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Legend Ojai Valley Museum Depot and Museum Alliance of 18 1 Fillmore Historical Museum Museum Santa Susana Railroad Legend Ojai Valley Museum Depot and Museum Alliance of 18 1. Aviation Museum of Santa Paula 150 150 2. California Oil Museum Ventura County Ojai Piru 3. Camarillo Ranch House Museum 33 10 Fillmore 4. Carnegie Art Museum 27 23 5. Channel Islands Maritime Museum 12 26 6. Channel Islands National Park 17 2 7. Chumash Interpretive Center Santa Paula 8. Commemorative Air Force Southern Calif. 1 Wing WWII Aviation Museum 9. Dudley House Museum Olivas Adobe Historical Park 126 23 10. Fillmore Historical Museum 11. Friends of Heritage Square 9 16 12. Heritage Valley Tourism Bureau • Ventura Saticoy 13. Leonis Adobe Museum Moorpark 31 6 19 Simi 14. Mullin Automotive Museum Camarillo Ranch House Museum 28 Valley 15. The Murphy Auto Museum 16. Museum of Ventura County Oxnard Historic Farm Park 118 25 The Murphy Auto Museum 17. Museum of Ventura County Agriculture Museum 21 18. Ojai Valley Museum 22 19. Olivas Adobe Historical Park 5 11 14 8 20. Oxnard Convention and Visitors Bureau California 101 3 • Oxnard Welcome Center 4 15 Camarillo 21. Oxnard Historic Farm Park 20 Ronald Reagan Presidential 22. Pleasant Valley Historical Society Library & Museum 23. Rancho Camulos Museum Channel Islands Maritime Museum Newbury Park 7 24. Reyes Adobe Historical Site 29 25. Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum 30 32 Thousand 26. Santa Clara River Valley Railroad 1 13 Historical Society, Inc. Port CAF WW II Oaks Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum 27. Santa Paula Art Museum Hueneme Aviation Museum 24 28. Santa Susana Railroad Depot and Museum Point Mugu 29. Scandinavian Center at California Lutheran University 30. Stagecoach Inn Museum Complex Oxnard Historic Farm Park 31. Strathearn Historical Park and Museum 32. U.S. Navy Seabee Museum Stagecoach Inn Museum Complex Strathearn Historical Park and Museum U.S. Navy Seabee Museum 0 5 10 Produced by Museum Alliance of Ventura County Strathearn Historical Park and Museum Copyright© 2017 — Twelfth Edition www.venturacountymuseums.org 1. Aviation Museum of Santa Paula 9. Dudley House Museum 17. Museum of Ventura County Agriculture Museum 25. Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum 800 E. Santa Maria St. Suite E, Santa Paula, CA 93060 Corner Loma Vista & Ashwood Ave. in Ventura 926 Railroad Ave. Santa Paula, CA 93060 40 Presidential Dr., Simi Valley, CA 93065 805-525-1109 • www.aviationmuseumofsantapaula.org 805-642-3345 • www.dudleyhouse.org 805-525-3100 • www.venturamuseum.org 1-800-410-8354 • www.reaganlibrary.com Antique, classic experimental planes, autos, race cars, motorcycles, radios, Docent-led tours with period music and radio programs. Living history Located in historic landmark Mill building. Exhibits tell the story of the past, Walk onboard Air Force One 27000. Other exhibits include oval office artifacts and much more in "chain of hangars." EAA offers free plane rides museum reflects pioneer farming life of the early 1900s with lavender present, and future of agriculture in Ventura County. replica, piece of the Berlin wall, and President Reagan's memorial site. for youth ages 8-17. garden always open to visitors. 18. Ojai Valley Museum 26. Santa Clara River Valley Railroad 2. California Oil Museum 10. Fillmore Historical Museum 130 W. Ojai Ave., Ojai, CA 93024 Historical Society, Inc. 1001 E. Main St., Santa Paula, CA 93060 340 Main St. (P.O. Box 314), Fillmore, CA 93015 805-640-1390 • www.ojaivalleymuseum.org 455 Main St., Fillmore, CA 93015 (mail: POB 492, Fillmore 93016) 805-933-0076 • www.caoilmuseum.org 805-524-0948 • www.fillmorehistoricalmuseum.com Permanent and temporary exhibits highlight the history, art and culture of 818-523-8198 • www.scrvrhs.com Restored Victorian-style building built in 1890 by the founders of Union Oil; a Collection of Fillmore history since 1887. Railroad history (Fillmore related), the Ojai Valley. Housed in a National Register building, the museum also Extensive collection of R.R. art and equipment from the 1900s; local R.R. museum of the oil industry plus rotating exhibits of science, history and art. photos, vintage clothing, 1905 restored Craftsman Bungalow, Condor exhibit & includes a Chumash Interpretive Garden. history; model R.R. displays, theater, library and Gift Shop. Rancho Sespe history & memorabilia. Email: [email protected]. 