Fun and Educational Places to Go With Kids and Adults in Southern California [Paperback]

Susan Peterson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 21, 2001

Explore*Entertain*Educate* are the key elements of this award winning guide book.A comprehensive guide to Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernadino, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. Each updated entry features : complete description, phone number, address; directions; Thomas Guide grid number, website, hours, admission, recommended Ages, and even length of time for attraction and birthday party potential! Each featured location is indexed by city, price, theme and includes a Calendar Section as well as an Ideas and Resource section. One of the most informative guides you willl find!
Voted Best Family Guide Book by Los Angeles Magazine! A valuable resource for anyone who lives in the area or is looking to visit.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Susan Peterson's Fun Places guidebook is absolutely the best of its kind: entertaining, concise, accurate and up to date. Reading Fun Places is like having Susan and her family take you to all these marvelous activities in person, and you'll find no more enjoyable companions anywhere. Guaranteed fun for your whole family! --Jim Weiss, award winning storyteller,author, and recording artist

As a travel industry professional. I find Susan Peterson's book to be my #1 reference when designing group tours & outings for families in So California. --Daniel Mc Cullom - Director of Operations Pack the Kids, Family Tour Adventures

Over 20 copies of Fun and Educational Places are continually checked out in the Orange County Public Library system; we can't keep them on the shelves! Children's librarians feel confident referring parents to this title. It is perfect for planning local inexpensive family outings --Elke Faraci- Sr Administrative Librarian --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Susan Peterson was a columnist for the Los Angeles Times, and has been featured on radio and television. She is a gifted and animated speaker who shares her expertise with various groups around the Southland. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 803 pages
• Publisher: Fun Places; 5th edition (April 21, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964673746
• ISBN-13: 978-0964673748
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #193,548 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #71 in Books > Travel > Specialty Travel > Family Travel
  • #79 in Books > Travel > United States > States > California

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars unbelievable resource for parents in socal, September 23, 2001

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busytwinmom "busytwinmom" (redlands, ca USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fun and Educational Places to Go With Kids and Adults in Southern California (Paperback)

if you are looking for a guidebook of places to take your kids, this is the only one you'll need. it is thorough, gently opinionated, and most importantly, lists absolutely everything of interest from san diego to santa barbara. one really gets the sense that the author has actually checked out every listing - an amazing feat. if you are just visiting the area, this book will probably overwhelm. in fact, its length and breadth make it dense reading and not easily flipped through in the car. it is not organized by location which makes it somewhat hard to use, especially on the fly, but thats my only criticism. a great buy.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate travel book for south CA!!, March 23, 2002

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Kellan Peterson (Lakewood, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fun and Educational Places to Go With Kids and Adults in Southern California (Paperback)

I've found the only and best way to travel ever!! I wanted a book that I could use easy fast and dependable, I found it at last! This book has a number of different ways to make travel easy. Everything is organized by category starting with Amusement Parks, Arts and Crafts, Beaches etc. After you find your category look for the city your in then just find the places and read the review. I've talked with the author and she said that her and her three boys and they've been to every place so they could write from personal perspective. In the back four more way to find an awesome place. Every review has hours admission and directions and much more. It's a travel Bible for so. CA. a must have for travelers!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From a Kid, February 2, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Fun and Educational Places to Go With Kids and Adults in Southern California (Paperback)

I am currently a teenager in Los Angeles. My parents bought this book when it first came out (when i was nine), and i must say that we spent a lot of family time together touring the places in Southern CA. There is a place in SoCal that every kid will like, and this book just helps parents find where that magical place is. I absolutely love the tour of the LA Times, which my family did not know was offered before we purchased this book.
Now that i am older, i still visit some of the places in the book with my family. The book is a helpful way to plan family time.
For teachers: this is a helpful book for field trip ideas!