Archive for February, 2011
The Crystal Cathedral
Posted on February 8, 2011 - Filed Under California | Leave a Comment
The Crystal Cathedral is a Protestant Christian Church in the city of Garden Grove, in Orange County, California, United States.The name “Crystal Cathedral” is merely an alliterative colloquialism and does not mean that the church is a cathedral in the sense of being a church where there is a bishop’s official seat; the Reformed Church [...]
The Bowers Museum
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The Bowers Museum is located in Santa Ana, California, in Orange County. The museum’s name comes from Charles Bowers, a late 1800s Orange County land developer, who donated the land on which it stands to the City of Santa Ana. The building was constructed in 1931, after the death of Ada Bowers (Charles’s wife) who [...]
The Aquarium of the Pacific
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The Aquarium of the Pacific (formerly called the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific. The Aquarium in Long Beach is a terrific facility celebrating the inhabitants of the Pacific Ocean. You’ll find tropical fish exhibits, coral reefs, sea otters, seals and sea lions, sea turtles, and sea birds. The centerpiece is the 11,000 square foot [...]
