Museums





RIVERSIDE COUNTY

AGUA CALIENTE CULTURAL MUSEUM, exhibits on the history of the Agua Caliente band of Cahuilla Indians, 10 a.m.-5 p.m Wednesdays-Saturdays, noon-4 p.m. Sundays, 219 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, free, (760) 323-0151.

CALIFORNIA CITRUS STATE HISTORIC PARK MUSEUM, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, 9400 Dufferin Ave., Riverside, free, (909) 689-8279, (909) 780-6222.

COACHELLA VALLEY MUSEUM, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. Sundays, 82-616 Miles Ave., Indio, $2, seniors and children 5-12 $1, (760) 342-6651, (760) 347-5878.

CORONA HERITAGE PARK MUSEUM, "The Circle City: 1886-Present"; history and artifacts from road racing to mining and former fame as "Lemon Capital of the World," 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 510 W. Foothill Parkway, Corona, free, (909) 898-0687.

HEMET MUSEUM, 11 a.m-3 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, Santa Fe Depot freight house, Florida Avenue and State Street, Hemet, free, special tours by appointment, (909) 929-4409.

HERITAGE HOUSE, a restored Victorian house and garden, noon-3 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays, noon-3:30 p.m. Sundays, living history presentation on the last Sunday of the month, 8193 Magnolia Ave., Riverside, free, (909) 689-1333.

JENSEN-ALVARADO HISTORIC RANCH AND MUSEUM, a living historical agricultural museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays, private tours available Mondays through Fridays, 4307 Briggs St., Rubidoux, $3, children 3-12 $1.50, (909) 369-6055.

LAKE PERRIS REGIONAL INDIAN MUSEUM features the culture of seven bands of Native Americans, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays, 17801 Lake Perris Drive, Lake Perris State Recreation Area, entry fee (includes admission to the museum) $3 per vehicle, (909) 940-5656.

LA SIERRA WORLD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 2-5 p.m. Saturdays or by appointment, Cossentine Hall, La Sierra University, 4700 Pierce St., Riverside, free, (909) 785-2209.

MALKI MUSEUM, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, Morongo Indian Reservation, 11795 Fields Road, Banning, free, (909) 849-7289.

MARCH FIELD AIR MUSEUM, F-14 simulator rides, $5; museum features more than 50 vintage aircraft, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, Van Buren Boulevard and I-215, Riverside, $5, children $2, (909) 697-6600.

MISSION INN MUSEUM, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, 3696 Main St., Riverside, $2, children younger than 12 free, (909) 788-9556.

ORANGE EMPIRE RAILWAY MUSEUM, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, 2201 S. A St., Perris; train and trolley rides, weekends and holidays 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; all-day train and trolley pass $8, children 5-11 $6, (909) 657-2605.

PALM SPRINGS AIR MUSEUM, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, 745 N. Gene Autry Trail, Palm Springs, $8, seniors $6.50, children 6-12 $3.50, (760) 778-6262.

PALM SPRINGS DESERT MUSEUM, gallery talk on "After the Dinosaurs," 11 a.m. today and Dec. 14; gallery talk on "Abstraction at Mid-Century, " 11 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; "Masters of the American West"; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays, 101 Museum Drive, Palm Springs, $7.50, seniors $6.50, children 6-17 $3.50, (760) 325-0189.

PALM SPRINGS HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S McCALLUM ADOBE MUSEUM AND CORNELIA WHITE HOUSE MUSEUM, "Desert Circus!," noon-3 p.m. Wednesdays and Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 221 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, $2, (760) 323-8297.

GENERAL PATTON MEMORIAL MUSEUM, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily, 62510 Chiriaco Drive, 30 miles east of Indio at Chiriaco Summit off Interstate 10, $4, seniors $3.50, children younger than 12 free, (760) 227-3483.

RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL MUSEUM, "Nature Lab," 2-4 p.m. Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m. Saturdays; "Local Indian Cultures Before Europeans and Into the 20th Century"; "Prehistoric Riverside"; "Riverside: From Colony to Modern City," 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays, 3580 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside, free, (909) 826-5273.

RUDDY'S 1930s GENERAL STORE MUSEUM, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays, 221 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, 95 cents, (760) 327-2156.

SAN JACINTO VALLEY MUSEUM, noon-5 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 181 E. Main St., San Jacinto, free, (909) 654-4952.

SHERMAN INDIAN MUSEUM, 8 a.m.-noon Mondays-Fridays, if coming from out of town, call for an appointment, 9010 Magnolia Ave., Riverside, (909) 276-6719.

TEMECULA VALLEY MUSEUM, "Family Day -- Storytelling," 2-4 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays, Sam Hicks Memorial Park Old Town, 28314 Mercedes St., Temecula, $2, (909) 694-6450.

