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The Valley Economic Alliance is a 501(c)(3) non-profit strategic partnership of

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Producing more teachers annually than the

entire UC System combined, CSUN’s Michael

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elevating force for the region. Its graduates

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The Japanese Garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7CSUN Botanic Garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Los Encinos State Historical Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Descanso Gardens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Stoney Point Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Griffith Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Orcutt Ranch Horticulture Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9The Mountains That Surround the Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . .10The Valley Relics Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11The Nethercutt Collection and Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Autry Museum of the American West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12The Getty Center Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Museum of the San Fernando Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13The Skirball Cultural Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Travel Town & Live Streamers Railroad Museums . . . . . .15Leonis Adobe/Plummer House & Museum . . . . . . . . . . . .15NoHo Arts District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15The Oakridge Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15The Reagan Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Valley Cultural Center Concerts in the Park . . . . . . . . . . .17Griffith Observatory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Valley Performing Arts Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17The Discovery Cube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Los Angeles Zoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Six Flags Magic Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Universal Studios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Andreas Pico Adobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Studio Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Aqua Dulce Winery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Tarzana Community & Cultural Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

There is so much to do in and around the San Fernando Valley. Yet much is left undiscovered by the nearly two

million residents who live here. Even fewer who visit the valley to spend time with family or friends, or visit for busi-

ness purposes, are aware of the entertainment, recreation and cultural riches that are here to explore.

This publication, Discovering the San Fernando Valley, is produced by Decision Publications in an effort toshowcase some of the many places you, visitors to the valley, and out of town guests may want to explore.

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There are countless places to visit in the valleyand surrounding areas that we are not aware

of. Share your Discoveries with us [email protected].

We’ll feature them in future issues.

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The Japanese Garden

Nestled inside Lake Balboa Park, away from the hustle and bustle ofthe Valley that surrounds it, is a serene 61/2- acre sanctuary which servesas the site of the Japanese Garden. Inspired by the strolling gardens builtfor feudal lords in Japan, the Japanese Garden combines three types of gar-dens in one. There is a Zen meditation garden, a wet strolling garden and atea garden.

Location: 6100 Woodley Ave., Van Nuys. Hours: Mondays throughThursdays, 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; Sundays 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Finaladmittance is at 3:15 p.m. Closed on major holidays (check with websitefor details).

Tele: (818) 756-8166Web: www.thejapanesegarden.com.

CSUN Botanic Garden

The 1.5 acre California State University Northridge (CSUN) BotanicGarden contains an estimated 1,200 plant species representing manyregions and climates. Situated between the University Student Union andChaparral Hall, the garden is open to the public. It also serves as an aca-demic resource for students.

Located at 18111 Nordhoff Street, the Garden is a vital academic andcommunity resource. It includes various forms of cacti and succulents,California native plants, palms, herbs, butterfly plants, as well as NewZealand and tropical plants. The Botanic Garden is also home to birds, but-terflies, squirrels and insects.

Hours:Mondays through Fridays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Closed week-ends, University holidays and occasionally during extreme weather.

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Descanso GardensOpened year-round, Des-

canso Gardens is an interna-tionally renowned botanicalgarden. The property wasoriginally owned by E.Manchester Boddy, who alsoowned the LosAngeles DailyNews. Boddy ceded theproperty to Los AngelesCounty in in 1953. The refur-bished family home is opento the public as is the SturtHaaga Gallery, which is alsoon the grounds.

Located at 1418 Des-canso Drive in La Canada/Flintridge, near the 2, 210 and 134 freeway, the property includes a rose gar-den, Japanese tea house, lilac garden, camellia collection, xeriscape(drought-tolerant landscaping), oak forest, ancient forest, California nativeplants, and a gift shop. Tickets can be purchased online or at the visitor’scenter. Cost: $28 (general); $24 (seniors 65 and older and children 3 to 17);children 2 and younger enter free. Group tickets are also available. Forgroup tickets (818) 949-4202 or email [email protected].

