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Ventura County Highlights

Ventura is the getaway to a region with fascinating agricultural and cultural history.  Nearby towns offer unique activities and glimpses of the region's living heritage

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The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum
Celebrates Ronald Reagan's life and presidency through photographs, memorabilia, a replica of the Oval Office, and changing cultural exhibits.

40 Presidential Dr.
Simi Valley, CA 93065
800-410-8354

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Aviation Museum of Santa Paula
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Aviation Museum of Santa Paula
830 E. Santa Maria Street
Santa Paula, CA 93061
Phone: 805-525-1109
http://www.amszp.org

Antique, classic, experimental planes, autos, race cars, motorcycles, radios, artifacts, much more in "chain of hangars"....

 
California Oil Museum
1001 E. Main St.
Santa Paula, CA 93060
Phone: (805) 933-0076
http://www.oilmuseum.net

Restored Victorian-style building built in 1890 by the founders of Union Oil Company; a museum of the oil industry plus rotating exhibits of science, ...

California State University Channel Islands - CSUCI
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California State University Channel Islands - CSUCI

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Phone: (805) 437-8400
http://www.csuci.edu/

Discover California State University Channel Islands, Ventura County's only public four-year university committed to academic excellence and a spirit ...

 
Carnegie Art Museum
424 South C Street
Oxnard, CA 93030
Phone: 805-385-8157
e-mail
www.carnegieam.org

Displays art, photography and decorative arts by international and regional artists in a neoclassical building built as a library in 1906....

CEC and SeaBee Museum
CEC and SeaBee Museum
Naval Base Ventura County, Building 99, 1000 23rd. Ave.
(off Ventura Rd. at Sunkist Gate)
Port Hueneme, CA 93043
Phone: 805-982-5165
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Presents the story of the U.S. Navy's SeaBees and Civil Engineers, including a collection of uniforms, weapons and other artifacts....

 
Conejo Players Theatre
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Conejo Players Theatre
351 S. Moorpark Road
Thousand Oaks, CA 91361-1008
Phone: (805) 495-3715
e-mail
www.conejoplayers.org

Comedies, musicals and children's theater....

Elkins Ranch Golf Course
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Elkins Ranch Golf Course
1386 Chambersburg
Fillmore, CA 93015
Phone: (805) 524-1121
www.elkinsranchgc.com

Elkins Ranch Golf Course offers a relaxing getaway experience on an 18-hole, PGA championship course of remarkable beauty and maturity nestled in the ...

 
Fillmore & Western Railway Co.
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Fillmore & Western Railway Co.
351 Santa Clara Ave.
Fillmore, CA 93016
Phone: (805) 524-0330
Fax: (805) 524-1838
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www.fwry.com

Antique train offering scenic rides between Fillmore and Santa Paula. More than 200 feature films, television commercials and music videos have celebr...

Fillmore City Hall Building
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Fillmore City Hall Building
250 Central Avenue
Fillmore, CA 93015
Phone: (805) 524-3701
www.fillmoreca.com

Fillmore City Hall Building....

 
Fillmore Historical Museum
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Fillmore Historical Museum
350 Main Street
Fillmore, CA 93015
Phone: (805) 524-0948
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http://www.fillmorehistoricalmuseum.com/Site/Home.html

The Museum is centered on the 1887 Southern Pacific Railroad Depot. Other buildings included in the Historical Park ar the 1919 Rancho Sespe Bunkhouse...

Friend's Ranches
15150 Maricopa Hwy
Ojai, CA 93023
Phone: (805) 646-2871
Fax: (805) 646-6243
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www.friendsranches.com

Friend's Ranch of Ojai offers guided tours of its orchard during the height of tangerine, blood orange and Minneola season. Tours include picking -an...

 
Gardens of the World Community Park
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Gardens of the World Community Park
2001 Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
Phone: 805-557-1135
Fax: 805-777-1006
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http://www.hoganfoundation.org

4 1/2 acre community park featuring 6 styles of gardens including a Japanese, Mission Courtyard, French, Italian, English and Rose garden....

