We're headed to
The Automobile Driving Museum.
Along the way, we'll seem some Southern California treasures that you might not have known were anywhere near our metropolitan area.
Here's the plan:
- 10:00 Brunch at I-Hop on PCH in Long Beach (1101 E. PCH Long Beach) [Google Map Link]
- 11:30 Roll out to the Gerald Desmond Bridge and the Vincent Thomas Bridge (sort of our own Golden Gate)
- Swing past the Point Fermin Lighthouse
- Follow Palos Verdes Drive along the edge of the bluff
- Pause briefly right before the Portuguese Bend Land Slide area
- A stop at the Point Vicente Lighthouse and Interpretive Center (It's also a whale watching spot this time of year.)
- Take a couple of loops out to the West edge off the beaten path
- Head North again up through Redondo State Beach
- Arriving at The Automobile Driving Museum for some rides in some classic cars.
The Automobile Driving Museum is somewhat unique in that it's not just a storehouse for old cars, but they
drive them too! What's more, they will take you for a ride in one of the old cars, too!
The donation to the museum is $5 per person.
The museum has recently moved to it's new home in El Segundo and is celebrating it's 1 year anniversary.
It should be a great time, and a beautiful cruise down some roads you might not have expected in So Cal... It's a bit like a miniature trip to the Central Coast where PCH clings to the cliffs as it winds its way North.
Hope to see you there!
Link to Google Map of route
Images courtesy wikimedia.org and San Pedro Chamber of Commerce
Image courtesy Point Vicente Interpretive Center
Images courtesy The Automobile Driving Museum