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Los Encinos State Historical Park

Los Encinos State Historic Park is a state park preserving buildings ofRancho Los Encinos. The park is located near the corner of Balboa andVentura Boulevards in Encino. Los Encinos State Historic Park is a treas-ure trove of history from the days before California became a state. Seehow it was in the early days.

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Orcutt Ranch Horticulture Center

The historic Orcutt Residence is surrounded by 24-acres of gardens anda citrus orchard. The gardens include heritage oaks trees, wandering gardenpaths, formal flower beds, and a variety of interesting specimen trees, exot-ic shrubs, and flowering plants.

There are several significant oak trees on the property; one of thelargest is more than 33' in circumference and is estimated to be more than700 years old.

Orcutt Ranch Horticultural Center is open daily Sunrise to Sunset, andis located in the west San Fernando Valley, at 23600 Roscoe Boulevard, inCanoga Park.

Fruit Picking: Orcutt Ranch opens its orchards to the public one week-end a year in July. Ripe Valencia Oranges and White Grapefruit can bepicked by hand. Bring your own grocery bags, medium size boxes. Feesrange from $1 to $6 Tele: (818) 346-7449

Griffith Park

One of the largest urban parks in North America, Griffith Park sits on4,310 acres and is home to a number of venues including the Los AngelesZoo, Autry Museum, the Los Angeles Live Streamers Railroad Museum,the Travel Town Museum, the Greek Theatre, hiking trails, the LosAngelesEquestrian Center, horseback riding trails, soccer fields, tennis courts,Merry-Go-Round, pony rides, and much more

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The Valley Relics Museum

Times change, businesses move and neighborhoods change. SanFernando Valley native Tommy Galenis didn’t want to lose the old signs,insignias, movie memorabilia and much more that made the Valley famous.As owner and curator of Valley Relics, located at 21630 Marilla Street inChatsworth, he collects and showcases the cultural, commercial, architec-tural and cultural history of the San Fernando Valley.

Museum Hours: Every Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.Tele: (818) 678-4934Web: https://valleyrelicsmuseum.org


Autry Museum of theAmericanWest

If you love countrymusic or are a fan ofGene Autry, you won’twant to miss this gemwhich sits in LosAngeles’ Griffith Park,off the 134 Freeway,next to the Los AngelesZoo. The museum con-tains a treasure trove ofU.S. history in the west-ern states. Among themore than 500,000pieces of art and arti-facts is the collection ofthe Southwest Museumof the American Indian,one of the largest andmost significant in theUnited States. One ofAutry’s personal belongings on display is his Martin D-45 Guitar, knownas the “Grandfather of the American Acoustic Guitar.”

Museum Hours:Tuesday–Friday: 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday: 10:00 a.m.–5:00

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The Nethercutt Collection andMuseum

The NethercuttCollection andMuseumlocated respectively at15200 and 15151Bledsoe Street inSylmar feature rare col-lectibles ranging fromautomobiles to self-playing musical instruments, phonographs and music boxes.

The Museum gives visitors an intimate view of antique, vintage, classic,post-World War II and special interest automobiles as well as a 1937 CanadianPacific Royal Hudson steam locomotive and a 1912 Pullman private side car.The Collection, housed in a four-story building across the street, features exam-ples of early automobiles aswell as nickelodeons, DavidWinter Cottages, musicboxes, dolls, coins, crystal figurines, radiator hood ornament automatedmechanical instruments and a Wuritzer Theatre Pipe Organ. Both the museumand collection are open to the public, however admittance to the collection mustbe pre-arranged for a docent led tour.

Museum Hours: Self-guided tours Tuesday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m.to 4:30 p.m. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

PullmanHours:Tues. – Sat. ,12:30 p.m.&3:45 p.m. No tour on rainy days.CollectionHours:Docent-led tours: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10:00

a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Reservations only. Children under 10 are not allowed.Museum and Collection are closed on major holidays. Call for exact dates.Tele: (818) 364-6464 Web: www. nethercuttcollection.org

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The NethercuttAutomotive Research Library andArchive is considered tobe one of the top ten automotive libraries in the world. The Library is open tothe public with some restrictions on research and historical stack material. Forinformation call (818) 364-6464 ext. 235.