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY

ASISTENCIA MISSION, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays, 26930 Barton Road, Redlands, free, (909) 793-5402.

CALIFORNIA ROUTE 66 MUSEUM, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays-Mondays, 16825 D St., Victorville, donations accepted, (760) 951-0436.

COOPER REGIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM features the history of Upland, Ontario, Montclair, Mount Baldy and Rancho Cucamonga, 1-5 p.m. Saturdays, 217 E. A St., Upland, free, (909) 982-8010.

HI-DESERT NATURE MUSEUM, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, 57116 Twentynine Palms Highway, Yucca Valley, free, (760) 369-7212.

HISTORICAL GLASS MUSEUM, noon-4 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, 1157 Orange St., Redlands, donations accepted, (909) 798-0868.

KIMBERLY CREST, a 99-year-old house with formal gardens and guided tours every 30 minutes, 1-4 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays, last tour 3:30 p.m., 1325 Prospect Drive, Redlands, $5, seniors and students $4, children younger than 12 free, (909) 792-2111.

LINCOLN MEMORIAL SHRINE, "A Nation Mourns: Reflections on Lincoln's Death" through Dec. 28; shrine houses thousands of volumes on Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, 1-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, 125 W. Vine St., Redlands, free, (909) 798-7636 afternoons.

MOUSLEY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, artifacts of the Serrano Indians of the Yucaipa Valley, 1-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays and Sundays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, 35308 Panorama Drive, Yucaipa, free, donations accepted, (909) 790-3163.

MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND ART, ONTARIO, "Arts Council for San Bernardino County Members' Exhibition IV" through Dec. 30; noon-4 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays, 217 S. Lemon Ave., Ontario, free, (909) 983-3198.

PLANES OF FAME AIR MUSEUM and JET FIGHTER MUSEUM, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, Cal-Aero Field, 7000 Merrill Ave., Chino, $8.95, children 5-11 $1.95, (909) 597-3722.

RIALTO ADOBE, 10 a.m.-noon first Saturday of each month or by appointment, Bud Bender Park on Lilac Avenue, Rialto, (909) 875-7414.

RIALTO HISTORICAL SOCIETY presents a turn-of-the-century replica of a model home interior, barber shop, medical office, packing house office and more, 2-4 p.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, 201-205 N. Riverside Ave. at Second Street, Rialto, free, donations welcome, (909) 875-1750.

ROY ROGERS-DALE EVANS MUSEUM, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, 15650 Seneca Road, Victorville, $8, seniors and children 13-16 $7, children 6-12 $5, (760) 243-4547.

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MUSEUM, "Artistic Visions: Sculptures by Linda Pew and Paintings by Risa Moldovan," 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, $4, seniors and students $3, children 5-12 $2, (909) 307-2669.

YUCAIPA ADOBE, "Living History, Pioneer Life at the Yucaipa Adobe," the county's oldest structure, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays, 32183 Kentucky St., Yucaipa, $1 donation, (909) 795-3485.

YUCAIPA VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays or by appointment, 35130 Avenue A, Yucaipa, free, donations accepted, (909) 797-2489, ext. 511.

ORANGE COUNTY

ANAHEIM MUSEUM, "Anaheim, Turn of the Century 1900-1920s: Portraits of a Small Town," 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays, noon-4 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays-Tuesdays and holidays by appointment only, 241 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, $2, (714) 778-3301.

DISCOVERY MUSEUM OF ORANGE COUNTY, 1-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays, 3101 W. Harvard St., Santa Ana, $5, seniors $4, (714) 540-0404.

FULLERTON MUSEUM CENTER, "Inventing Paradise: Hawaiian Image and Popular Culture" through Dec. 31; "Be-Bop and Hi-Fi: Photographing Jazz," noon-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, 6-8 p.m. Thursdays, 301 N. Pomona Ave., Fullerton, $4, seniors and students $3, children 6-12 $1, (714) 738-6545.

HUNTINGTON BEACH INTERNATIONAL SURFING MUSEUM, noon-5 p.m. Thursdays-Mondays, 411 Olive Ave., Huntington Beach, $2, students $1, children younger than 6 free, (714) 960-3483.

IRVINE MUSEUM, "California: This Golden Land of Promise," 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 18881 Von Karman Ave. (12th floor), Irvine, free, (949) 476-2565.

MOVIELAND WAX MUSEUM, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, 7711 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, $12.95, seniors $10.55, children 4-11 $6.95, (714) 522-1154.

RICHARD NIXON LIBRARY AND BIRTHPLACE, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays, 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd., Yorba Linda, $5.95, seniors $3.95, children 8-11 $2, (714) 993-5075.

RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT, 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, 7850 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, $8.95, seniors $6.95, children 4-11 $5.25, (714) 522-7045.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

AUTRY MUSEUM OF WESTERN HERITAGE, "Mountain-Family-Spirit: The Arts and Culture of the Ute Indians"; "How the West Was Worn"; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays (Thursdays until 8 p.m.), 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, $7.50, seniors and students with ID $5, children 2-12 $3, free admission 4-8 p.m. Thursdays, (323) 667-2000.

CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, 700 State Drive, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, free, parking $5, (323) 724-3623.

DRUM BARRACKS CIVIL WAR MUSEUM, tours 10 and 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 11:30 a.m., 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, 1052 Banning Blvd., Wilmington, $3, (310) 548-7509.

FORT McARTHUR MILITARY MUSEUM, noon-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays or by appointment, Angels Gate Park, 3601 Gaffey St., San Pedro, $3, children $1, (310) 548-2631.

HERITAGE SQUARE MUSEUM, a living history museum, 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Fridays, grounds only, no building accessibility; 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays with tours at noon, 1, 2 and 3 p.m., 3800 Homer St., Pasadena, Fridays free, $6, seniors $5, children 6-12 $3, (626) 796-2898.

HOLLYWOOD BOWL MUSEUM, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 2301 N. Highland Ave., Los Angeles, free, (323) 850-2058.

HOLLYWOOD ENTERTAINMENT MUSEUM, "Screenwriters: The Faces Behind the Camera" through Dec. 16; "Yellowface: Asians on White Screens"; "Scott Del Amo: Star Fantasies"; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursdays-Tuesdays, 7021 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, $7.50, seniors and students $4.50, children 5-12 $4, (323) 465-7900.

HOLLYWOOD WAX MUSEUM, 10 a.m.-midnight Sundays-Thursdays, 10 a.m.-1 a.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 6767 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, $10.95, seniors $8.50, children 6-12 $6.95, (323) 462-5991.

HOMESTEAD MUSEUM, Southern California history and culture, 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays, 15415 E. Don Julian Road, City of Industry, free, (626) 968-8492.

JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM, "Living in Color: The Art of Hideo Date"; "Flo Oy Wong: Angel Island, Immigration and Family Stories"; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, (until 8 p.m. Thursdays), 369 E. First St., Los Angeles, $6, seniors $5, children 6-17 $3, (213) 625-0414.

KOREAN CULTURAL CENTER AND MUSEUM, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, 5505 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, free, (323) 936-7141.

LOS ANGELES MARITIME MUSEUM, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, Berth 84, foot of Sixth Street, San Pedro, $1, (310) 548-7618.

MUSEUM OF FLYING, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, Santa Monica Airport, 2772 Donald Douglas Loop North, Santa Monica, $8, seniors and students $6, children 3-17 $4, (310) 392-8822.

MUSEUM OF JURASSIC TECHNOLOGY, 2-8 p.m. Thursdays, noon-6 p.m. Fridays-Sundays, 9341 Venice Blvd., Culver City, free, (310) 836-6131.

MUSEUM OF TELEVISION RADIO, "The Artistry of Leontyne Price"; "Global Visions: Disruptive Directors of British Television"; radio-listening series, "National Public Radio's Thirtieth Anniversary," "Miles Davis Radio Project" and "First Fifty Years of Radio" through Dec. 30; noon-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays, (until 9 p.m. Thursdays), 465 N. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, free, (310) 786-1000.

MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE, Mark Shaw discusses "Miscarriage of Justice: The Jonathan Pollard Story," 7 p.m. Tuesday, free, reservations required; "Every Pictures Tells a Story"; "GLOBALHATE.COM"; tours every 12 minutes from 11:30 a.m., last tour 4 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 11:30 a.m., last tour 1 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m., last tour 5 p.m. Sundays, 9786 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, $9, seniors $7, students with ID $5.50, children younger than 10 $3.50, (310) 553-9036.

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, "Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga"; "Of Myth and Memory: Paiute and Shoshone Baskets of Owens Valley, California"; "Our Verdant Valley: The Owens Valley Photographs of Andrew Forbes"; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, $8, seniors and students with ID $5.50, children 5-12 $2, (213) 763-3466.

NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION'S MOTORSPORTS MUSEUM, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays, Fairplex Gate 1, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona, $5, seniors and children 6-15 $3, NHRA members free, (909) 622-2133.

PACIFIC ASIA MUSEUM, "Bamboo Masterworks: Japanese Baskets from the Lloyd Cotsen Collection"; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays (Fridays until 8 p.m.), 46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, $5, seniors $3, children free, (626) 449-2742.

PAGE MUSEUM AT THE LA BREA TAR PITS, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, 5801 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, $6, seniors and students $3.50, children 5-12 $2, (323) 934-7243.

