Where Motors Run Wild.
Travel Town - Griffith Park
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5200 Zoo Drive, Griffith Park
Los Angeles, CA 90027 -
Displaying everything from a 104-ton locomotive to a one-horse shay, Travel Town offers its visitors what for most of them is the only opportunity they ever have to see and examine at close hand many different types of vehicles.
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Free admission and free parking
Train ride around park for a fee
Bring your own trains - areas to play with them throughout
Van Nuys Airport-Observation Area
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16398 Waterman Dr
Van Nuys, CA 91406 -
Gated small play area with benches and picnic tables, where you can watch small planes and helicopters take off and land.
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The observation area is down the driveway beside the fire station off of Woodley Ave/Waterman Drive.
It can get loud - bring ear protection for those sensitive to loud sounds.
Can get hot in the summer - limited shade.
Bring food/snacks for the covered picnic area.
Griffith Park & Southern Railroad
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4400 Crystal Springs Dr,
Los Angeles, CA 90027 -
Griffith Park & Southern Railroad’s track is about one mile long that travels over several bridges, including a 60′-long wood and steel box girder bridge. It travels through a tunnel and several small attractions, including the Western Old Town.
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Free parking
Closed 45 min for lunch during the week
Spaces to rent for parties
Petersen Automotive Museum
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6060 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90036 -
A central location in which to celebrate the entirety of automotive history, industry, culture and artistry in Los Angeles, the most car-centric city the world has yet known.
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$4 voucher for parking at entrance
Stroller and wheelchair access on P1 only
Nethercutt Museum - Sylmar
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15151 Bledsoe Street
Sylmar, CA 91342 -
Whether you are a dedicated enthusiast, a lover of fine art, or simply curious about the world of automobiles, welcome to The Nethercutt Collection—a sanctuary of automotive artistry and an inspiring testament to the boundless ingenuity of human creativity.
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Coming soon!