Museum of the San Fernando ValleyThe Museum of

the San FernandoValley located at 18860Nordhoff Street, 2ndfloor, in Northridge,features memorabiliafrom the San FernandoValley and the LosAngeles area. Themuseum also providesspecial exhibits of art-work and furniture.

Hours: Tuesdays: 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.;; Thursdays: 1:00 p.m. - 6:00p.m.; Saturdays: 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Free Admission.

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The Getty Center Museum

The Getty Center, located at 1200 Getty Center Drive mid-waybetween the valley and west L.A. houses both American and European art-work, with some dating back to medieval times. Visitors can also enjoy thebeautiful gardens and outdoor spaces.

Museum Hours: Tuesday–Friday and Sunday 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.;Saturday 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. Parking lot opens 9:30 a.m. ClosedMondays and major holidays (check the website for details)

Tele: (310) 440-7330 Web: www.getty.edu

The Skirball Cultural Center

Located at 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. just down the road from the GettyCenter, the Skirball Cultural Center provides a perspective on Jewish lifethroughout the ages. It also prides itself on the diverse and dynamic pro-gramming it offers to the greater Los Angeles community through exhibi-tions, concerts, films and much more. Children will enjoy the Center’saward-winning, interactive Noah’sArk exhibit as well as a simulated arche-ological dig.

Hours: Tuesday–Friday, 12:00–5:00 p.m; Saturday–Sunday, 10:00a.m.–5:00 p.m. Closed Mondays and holidays (check the website fordetails) Last entry to Noah’s Ark is at 4:00 p.m. Last entry to otherMuseum galleries is at 4:30 p.m.

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Travel Town & Live StreamersRailroad Museums

Travel Town Museum is a transportmuseum displaying everything from a 104-ton locomotive to a one-horse shay. Themuseum preserves and celebrates the railroadheritage of the western United States—itshistory and its artifacts. Particular thematicemphasis is placed on the history of SouthernCalifornia and how the railroads aided itsdevelopment.

The Museum is open Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,Sunday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. It is closed Christmas Day.During pacific daylight time, the weekend hours are extended one hour.

Phone: (323) 662-5874. The Museum is located at 5200 Zoo Dr. in thesouth east part of the valley in Griffith Park

The Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum (LALSRM) wasfounded in 1956. It was started by train enthusiasts for the purpose of edu-cating people in railroad history and lore and also to further the avocationof live steam, gas-mechanical and electronic railroad technology.

As you look around our facility, most everything you see, including thetrains, were built by members of the Los Angeles Live Steamers RailroadMuseum. The museum is located at 5202 Zoo Drive. Call (323) 652-8030for hours. For more information, google Los Angeles Live StreamersRailroad Museum.

The Oakridge EstateIn 1937 movie star

Barbara Stanwyck hired anarchitect to design a largeFrench and English Tudorinspired residence for her 11-acre ranch in Northridge. Thecompleted two-story, hill tophome with stone veneer, mul-tiple gabled roofline, woodenshingles and 12 rooms was6,400 square foot excludingthe equestrian facility cost theactress approximately$22,000.

The house has been desig-nated as a Los Angeles Cultural Monument (#484) and a California StateHistoric Monument.

Location: 18650 Devonshire St., Northridge 91324 Hours: Call forinformation on monthly docent led tours or visit the website.

Tele: (818) 739-0292, ext. 3 Web: www.theoakridgeestate.com

Leonis Adobe/Plummer House& Museum

Refurbished byMiguel Leonis and hisChumash wife EspirituChijulla sometime in the1870s, the Leonis Adobeis located at 23537Calabasas Road inCalabasas. Leonis madehis fortune in ranching, real estate and litigation, and eventually owned alarge section of the western San Fernando Valley. The house was declaredLos Angeles’ Historic-Cultural Monument #1 in 1962 when it was threat-ened with demolition. Today, visitors can tour this living history museumand see how a working ranch functioned in 19th century America. Theproperty is also home to the Plummer House, which until 1983 was locat-ed in Plummer Park in West Hollywood and considered to be the oldesthouse in Hollywood.

