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California
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Palomar Observatory
Observatory ans Museum at Palomar Mountain
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3321,362 W11651.980
Submitted by: mhoffman##delphicorp.com
Submitted on: 05 Dec 1998
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General George Patton Memorial Museum
World War II memorabilia associated with General Patton. Many WWII tanks on display on the museum grounds. Located at Chiriaco Summit near Gen. Patton's desert training site.
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3339.697 W11543.334
Submitted by: rpenoyer##ieee.org
Submitted on: 15 May 2000
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San Jose Tech Museum
The high tech museum of Silicon Valley
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3719.660 W12153.330
Submitted by: rockett##ix.netcom.com
Submitted on: 15 May 2000
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The Griffith Observatory and Planetarium
City of Los Angeles - The Griffith Observatory has been a major Los Angeles landmark since 1935. It is visited by nearly two million people each year and ranks seventh on the list of major tourist attractions of Southern California. It sits on the southern slope of Mount Hollywood where it commands a stunning view of the Los Angeles basin below... (this text cut/paste from website)
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3407.099 W11818.022
http://www.GriffithObs.org/
Submitted by: gps-sk8r##37.com
Submitted on: 13 Feb 2001
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California African-American Museum (Exposition Park)
City of Los Angeles (Exposition Park) - The museum has a permanent fine arts and history collection relating to African-American life.
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3400.968 W11817.028
http://www.caam.ca.gov/
Submitted by: gps-sk8r##37.com
Submitted on: 23 Feb 2001
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California Science Center - (Exposition Park)
City of Los Angeles (Exposition Park) - Formerly the Museum of Science and Industry. Has hands-on exhibits relating to mathematics, space, the environment, health and earthquakes. Across from IMAX Theater.
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3400.938 W11817.190
http://www.casciencectr.org/noindex/index.htm
Submitted by: gps-sk8r##37.com
Submitted on: 23 Feb 2001
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San Francisco Maritime Museum
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3748.381 W12225.416
Submitted by: BayAreaBiker2001##hotmail.com
Submitted on: 18 Apr 2001
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Los Angeles Maritime Museum
City of San Pedro - The largest maritime museum on the West Coast. Located on Berth 84, at Harbor Bvld. and Sixth St. also near Port's of Call Village.
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3344.317 W11816.746
http://www.lamaritimemuseum.org/
Submitted by: gps-sk8r##37.com
Submitted on: 10 May 2001
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American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial
City of San Pedro - The first national memorial dedicated to the merchant seamen in the United States. Locate about 50 yds. West of the Los Angeles Maritine Museum, and next to the U.S.S. Los Angeles Naval Memorial.
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3344.347 W11816.768
http://www.sanpedro.com/spcham/champint/marinmem.htm
Submitted by: gps-sk8r##37.com
Submitted on: 23 May 2001
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Fort MacArthur Military Museum (Battery Osgood-Farley)
City of San Pedro - This museum is located in a bonker that once housed a 14" cannon (1 of 4) to defend the Los Angeles Harbor "...against enemy attacts from the sea". This museum is very nearby the "Oiled Bird Care Center; Koerean Friendship Bell; Marine Mammal Care Center; and Marine Exchange Vessel Traffic Center. They are all on the same piece of real estate.
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3342.765 W11817.774
http://www.sanpedrochamber.com/champint/ftmacbat.htm
Submitted by: gps-sk8r##37.com
Submitted on: 24 May 2001
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Roy Rogers - Dale Evans Museum
City of Victorville - This frontier fortress-style museum, that sits alongside Interstate 15, (main route between Los Angeles and Las Vegas) is an I-15 landmark. The museum contains a collection of their personal memorabilia, props, and other western artifacts from their television and movie making days.
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3430.966 W11719.432
http://www.royrogers.com/museum-index.html
Submitted by: gps-sk8r##37.com
Submitted on: 24 May 2001
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Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
City of Los Angeles (Down Town) - Located on 3rd Street and Grand Ave.
