Via - May/June 2014 - California - (Page 68)

mystery spot Can you identify this top AAA TourBook attraction? Find the answer on page 66. » Helpful hint "For Friday night fun, sign up for this attraction's dinothemed evenings. Visitors of all ages can watch a 3-D movie on a monster-size screen and get a look behind the scenes at the dinosaur museum. The next two events will be held May 9 and June 13." -wendy wotring, aaa branch manager, orem, utah 68 VIA I MAY+ JUNE 2014 W hat does a multimillionaire do with a big pile of money? If you're the co-creator of the software program WordPerfect, you might buy an old dairy farm and transform it into an unusual combination of farm, gardens, dinosaur museum, and learning center. The jewels in the crown of this creation are 15 themed gardens, among them a hidden enclave inspired by the Frances Hodgson Burnett novel The Secret Garden. You enter through a small, arched door that opens to reveal a colorful profusion of English cottage flowers. In the Fragrance Garden, the orangey scent of geraniums mingles with the chocolate bouquet of daisylike cosmos. A 65-foot-tall waterfall in the gardens area tempts guests to pose for snapshots. Visitors can roam among 60 complete skeletons in one of the world's largest dinosaur displays and play junior paleontologist with a fish fossil in the Museum of Ancient Life. If you hanker to lend a hand with the afternoon cow milking, head to the Farm Country area. In the Italian Garden (pictured), daisies contrast cheerfully with the classical cascading water basins that pay homage to 16th-century architect Andrea Palladio. -anne burke COURTESY THANKSGIVING POINT Where in the West?

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