Museum Hours: Leonis Adobe Museum/Gift Shop: Open to the pub-lic Friday through Sunday. Closed on major holidays (check the website fordetails). Tele: (818) 222-6511 Web: www.leonisadobemuseum.org


The Reagan Library

Southern California may not be physically close to our national monu-ments, but you can still have a patriotic experience right here in theSouthland at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. Locatedin Simi Valley, the facility sits on a 300-acre site, just a few exits away fromthe San Fernando Valley, and is the final resting place of our 40th President.

Permanent exhibits include a re-creation of the Oval Office, displays ofhis time as Governor of California, Nancy Reagan’s participation as FirstLady and commemorative display of the Berlin wall, which PresidentReagan had a part in bringing down. Check the website for visiting exhibits.

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum is located at 40Presidential Drive in Simi Valley. Discounted tickets with valid ID areavailable for college students. Admission is free for active military person-nel with a valid ID.

Museum Hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.Tele: (800) 410-8354 / (805) 577-4000Web: https://reaganlibrary.gov

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Valley Cultural Center Concertsin thePark

The ValleyCultural Centerbrings free con-certs (WarnerCenter Park),film, children’sprogramming, a July 4th extravaganza, and Shakespeare on the Green tothe greater San Fernando Valley community. Located in Woodland Hills,VCC has been at the forefront of culture, arts, and arts education in ourcommunity for more than 40 years.

The Valley Culture Center is located at 21550 Oxnard St., #470,Woodland Hills, CA 91367.

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Griffith Observatory

Located at 2800 East Observatory Road in Los Angeles, the GriffithObservatory was built in 1935 with money bequeathed by Colonel GriffithJenkins Griffith, who was also the benefactor of The Greek Theatre andGriffith Park itself. Today, the observatory is considered to be one of thepremier public observatories in the world. Visitors can look through someof the most high-tech telescopes to see views of Los Angeles, experiencelive shows in the Samuel Oschin Planetarium, stroll through the exhibits orwalk around the grounds.

Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 12:00 noon - 10:00 p.m.:Saturday - Sunday,10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.: Closed on Mondays

Tele: (213) 473-0800 Web: www.griffithobservatory.org

Valley Performing Arts CenterThe Valley Perform-

ing Arts Center atCalifornia State Univer-sity brings local, nationaland international perform-ances and art shows to res-idents of the greater LosAngeles area.

Programming includesclassical and popularmusic, dance, theater,family and international events.

VPAC Art Gallery. The Valley Performing Arts Center Art Gallery islocated north of the Great Hall. Exhibitions are open to ticket holders onehour prior to performances and during intermissions, and by appointment.For more information, call (818) 677-8800. To purchase tickets for a spe-cific show or event, the ticket office is open Tuesdays through Saturdaysfrom 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Tele: 818-677-3000 Web: www.valleyperformingartscenter.org/

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Los Angeles ZooLocated at 5333

Zoo Drive in the southeastern portion of theSan Fernando Valley theZoo amphibians, birds,reptiles, mammals andinvertebrates; the zoohas something foreveryone. There arebotanical gardens, ahippo encounter tour, adinosaur exhibit, a birdshow, an elephant train-

ing demonstration, a carousel, park, petting zoo and much more.Hours: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. daily. Closed Christmas DayTele: (323) 644-4200 Web: www.lazoo.org

Six Flags Magic MountainLocated at 26101

Magic MountainParkway in Valencia,Six Flags MagicMountain featuresthrill rides, familyrides, kid’s rides,entertainment, events,shopping and dining.The 262-acre amuse-ment park opened on May 30, 1971.