PASADENA HISTORICAL MUSEUM, "Hollywood Comes to Pasadena," noon-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays, 470 W. Walnut St., Pasadena, $6, seniors $5, children younger than 12 free, (626) 577-1660.

PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM, "Treasures of the Vault: Cars from the Permanent Collection"; "The Cars and Guitars of Rock 'n' Roll," 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, 6060 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, $7, seniors and students with ID $5, children 5-12 $3, (323) 930-2277, (323) 964-6356.

RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays, 10 a.m.-11:30 Fridays-Saturdays, $10.95, children 6-12 $7.95, 6780 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, (323) 466-6335.

SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER, "Exploring the Holy Land" through Sunday; "Romance Ritual: Celebrating the Jewish Wedding," noon-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, $8, seniors and students with ID $6, children younger than 12 free, (310) 440-4500.

SOUTHWEST MUSEUM, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, 234 Museum Drive, Los Angeles, $6, seniors and students $4, children 6-17 $3, (323) 221-2164, for recorded information call (323) 221-2163.

SOUTHWEST MUSEUM AT LACMA WEST, noon-8 p.m. Mondays-Tuesdays and Thursdays, noon-9 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, free, (323) 933-4510.

TRAVEL TOWN TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM, railroads in the history of Los Angeles, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, 5200 Zoo Drive in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, free, (323) 662-5874.

UCLA FOWLER MUSEUM OF CULTURAL HISTORY, "E Chen"; "Tony Feher"; "Katharina Grosse"; "The World From Here"; "The Human Figure in Photography, 1840-2000"; noon-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays, (Thursdays until 8 p.m.), UCLA, 405 Hilgard Ave., west of Royce Hall, Los Angeles, $5, seniors and students $3, children younger than 17 free, free admission on Thursdays, parking $6, (310) 825-4361.

WORLD WAR II MUSEUM, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily on board SS Lane Victory, Berth 94, Los Angeles Harbor, San Pedro, $3, children 6-15 $1, group tours available by appointment, (310) 519-9545.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

FLYING LEATHERNECK AVIATION MUSEUM, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Building T2002, Anderson Avenue, San Diego, free, (858) 577-6125.

MINGEI INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM, "Amazing Glass -- Venni Glass in a World Perspective," through Dec. 31, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, Plaza de Panama, Balboa Park, San Diego, $5, children 6-17 and students with ID $2, (619) 239-0003.

MUSEUM AT THE CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, ESCONDIDO, "Blast Off! Space Toys and the American Imagination"; "To the Moon and Beyond: Astronomers and Photographers Explore the Heavens," 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays, 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido, $5, seniors $4, children 12-18 $3, (760) 839-4120.

MUSEUM OF SAN DIEGO HISTORY, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, 1649 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, $5, seniors, students and military with ID $4, children 6-17 $2, (619) 232-6203.

REUBEN H. FLEET SCIENCE CENTER, Leslie and Mark Polinsky lecture on "Migration Exploration," 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday; "Psychology: It's More Than You Think!"; "Technovation"; 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays (until 8 p.m. Wednesdays), 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 1875 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, $5.50-$15, (619) 238-1233.

SAN DIEGO AEROSPACE MUSEUM, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily, 2001 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park, San Diego, $8, seniors $6, children 6-17 $3, active military free, (619) 234-8291.

SAN DIEGO AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, 2080 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park, San Diego, $7, seniors and active military with ID $6, children 6-15 $3, (619) 231-2886.

SAN DIEGO MODEL RAILROAD MUSEUM, "World War I Train Display"; "San Diego County Relief Map," 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, 1649 El Prado, Casa de Balboa Building, Balboa Park, San Diego, $4, seniors $3, students $2.50, children younger than 15 free, (619) 696-0199.

SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF MAN, "Echoes of Antiquity: Rock Art of the Volcanic Tableland", 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily, 1350 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, $6, seniors $5, children 6-17 $3, (619) 239-2001.

SAN DIEGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, "Wacky Science Sundays," 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday; "Family Program -- Animals on the Move: Whales," 1-3 p.m. Sunday, $22 per family; "Inspect Expo," 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday through Dec. 16; "Monarca: Butterfly Beyond Boundaries"; "Natural Treasures: Past and Present," 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily, 1788 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, $7, seniors $6, children 3-17 $5, (619) 232-3821.

SAN PASQUAL BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK AND MUSEUM, " Battle Day" features reenactments, storytelling, craft demonstrations and more, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays-Mondays,15808 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, free, (760) 737-2201.

STEPHEN BIRCH AQUARIUM-MUSEUM, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, 2300 Expedition Way, San Diego, $8.50, seniors $7.50, children 3-17 $5, (858) 534-3474.

 

Published 12/8/2001