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3403.163 W11815.078
http://www.moca-la.org/
Submitted by: gps-sk8r##37.com
Submitted on: 02 Jun 2001
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Long Beach Art Museum
City of Long Beach - Housed in a 1912 mansion this museum features permanent & changing exhibitions of modern & contemporary paintings, sculptures, video art & photographs. Located at 2300 E. Ocean Blvd, the City of Long Beach has designated the museum's building as a historical landmark.
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3345.853 W11809.912
http://www.beachcalifornia.com/lbart.htm
Submitted by: gps-sk8r##37.com
Submitted on: 14 Jun 2001
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
City of Los Angeles (West) - The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is one of the premier visual arts museum in the Western United States. Its holdings include more than 150,000 works and span the history of art from ancient times to the present.
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3404.383 W11826.600
http://www.lacma.org/lacma.asp and http://www.tfaoi.com/am/7am/7am55.jpg
Submitted by: gps-sk8r##37.com
Submitted on: 18 Jun 2001
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George C Page Museum ( La Brea Tar Pits )
City of Los Angeles (West) - Exhibits reconstructed fossils of ice-age animals such as mammoths, dire wolves, and saber-toother tigers that were escavated from the asphalt (tar pits). The Museum also displays a human skeleton that was also recovered from the tar pits.
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3403.814 W11821.323
http://www.tarpits.org/main.html and http://www.rth.org/tarpits/
Submitted by: gps-sk8r##37.com
Submitted on: 18 Jun 2001
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J. Paul Getty Center
Museum, garden, view of LA, neat archtecture
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3404.588 W11828.440
http://www.getty.edu
Submitted by: eford##yahoo.com
Submitted on: 19 Jun 2001
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J. Paul Getty Museum Bus Stop
cross streat, take sidewalk under tunnel, follow sign to left to where tram takes you to museum
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3404.588 W11828.440
Submitted by: eford##yahoo.com
Submitted on: 19 Jun 2001
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The Huntington Visitors Center
Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens (gardens best)
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3407.686 W11806.675
http://www.huntington.org
Submitted by: eford##yahoo.com
Submitted on: 19 Jun 2001
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Petersen Automotive Museum
City of Los Angeles (West LA) - This museum features permanent and changing exhibits dedicated to the history of the automobile. Located on Wilshire and Fairfax, and across the street from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art complex.
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3403.777 W11821.682
http://216.177.87.187/
Submitted by: gps-sk8r##37.com
Submitted on: 26 Jun 2001
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Western Museum of Fligh
City of Hawthorne - Located on the NW corner of Hawthorne Municipal Airport on Praire Ave and 120th Street
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3355.407 W11820.623
http://www.wmof.com/welcome.htm
Submitted by: gps-sk8r##37.com
Submitted on: 02 Jul 2001
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Herbst International Exhibition Hall
Museum in Presidio
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3747.907 W12227.625
Submitted by: BayAreaBiker2001##hotmail.com
Submitted on: 14 Aug 2001
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Exploratorium
Hands-on science museum
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3748.240 W12226.921
http://www.exploratorium.edu
Submitted by: BayAreaBiker##hotmail.com
Submitted on: 21 Sep 2001
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Long Beach Firefighter's Museum (and Long Beach Fire House # 10)
City of Long Beach - The museum opens on the 2nd Saturday of the month. Located on Peterson Ave, North of Anaheim Street
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3347.085 W11810.384
Submitted by: gps-sk8r##37.com
Submitted on: 31 Oct 2001
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Museum of Latin American Art
City of Long Beach - MoLAA is the only musem in the western United States devoted exclusively to Latin American art. Located on Alamitos Ave. South of 7th Street.
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3346.473 W11810.809
http://www.molaa.com/
Submitted by: gps-sk8r##37.com
Submitted on: 31 Oct 2001
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Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch
City of Long Beach - One of the historic Rancho's that dates back to when the Spaniards governed Calif. Located within the Bixby Hills (gated) Community. Open to the public 1-5 p.m. Wed-Sun.