Hours: Park hours vary. (Check website for more information).Tele: (661) 255-4100 Web: www.sixflags.com

The Discovery CubeD i s c o v e r y

Cube Los Angelesallows children tothink and learn byusing their handsto explore the sci-ence center’s inno-vative exhibits,which include aLego TravelAdventure display, planetary research center, a science of hockey exhibit, ahelicopter tour and much more.

This playful, educational museum features permanent & travelinghands-on exhibits for children. Address: 11800 Foothill Blvd, Sylmar,91342 Hours: Open daily, check website for the schedule.

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If you’re looking for a day outing that will grab the attention of yourentire family, then Universal Studios Hollywood, located in the SanFernando Valley, is where you want to be. You’ll be entertained withmovie-themed rides and attractions, and a behind-the-scenes studio tour.

CityWalk with its assortment of shops and restaurants, is located at 100Universal City Plaza in Universal City.

Hours: Check the calendar on the website;Tele: (800) 864-8377; Tele: VIP Experience (818) 622-8477Web: www.universalstudioshollywood.com

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BROS. TOUR:The approxi-mately three-hour WarnerBros. Studio tourincludes a guidedtour and a self-guided visit toStage 48—Scriptto Screen whichgives visitors alook into the pro-duction process.

Warner Bros. is located at 3400 W. Riverside Dr. in Burbank. Children 8years and older are welcome. Cost: $62 (Adult), $52 (Children). Hours:8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., daily

Deluxe Tours depart Monday-Friday, at 10:00 a.m. sharp ClosedChristmas Day.

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Tarzana Community & CulturalCenter

Surrounded by towering,long-needled pines, the pic-turesque Ventura Boulevard-Vanalden Avenue propertythat is now the TarzanaCommunity & CulturalCenter (TCCC) almost neverhappened. Only the vision,dedication, financial contri-butions and continuing perse-verance of a few local resi-dents saved it from becoming one more built-up commercial establishment.

As many know, Tarzana is the birthplace of Tarzan – Lord of the Apes.Celebrated American novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs created the world-famous jungle hero right here on his own spacious Tarzana Ranch, in theSan Fernando Valley where he spent most of his life riding, writing, and liv-ing life to the fullest. The author would have seen and recognized the mod-est 1940s Spanish-style home located just a few blocks west of his ownlarge, hilltop hacienda.

Tarzan Museum: Displays at TCCC are ever growing and feature anarray of community histories, well as many documents, books and photosrelated to the town’s famous namesake; Edgar Rice Burroughs: “TarzanLord of the Apes”.

Children’s Garden: The Children’s Garden evokes whimsical ele-ments of the African landscape, which are altogether appropriate for Tarzancountry. The botanical garden includes “Elephant Island” and GiraffeRidge, as well as an herb garden and a “kitchen garden”, which is replen-ished each spring by a Brownie troop.

TCCC is located at 19130 Ventura Blvd, Tarzana.Tele: (818) 705-1286 Web: www.mytarzana.org

Andres Pico AdobeThe Andres Pico

Adobe is one of the oldestadobe structures in theCity of Los Angeles.Built in 1834, it repre-sents a bygone era andthe rich historical past ofthe San Fernando Valley.

Today the Adobeserves as a museum ofValley history, withexhibits of nativeAmerican beads, Mission and Spanish-Mexican era artifacts, costumes andclothing that span more than a century, and furniture from the Victorian era,when it was home to members of the Pico family.

In addition to exhibit galleries, the Adobe contains a research library,photographic archives, and is used at the official headquarters of the SanFernando Valley Historical Society. Some souvenirs are available for pur-chase to help support the Society’s mission.

Hours: Mondays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (except holidays); Third Sundays ofevery month, 1 - 4 p.m. Group tours & historical research are by appoint-ment. Address: 10940 Sepulveda Blvd., Mission Hills Tele: 818-365-7810. Enter the parking lot from Brand Blvd. at its junction with SepulvedaBlvd. Admission is free.

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Tasting Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.Tele: 661-268-7402Web: www.aguadulcevineyards.com


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