This PowerPoint presentation provides information about California, including its history, museums, amusement parks, top tourist attractions, and best surfing beaches. It discusses key events in California's history from 1849 to 2003. It also lists different types of museums across the state, such as art, history, and science museums. Furthermore, it identifies many popular amusement parks in California, such as Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, and Legoland. The presentation also ranks the top 10 tourist attractions, which are led by Disneyland and include Yosemite National Park and Hearst Castle. Finally, it names several highly-rated surfing beaches along California's coast.

1. In this PowerPoint, you will find:
•History of California
•Museums of California
•Amusement Parks of California
•Top Ten Tourist Attractions of California
•Best Surfing Beaches in California

2. History
 1849- California became property of US because of the
Treaty of Guadalupe. Also in 1849, San Francisco was
devastated by fire.
 1850- California became the 31st state.
 1900- Oil is discovered along the Kern River.
 1906- San Francisco earthquake kills 3,000, left 225,000
homeless.
 1911- Women won the right to vote
 1936- Golden gate Bridge completed
 1952- Earthquake in Bakersfield causes over $50 million
worth of damage.
 1969- Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk
shot and killed
 1992- California became the first state to elect two women
to US Senate
 2003-Arnold Schwarzenegger elected as governor.

3. Museums of the museums in California, by type.
Here is a list of some
Art
 Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery, Art Center (Pasadena)
 Silicon Valley Art Museum (Santa Cruz)
Health
 Hall of Health (Berkeley)
History
 Buena Vista Museum of Natural History (Bakersfield)
 California Natural History Museum (San Francisco)
 Great Valley Museum of Natural History (Modesto)
 Museum of Natural History (Morro Bay)
 Orange County Natural History (Laguna Niguel)
 San Diego Natural History (San Diego)

4. Museums (cont.)
Science
 California Science Center (Los Angeles)
 Chabot Space and Science Center (Oakland)
 Discovery Science Center (Santa Ana)
 Explorit Science Center (Davis)
 Lawrence Hall of Science (Berkeley)
 Reuben H Fleet Science Center (San Diego)
Entertainment
 Hollywood Entertainment Museum (Los Angeles)
Park
 Balboa Park Museum (San Diego)
 Turtle Bay Exploration Park and Museum (Redding)
Automotive
 Blackhawk Automotive Museum (Danville)

5. Amusement Parks
Not only does California have many museums, but also
many amusement parks. Here is a list of all the
amusement parks in California.
 Adventure City
 Balboa Fun Zone
 Belmont Park
 Family Fun Center
 Castle Amusement Park
 Children’s Fairyland
 Disney’s California Adventure

6. Amusement Parks (cont.)
 Disneyland
 Fairytale Town
 Funderland
 Gilroy Gardens Theme Park
 Great America
 Knott’s Berry Farm
 Legoland
 Mountasia Family Fun Center
 Nut Tree Family Park
 Pacific Park
 Pharaoh’s Lost Kingdom

7. Amusement Parks (cont.)
 Pier 39
 Pixie Woods
 Pixieland Amusement Park
 Rotary Storyland & Playland
 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
 Scandia Amusement Park
 SeaWorld
 Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
 Six Flags Magic Mountain
 Sonoma Traintown
 Studio Park Hollywood
 Trees of Mystery
 Universal Studios Hollywood

8. Top Ten Tourist Attractions
Disneyland
1.
Alcatraz Island
2.
Wine Train of Napa Valley
3.
Yosemite National Park
4.
Lake & Mt. Shasta
5.
Sequoia National Park
6.
San Simeon-Hearst Castle
7.
Monterey Bay Aquarium
8.
SeaWorld & San Diego Zoo
9.
Sonoma Valley & Bodega Bay
10.

9. Best Surfing Beaches
 Capistrano Beach
 Doheny Beach
 Hermosa Beach
 Huntington Beach
 Dockweiler Beach
 Laguna Beach
 Manhattan Beach
 Mission Beach
 Newport Beach
 Ocean Beach
 Oceanside City Beach
 Rockaway Beach
 Pismo Beach
 Silver Strand State Beach
 Steamer Lane Beach