parked somewhere else as I felt that was a bit steep. I'm assuming metered parking would be hard to find in that location as it is in the heart of Hollywood. I thought it would be similar to the Museum of Illusions in New York, but rather than a museum feel, this was purely just photo ops. You can rent tripods at the front for $10. They also provide free lockers for your bags and stuff- which I would highly recommend. I didn't take up the offer in the beginning but soon realized that was a better option. I would also like to highly recommend and thank Tim! He showed us the ropes of how to take photos and he took some photos for us. He was friendly, professional and patient with my two young kids. He definitely knows his way around an iPhone camera and showed me some tricks I didn't even know. Tim's photos came out a lot better than mine as you need to find the perfect angle for the pictures to have that illusion effect. The tickets I purchased online also allowed us to go to the giant house next door and the upside down house. Tim came to the rescue again and took some amazing photos for us in the upside down house. It was a fun experience for all of us and I would definitely recommend visiting this location. If you see Tim, ask him for some pointers! Thank you, Tim!

Heritage Junction Historic Park hosts various community events throughout the year, most notably…read morethe Halloween Heritage Haunt. It's a nice place to visit with the kids when combined with a trip to the William S. Hart Museum. Visit the train and the historic buildings. It's also a nice location to hike or jog. Continue down the dirt road, past the historic houses on the right, and you will reach Hart Park Campgrounds. From there the path connects to Lisbeth Trail which leads to various other fire roads and the backside of William S. Hart Museum.

We had such a great time! This was my daughter's first field trip and all the children had such a…read moregreat time. We will definitely go back. The school was my favorite part of the whole tour!!

** Dog friendly My Betty would have had fun here…read more Please bring water, a bowl and poop bags for your pup Please pick up after yourselves First off no cell service for me anyway, I have Spectrum. Large empty parking lot available at 10am on a Thursday. Note: posted no off road parking. I didn't have any cash on me and parking meter was not working, so unfortunately I had to turn right around and leave. Payment is $5 in an envelope that you put into the "iron ranger". I wouldn't make a special trip out there but if I am ever nearby again I'd probably check this out. Note: my cell was "off line" until 2.4 miles away on Pico Canyon Rd from Mentryville parking lot.

Mentryville was a pretty cool experience. We got to visit it through Parapod's haunted tour. Has…read moresome history and people claim it is haunted. The pictures I posted pretty much describe it. It was fun to travel back in time for a bit and imagine how life was back in the day.