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A.J.
Comstock Museum - Set in Mission Park, this small
museum has presented its antique fire equipment in a
unique format. You can see the entire exhibit
through the glass, so it's effectively open 24/7. |
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Albinger
Archeological Museum - A fun museum that features the
five majore cultures that have found home in Ventura -
Chumash, Spanish, Chinese, American and Mexican. |
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Mission
San Buenaventura - This beautiful mission is the
last built by Padre Junipero Serra, the force behind many
of the missions here in California. It is reputed to
be his favorite. |
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Channel
Islands Visitor's Center - A wonderful place to
experience the natural history and beauty of the Channel
Islands. There is a bookstore and observatory with
great views of the harbor. |
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Museum
of History and Art - A museum with something for
everyone. When we were there there was a watercolor
exhibit, a docent giving an informative tour and a special
art event going on in the courtyard. |
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Olivas
Adobe - An wonderful example of Spanish architecture
depicts how the wealthy and powerful lived. This adobe is over 150 years old and featured on the
National Register of Historic Places. |
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Ortega
Adobe - This charming little adobe shows
how the common folk lived. The building features cut
aways depicting building techniques and still-lifes of
homey scenes. |
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Ventura
City Hall - This beautiful building is a working,
functioning city hall. However, it is worth checking
out - the architecture is amazing. |
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Ventura
Harbor Village and Marina - A wonderful
community filled with shops, boats, restaurants, the
Channel Islands Visitor's Center and miles of white sand
beaches. |
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Ventura
Pier - The focal point for much of
the waterfront fun, the pier hosts a fine dining and a
casual dining restaurant and is the daily haunt for many a
local fisherman. |
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GPS Coordinates - Each year, the use of hand-held GPS (Global Positioning System) receivers become more common place as location-finding tool. Here we provide you a table of latitude / longitude GPS coordinates of selected
Ventura County destinations. |