List of Southern California Attractions

Griffith Park has almost every kind of attraction you could want. The park offers more than 4,000 acres of mountainous scenery that allows a multitude of recreational activity. You may want to start with one of the four golf courses, but don't end there. Griffith Park also has hiking trails, tennis courts, a swimming pool, an observatory and a zoo.

Griffith Park
4730 Crystal Springs Drive
Los Angeles, California 90027
(213) 485-5501
lacity.org/rap/dos/parks/griffithpk/griffith.htm

Joan Embery's classic appearances with Johnny Carson made the San Diego Zoo one of the most famous zoos in the world. It is a world-class zoo, and you certainly don't need kids to give you an excuse for a visit. More than 4,000 animals call the San Diego Zoo home, and the highlights include apes and monkeys, big cats and playful meerkats, who have become incredibly popular thanks to the Animal Planet show "Meerkat Manor."

San Diego Zoo
2920 Zoo Drive
San Diego, California 92101
(619) 234-3153
sandiegozoo.org/

The rock band U2 introduced a generation to the Joshua Tree via its album of the same name. The Joshua Tree is a strange sight itself, but placed in the middle of the desert, these trees become almost surreal set against a backdrop of enormous boulders.

Joshua Tree National Monument
74485 National Monument Drive 29
San Bernardino, California 92401
(909) 383-5652
joshuatree.org/

If you've got kids in tow, you can't beat Disneyland as far as Southern California attractions go. Even if you've been to Disney World in Orlando, it's worth a day at Disneyland, because the original Disney theme park has some things that Florida doesn't. Disneyland still has the fan favorite Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, the Indiana Jones Adventure Ride, and the all-time classic Matterhorn, with its famous bobsleds.

Disneyland
W. Ball Road & South Disneyland Drive
Anaheim, California 92802
(714) 781-4565
disneyland.disney.go.com/