What's New in San Luis Obispo County Fall 2008
08-12-2008
Fall 2008
What’s New in San Luis Obispo County
What’s New in San Luis Obispo County is a quarterly news round-up, produced by the San Luis Obispo County Visitors & Conference Bureau, which lists new lodging, attractions, exhibits, activities, tours, and other new tourism developments in San Luis Obispo County. For more detailed visitor information about San Luis Obispo County, visit www.SanLuisObispoCounty.com.
Top Story
New San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum Now Open. Located at the corner of Nipomo and Monterey Streets in the heart of downtown San Luis Obispo, the new San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum offers visitors opportunities to explore, investigate and create through a variety interactive exhibit environments. The first floor houses the M Store, and is the future home of an active volcano. The second floor honors the Museum’s former roots through Zoomtown, a kid-sized town which incorporates several landmarks familiar to Central Coast residents. Visitors can pretend play at the Diner, Fire Station, Medical Office, Bank, Trolley, Performance Stage, and Farmer’s Market. Also located on the second floor is a 17-foot climbing structure that invites children to climb and get a glimpse of the world above the treetops. Jellybean Junction, on the third floor of the Museum, caters to children 4 and under with a reading nook, messy play table and an interactive “life-sized” BRIO™ train engine. Many one-of-a-kind exhibits “Inspire learning through play” at the Museum. Several have been created in collaboration with students from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s Center for Exhibit Design. Among these are a giant 15-foot tall sunflower that teaches children about solar energy, a three-part water system (Archimedes screw, water wheel and prospector’s sluice) that encourages investigation of the properties of water and a miniature volcano which encourages future filmmakers to create claymation films of an exploding volcano. General admission is $8.00 (children under 2 are FREE). Museum hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sundays and select Monday holidays. For more information call (805) 545-5874 or visit www.slokids.org.
Visitor Information
San Luis Obispo County VCB Launches GoSeeSLOCounty.com. A new Web site – GoSeeSLOCounty.com – has been launched in affiliation with the San Luis Obispo County Visitors & Conference Bureau (SLOCVCB) to assist visitors with their travel plans. The Web site provides review and travel tips for San Luis Obispo County by visitors who share your interests and travel preferences. Learn about lodging, attractions, activities, and restaurants by people who have visited the destination before. Positive reviews on www.GoSeeSLOCounty.com will be linked to corresponding listings on the SLOCVCB Web site – www.SanLuisObispoCounty.com. GoSeeSLOCounty.com is part of the GoSeeTell Network of Web sites. For more information visit www.GoSeeSLOCounty.com.
Events
Miss Rodeo California Pageant Finds New Home in Paso Robles. After an eleven year run in San Dimas, the 35th Annual Miss Rodeo California pageant will be held in Paso Robles, October 7-9, 2008. Contestants will arrive in Paso Robles on October 6 with their families and chaperones and compete over three days. The horsemanship portion of the competition will be held at the Paso Robles Event Center, Speech and Modeling will be at the Park Ballroom, and the Coronation Dinner is scheduled for the Paso Robles Inn Ballroom. For more information visit www.missrodeocalifornia.com.
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