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3346.640 W11806.469
http://www.ci.long-beach.ca.us/park/rancho.htm
Submitted by: gps-sk8r##37.com
Submitted on: 31 Oct 2001
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Rancho Los Cerritos
City of Long Beach - One of the historic Rancho's that dates back to when the Spaniards governed Calif. Located in North Long Beach within the grounds of the Virginia Country Club. Closed for renovation till 7-2002
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3350.324 W11811.768
Submitted by: gps-sk8r##37.com
Submitted on: 31 Oct 2001
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Autry Museum of Western Heritage
City of Los Angeles (Griffith Park) - Located across parking lot from LA Zoo. Hours Tue-Sun 10am-5pm Closed Mondays.
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3408.902 W11816.922
http://www.autry-museum.org/
Submitted by: gps-sk8r##37.com
Submitted on: 10 Dec 2001
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Southern California Wing of the Confederate Air Force - WW2 Aviation Museum
City of Camarillo (Airport) - Located on Eubanks St. & Aviaton Dr. on the South side of Camarillo Airport
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3412.581 W11904.888
http://www.orgsites.com/ca/caf-socal/
Submitted by: gps-sk8r##37.com
Submitted on: 12 Dec 2001
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Norton Simmon Museum
City of Pasadena - This is the museum thats you may see in the background during the televised Rose Parade on New Years day. Located on the NE corner of Orange Grove Ave and Colorado Ave, its across the street from where the most of the TV cameras are located; thus alway in the background.
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3408.752 W11809.571
http://www.nortonsimon.org/ and http://www.laavenue.com/norton.htm
Submitted by: gps-sk8r##37.com
Submitted on: 30 Dec 2001
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Southwest Museum - (driveway)
City of Pasadena - Located on the corner of Marmion and Museum Drive. GPS taken at gate on the bottom of driveway.
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3405.945 W11812.349
http://www.southwestmuseum.org/
Submitted by: gps-sk8r##37.com
Submitted on: 30 Dec 2001
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Southwest Museum
City of Pasadena - The museum contains some of the finest examples of Indian art and artifacts in the United States. Many moons ago I used their research library for a college paper. GPS taken in courtyard between museum entrance and research library
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3406.040 W11812.354
http://www.southwestmuseum.org/
Submitted by: gps-sk8r##37.com
Submitted on: 30 Dec 2001
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San Jose Museum of Art
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3720.003 W12153.428
Submitted by: BayAreaBiker2001##hotmail.com
Submitted on: 07 Jan 2002
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Monterey Bay Aquarium
Taken near the ticket booths at the main entrance.
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3637.066 W12154.123
http://www.mbayaq.org/
Submitted by: mph##astro.caltech.edu
Submitted on: 27 Aug 2002
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San Mateo County Historical Museum
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3729.203 W12213.795
Submitted by: BayAreaBiker2001##hotmail.com
Submitted on: 05 Jan 2003
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Point Reyes Lighthouse
A beautiful and historic spot along the northern California coast. Coordinates are for the parking area for the lighthouse. It is about a 0.4 mile walk to the actual lighthouse, and then there are 300 stairsteps down. There are benches for resting along the way.
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3759.860 W12300.710
Submitted by: smetchis##houston.rr.com
Submitted on: 01 Sep 2003
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Exposition Park - Aerospace Museum / California Science Center
City of Los Angeles - Free admission, a small part of the museum is open, during renovation of the north sections of the museum.Located East of the Rose Garden in the Expositon Park complex, . GPS taken at main entrance. See "Waypoint by Area" (for California) for other Exposition Park Waypoint postings.
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3401.993 W11817.060
http://www.usc.edu/dept/CCR/theme/aerospace.html
Submitted by: gps-sk8r##37.com
Submitted on: 13 Sep 2003
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Art 21
Category=Muse
Waypoint: N3726.564 W12209.761
Submitted by: BayAreaBiker2001##hotmail.com
Submitted on: 26 Sep 2003
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