San Gabriel Attractions. San Gabriel Tourism and kids attractions

U.S.S. Midway Museum: Visit the USAs longest serving aircraft carrier
The longest serving aircraft carrier in U.S. history is now an official Southern California museum! The largest ship in the world when commissioned in 1945, the U.S.S. Midway was retired in 1991. The decommissioned aircraft carrier is now serving her final tour of duty in the Port of San Diego.

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Disneyland: The theme park that started it all!
“Here, age relives fond memories of the past, and here, youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future,” Walt Disney proclaimed of its industry-launching theme park, Disneyland. It continues to be so today.

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Venice Skate Plaza: Where 'boarders dig the beach and bumps
If skateboarding, as according to the world of pro-boarder Tony Hawk, is an art form, a lifestyle and a sport, than it has found a canvas, a brand and an audience at Venice Beach. The Venice Skate Plaza was unveiled last fall to a beaming crowd of mostly testosterone-loaded males from 9 to 33 for whom there is skateboarding in this life and then there is more skateboarding in this life.

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Disneyland's World of Color: Anaheim's new cacophony of color
The world is a carousel of color in the new World of Color night show at Disney’s California Adventure. The Disney imagineers have put their money where they minds are in this new twice-to-thrice nightly, 30-minute extravagant display. It took five years to plan and create the work, fine-tuned so intensely that every spouting hue from this fountain of choreography and animation looks like the very ink that painted it.

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Universal Studios Hollywood: Spot a star, watch a flick, take a ride!
For visitors to Los Angeles who want to experience the ultimate in thrills, not to mention an iconic Southern California attraction, a day-long stopover to Universal Studios Hollywood is an absolute must.

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California Science Center: Scientific discovery at every turn
The California Science Center offers a day of family fun filled with educational exhibits, live demonstrations and interactive learning stations with an abundance of science discovery at every turn.

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Hollywood Bowl Museum: Amuse l'oreille (amuse the ears) before your concert
Got time before a concert at the Hollywood Bowl? Spend it at the Hollywood Bowl Museum. Visitors to the Hollywood Bowl may park temporarily for free until 4:30 p.m. to purchase tickets, shop at the Hollywood Bowl Store, and explore the grounds. And they can also explore the Edmund D. Edelman Hollywood Bowl Museum until show time.

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Madame Tussauds Hollywood - Where the stars live forever!
Now at its ninth location around the world, Merlin Entertainment continued the 200-year tradition of showcasing the world’s notable stars when it opened Madame Tussauds Hollywood wax museum in August of 2009. The $55 million attraction is Merlin Entertainment’s largest and most ambitious project to date.

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Newport Landing Whale Watching: The blue whales are here early this year!
In the mid-1980s, the fate of some of the largest mammals on Earth was in real question. For most species of whales now, however, the future looks much brighter, and adventures like Newport Landing Whale Watching are helping to promote the love of these awesome creatures.

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Voyager Excursions: Whale watching and boating from Redondo Marina
Few beach towns in all of Southern California offer so many affordable options for heading out to sea, or at least taking a spin around a harbor, as Redondo Beach. And RB’s King Harbor is nearly as popular with sea creatures as with weekenders, so sea lions, dolphins and whales can all be seen from boats that range from kayaks to the 144-passenger Voyager.

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