3. Camarillo Ranch House Museum & Historical Site 19. Olivas Adobe Historical Park 27. Santa Paula Art Museum 201 Camarillo Ranch Rd, Camarillo, CA 93012 11. Friends of Heritage Square 4200 Olivas Park Dr., Ventura, CA 93003 117 N. 10th St., Santa Paula, CA 93060 805-389-8182 • www.camarilloranch.org 715 South A St., Oxnard, CA 93030 805-644-4346 • www.olivasadobe.org 805-525-5554 • www.santapaulaartmuseum.org 805-483-7960 • www.heritagesquareoxnard.com The Camarillo Ranch is a living museum spanning 4.5 acres that feature three Original two story home of Don Raymundo Olivas. Built in 1847. Rotating exhibits of art including the renowned Santa Paula Collection educational gardens, stable exhibit, and the 1892 Queen Anne Victorian ranch Eleven Victorian homes and a church have been moved to a single block and displayed in the historic Limoneira building. house built by the city's namesake, Adolfo Camarillo. Check website for restored; Summer concerts and weddings are ongoing events. Check website 20. Oxnard Convention and Visitors Bureau hours and tour information. for tour information or call 805-483-7960. California Welcome Center 28. Santa Susana Railroad Depot & Museum 2786 Seaglass Way, Oxnard, CA 93036 6503 Katherine Rd., Simi Valley, CA 93063 4. Carnegie Art Museum 12. Heritage Valley Tourism Bureau 805-988-0717 • www.visitoxnard.com 805-581-3462 • www.santasusanadepot.org 424 So. C St., Oxnard, CA 93030 364 Main St. Central Park, Fillmore • Mailing P. O. Box 501, Fillmore, CA 93016 805-385-8157/8158 • www.carnegieam.org 805-524-7500 • www.heritagevalley.net Full service visitors' center. Tickets to local attractions, local wine tour Real 1903 depot and upstairs living quarters restored to its turn of the information. century authenticity. Spectacular HO model railroad & more. Major and regional exhibits of California art in a landmark 1906 Step back in time in the Heritage Valley (Santa Paula, Fillmore & Piru), with Neo-Classical building. seven museums, world-class murals and the Rancho Camulos National 21. Oxnard Historical Farm Park 29. Scandinavian Center at California Historic Landmark. Just a short drive from Ventura , Santa Clarita and L.A. 1251 Gottfried Place, Oxnard, CA Visit heritagevalley.net for information, maps, itineraries, things to do, Lutheran University 5. Channel Islands Maritime Museum 805 -844-9877 • www.oxnardfarmpark.org 26 Faculty Rd, (Mail: 60 W. Olsen Rd.), Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 3900 Bluefin Circle (off Harbor Blvd.) Oxnard, CA 93035 places to stay and more. 805-241-0391 • www.scandinaviancenter.org 805-984-6260 • www.cimmvc.org The 1870s Maulhardt Winery and Cottage House with small vineyard date 13. Leonis Adobe Museum back to 1880s. Two 1900 bean threshers, multiple antique tractors and farm Museum, Library, Genealogy program, Activity Center for weekly Art that Sails! Interactive displays and one of the best private collections of 23537 Calabasas Road, Calabasas CA 91302 implements and Chumash Native Garden and historic crop plots. Great Brown-Bag Lunch Programs, Language classes (Nor, Swed) Bobbin maritime fine art and ship models on the west coast. Monthly Speaker 818-222-6511 • www.leonisadobemuseum.org setting for BBQ's and get togethers. lace-making group,monthly Book Group, annual Leif Erikson Day, Nordic Series. Chowderfest and other fun events. Check web site for further Spirit Symposium, Scandinavian Festival. Operated by the Scandinavian information. Historic House Museum and ranch representing the 1880s with period 22. Pleasant Valley Historical Society American Cultural & Historical Foundation, Inc. livestock, the Plummer House and the Calabasas Creek Park. 720 Las Posas Road, Camarillo, CA 93011 6. Channel Islands National Park 14. Mullin Automotive Museum 805-482-3660 • www.pvhsonline.org 30. Stagecoach Inn Museum Complex 1901 Spinnaker Dr., Ventura, CA 93001 51 S. Ventu Park Rd., Newbury Park, CA 91320 805-658-5730 • www.nps.gov/chis 1421 Emerson Ave., Oxnard, CA 93033 Historical exhibits of the Pleasant Valley area, including Camarillo, Somis, 805-385-5400 • www.mullinautomotivemuseum.com the Santa Rosa Valley and the Las Posas Valley. We have displays of 100 805-498-9441 • www.stagecoachinnmuseum.com The visitor center in Ventura is free and offers information on the Channel years of phones, Juan Camarillo memorabilia and great botanical gardens. Old Western Hotel, Museum, out buildings and park - major western Islands, including a film, exhibits, a native plant garden, and a bookstore. Home to the finest historic French automobiles, with significant and Super one of a kind library. representative decorative art from the 1920s and 1930s. Check website for artifacts, Carriage House, Blacksmith Shop, Pioneer House, Adobe, Ap and nature trails, Rose Garden, and Children's park. 7. Chumash Interpretive Center tour information. 23. Rancho Camulos Museum & 3290 Lang Ranch Parkway, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 National Historic Landmark 31. Strathearn Historical Park and Museum 805-492-8076 • www.chumashindianmuseum.com 15. The Murphy Auto Museum 5164 E. Telegraph Rd., Piru, CA 93040 2230 Statham Blvd., Oxnard, CA 93033 137 Strathearn Place, Simi Valley, CA 93065 805-521-1501 • www.ranchocamulos.org The Chumash Interpretive Center is a historical site and living history 805-487-4333 or 805-895-4005 • www.murphyautomuseum.org 805-526-6453 • www.simihistory.com center. Through exhibits, Gift Shop, events, nature hikes and educational A Ventura County and National Historic Landmark. Original Mexican land Diverse collection of classic automobiles, especially Packards, and a large Step in to Simi Valley's past at Strathearn Historical Park & Museum. This programs the history of the Chumash people is presented to the public. grant rancho and setting for the novel "Ramona." Historic adobe buildings, model train layout.
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