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Our Host City: Thousand Oaks, CA Thousand Oaks, named one of the safest cities in the USA, and in 2006 also named one of USA's best places to live by Money Magazine, is nestled in Conejo Valley, California. It was incorporated in 1964, and is now a city of about 120,000 people. Thousand Oaks is situated 39 miles NW of Los Angeles and 12 miles from the Pacific Ocean, with average summer temperatures ranging between 65-85 degrees. Our conference hotel will be the Best Western Plus (4 miles away from CLU, on Thousand Oaks Blvd,) where hot breakfast is included, or you can choose to stay in a dorm room with housing at CLU. |
What to do around Thousand Oaks:
If you choose to come early or stay after the conference, there are some wonderful things to do in the area - for family, or for yourself. Here are a few recommendations:
- Visit Disneyland (1 hour and 15 minutes away)
- Visit Knottsberry Farm (1 hour and 15 minutes away)
- Visit Six Flags Magic Mountain (45 minutes away)
- Tour Universal Studios (30 minutes away)
- Shop and dine in City Walk at Universal Studios
- Visit the Mission San Buenaventura (25 minutes away) established in 1782, in Ventura, active Catholic parish - self-guided tour for $2
- Visit the Mission at Santa Barbara (53 miles away) established 1786; docent-guided tour available Thursday at 11am $5
- Hike to the Cross at the Mission
- Visit the beaches in Malibu (25 minutes away) or visit Duke's in Malibu for a meal
- Play beach volleyball in Venice (45 minutes away)
- Travel to San Diego (165 miles away)
- Travel to San Francisco (380 miles away!)
- Eat at PF Changs (2250 Thousand Oaks Blvd., 805-277-5915)
- Tour Hollywood (west-Northwest of downtown LA, half-hour from Thousand Oaks)
- Visit Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills (near West Hollywood)
- Tour the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library (in Simi Valley, 9 miles away from Thousand Oaks)
- Go to a concert at the Staples Center
- Shop at The Oaks Mall
- If you're staying around for a bit, go to the Ventura County Fair (Aug. 1-12, 2012)
- Visit the Ventura County Museum of Art and History
- Drive down Mulholland Drive (road in Santa Monica Mountains, offers views of the Hollywood sign, downtown LA, Burbank, Universal City, San Fernando Valley, etc.)
- Visit the Getty Museum (either at Getty Center, LA; or Getty Villa, Malibu)
- Visit the Museum of Tolerance (multi media museum in LA, opened in 1993, focusing on racism and prejudice in the USA and the world, with a special section on the Holocaust.
- Eat at Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles in Pasadena (830 N Lake Ave, Pasadena, CA 91104, (626) 791-4890)
- Attend an Angels baseball game (games scheduled for the weekend before; Dodger's are out of town during this week)
- Walk the 3 mile hike at Wildwood Park in Thousand Oaks
- Visit Channel Islands National Park (available only by boat or plane!)
- Visit Chumash Interpretive Centre (provides a hike to Chumash Indian caves, including a museum with artifacts.
- Visit Conejo Vally Botanic Garden
- Visit the Gardens of the World (a lovely international garden spot downtown Thousand Oaks -
- The National Park Service in Thousand Oaks can provide you with trail maps and information about camping, surfing, hiking, horse and mountain biking trails (805-370-2300)
- Visit the Reyes Adobe Ranch House in Agoura Hills (8 miles away)
- Visit the Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center in Newbury Park
- Visit the Stagecoach Inn Museum in Newbury Park (where docents tell the story of the early days of the Conejo Valley)
