1. In this PowerPoint, you will find:
•History of California
•Museums of California
•Amusement Parks of California
•Top Ten Tourist Attractions of California
•Best Surfing Beaches in California

2. History
 1849- California became property of US because of the
Treaty of Guadalupe. Also in 1849, San Francisco was
devastated by fire.
 1850- California became the 31st state.
 1900- Oil is discovered along the Kern River.
 1906- San Francisco earthquake kills 3,000, left 225,000
homeless.
 1911- Women won the right to vote
 1936- Golden gate Bridge completed
 1952- Earthquake in Bakersfield causes over $50 million
worth of damage.
 1969- Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk
shot and killed
 1992- California became the first state to elect two women
to US Senate
 2003-Arnold Schwarzenegger elected as governor.

3. Museums of the museums in California, by type.
Here is a list of some
Art
 Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery, Art Center (Pasadena)
 Silicon Valley Art Museum (Santa Cruz)
Health
 Hall of Health (Berkeley)
History
 Buena Vista Museum of Natural History (Bakersfield)
 California Natural History Museum (San Francisco)
 Great Valley Museum of Natural History (Modesto)
 Museum of Natural History (Morro Bay)
 Orange County Natural History (Laguna Niguel)
 San Diego Natural History (San Diego)

4. Museums (cont.)
Science
 California Science Center (Los Angeles)
 Chabot Space and Science Center (Oakland)
 Discovery Science Center (Santa Ana)
 Explorit Science Center (Davis)
 Lawrence Hall of Science (Berkeley)
 Reuben H Fleet Science Center (San Diego)
Entertainment
 Hollywood Entertainment Museum (Los Angeles)
Park
 Balboa Park Museum (San Diego)
 Turtle Bay Exploration Park and Museum (Redding)
Automotive
 Blackhawk Automotive Museum (Danville)

5. Amusement Parks
Not only does California have many museums, but also
many amusement parks. Here is a list of all the
amusement parks in California.
 Adventure City
 Balboa Fun Zone
 Belmont Park
 Family Fun Center
 Castle Amusement Park
 Children’s Fairyland
 Disney’s California Adventure

6. Amusement Parks (cont.)
 Disneyland
 Fairytale Town
 Funderland
 Gilroy Gardens Theme Park
 Great America
 Knott’s Berry Farm
 Legoland
 Mountasia Family Fun Center
 Nut Tree Family Park
 Pacific Park
 Pharaoh’s Lost Kingdom

7. Amusement Parks (cont.)
 Pier 39
 Pixie Woods
 Pixieland Amusement Park
 Rotary Storyland & Playland
 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
 Scandia Amusement Park
 SeaWorld
 Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
 Six Flags Magic Mountain
 Sonoma Traintown
 Studio Park Hollywood
 Trees of Mystery
 Universal Studios Hollywood

8. Top Ten Tourist Attractions
Disneyland
1.
Alcatraz Island
2.
Wine Train of Napa Valley
3.
Yosemite National Park
4.
Lake & Mt. Shasta
5.
Sequoia National Park
6.
San Simeon-Hearst Castle
7.
Monterey Bay Aquarium
8.
SeaWorld & San Diego Zoo
9.
Sonoma Valley & Bodega Bay
10.

9. Best Surfing Beaches
 Capistrano Beach
 Doheny Beach
 Hermosa Beach
 Huntington Beach
 Dockweiler Beach
 Laguna Beach
 Manhattan Beach
 Mission Beach
 Newport Beach
 Ocean Beach
 Oceanside City Beach
 Rockaway Beach
 Pismo Beach
 Silver Strand State Beach
 Steamer Lane Beach