Monday, August 9, 2010

Tyler deLeon Visit Riverside Museum and Chinese Pagoda Historical Landmark

Tyler deLeon infront of the Riverside Museum of Arts and Crafts, great way to enjoy a museum, FREE of charge any donation will do, they have an array of insects indigenous to the area, as well as African artifacts, collection of Citrus tools and history...
Native American artifacts collected from the local Luisiano Indian Tribe.... original inhabitants of the area...
A collection of African Masks and artifacts....

Collection of local insects inhabiting the Riverside Area....
That's a snapping turtle in that tank, this 90 year old reptile can snap you hand off... one of the displayed animal in the reptile exhibit on the 2nd floor of the museum...
Riverside's Landmark Chinese Pagoda built in the early 1900's still a frequently visited and pituresque dsetination right infront of the Mission Inn...

Tyler deLeon visits the Mission Inn & Downtown Riverside, California August 2010

Tyler deLeon visits historic Mission Inn and downtown Riverside, California. Visiting the famous Riverside Mission Inn and all the fabulous sights to see and best of all, for FREE. Walk through the Courtyard where other known celebrities have come to marvel at the antiques and the famous Spanish Arts Museum which is now used as the banquet room of the Hotel. Built in 1862 as a boarding house and upgraded into a luxury hotel in 1902, this famous site host the yearly Xmas lights extravaganza, right in the heart of Riverside downtown, just a walk to the Market Street where you can find an array of shops and antique museums... wear comfortable shoes, there's a lot of walking.... Tyler deLeon infront of the Mission Inn entrance on University Avenue, downtown Riverside, California....

Majestic Mission Inn, now a 5 Star Hotel and tourist destination...

Tyler deLeon looking at the Spanish Courtyard of the Mission Inn....

Tyler deLeon exploring Market Street in downtown Riverside, California.....

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Historic Riverside California Sites and Things to Do Free - Fairmont Park

Tyler deLeon Visits one of the many parks in the city of Riverside, this is Fairmont Park, almost 4 acres of park, picnic grounds, massive playground, the oldest train that transported passengers from Los Angeles to this desert Oasis, the tranquil lakes and all the fun that comes with it, free admission, bring your own lunch and or just bring day old bread and feed the ducks, so much fun for any ages...
Tyler deLeon infront of the parks 2nd world war army tank on display by the lakeside, you can bring bacon and a string and have the kids catch crayfish... fun for all, kids love it and even teens enjoy fishing in the lake...

Visit the children's playground, make sure you bring the small ones for fun, hours of activity and fun for the tots...