Gull Wings Children's Museum
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Gull Wings Children's Museum
418 West Fourth St.
Oxnard, CA 93030
Phone: 805-483-3005
http://www.gullwingsmuseum4kids.org

Interactive hands-on museum for children ages 2 to 12 featuring exhibits and art activities, model trains, rock and mineral displays, optical illusion...

 
Kwan Fong Gallery
60 West Olsen Road #3800
Newbury Park, CA 91320
Phone: (805) 493-3316
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www.callutheran.edu/kwanfong

Local, national and international artists year-round. On the beautiful campues of California Lutheran University....

Lake Casitas Recreation Area
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Lake Casitas Recreation Area
11311 Santa Ana Road
Ventura, CA 93001
Phone: 805-649-2233
http://www.lakecasitas.info/

Beautiful Lake Casitas offers activities for the entire family - camping, boating, fishing, Family Water Park & picknicking with special events featur...

 
Lake Piru
4780 Piru Canyon Road
Piru, CA 93040
Phone: 805-521-1500
www.lake-piru.org

Popular spot for fishing, camping, boating, water-skiing, swimming, hiking and sailing....

Limoneira Co.
1141 Cummings Rd.
Santa Paula, CA 93060
Phone: (805) 525-5541
Tollfree: 1-866-321-9995
Fax: (805) 525-8761
www.limoneiratours.com

Limoneira Tours, a division of Limoneira Lifestyles, showcases the natural beauty of historic Limoneira ranch within the beautiful Santa Clara (Herita...

 
Los Padres National Forest
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Los Padres National Forest
The entrance to the forest is 30 minutes North of Ventura
Ojai, CA 93023
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/lospadres/

Offers a vast network of more challenging trails for experienced hikers. Los Padres National Forest encompasses approximately 1.75 million acres of c...

Los Padres Ranger Station
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Los Padres Ranger Station
1190 E. Ojai Ave.
Ojai, CA 93023
Phone: 805-646-4348
http://www.r5.fs.fed.us/lospadres

Stop in for free trail maps and info about the Las Padres National forest...

 
Oakbrook Regional Park Chumash Interpretive Center
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Oakbrook Regional Park Chumash Interpretive Center
3290 Lang Ranch Parkway
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
Phone: 805-492-8076
http://www.designplace.com/chumash

Exhibits of Chumash culture and history, tours of cave art, environmental programs....

Ojai Music Festival

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Phone: (805) 646-2094 ext. 104
Fax: (805) 646-6037
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www.ojaifestival.org

Established in 1947 by music aficionado John Bauer, the Ojai Music Festival has fostered a healthy spirit of eclecticism in its adventurous programs, ...

 
Ojai Valley Museum
Ojai Valley Museum
130 W. Ojai Ave.
Ojai, CA 93023
Phone: 805-640-1390
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Newly renovated "Mission Revival" style building; environmental, cultural, and historical exhibits of the Ojai Valley; changing exhibits....

Old Creek Ranch Winery
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Old Creek Ranch Winery
10024 Old Creek Road
Oakview, CA 93022
Phone: 805-649-4132
Fax: 805-649-9293
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http://www.oldcreekranch.com

Visit Our Tasting Room... Sample Our Hand Crafted Wines. The Winery produces limited quantities of handmde wines that are full bodied, well balanced,...

 
Oxnard Channel Islands Harbor
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Oxnard Channel Islands Harbor
Victoria Ave. and Channel Islands Blvd.
Oxnard, CA 93035
Phone: 805-985-4852
http://www.channelislandsharbor.org

Features a fisherman's wharf, specialty shops and restaurants. Marine supplies and boat sales and rentals can be found at the yatch harbor....

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Get Away for a Wonderful Day

The areas around Ventura offer a bounty of wonderful day trip options including the beautiful Heritage Valley where you will find the California Oil Museum. scenic drives and verdant green fields. Ojai is nestled in the foothills of the Los Padres National Forest and offers local wineries, spas and golf in addition to access to miles of trails for hiking. The north cost of Ventura is known for being some of the best surfing in the world, while famous Malibu and Santa Barbara lie just up or down the coast from Ventura.