Art, Diners and Big Cats in Lancaster, Oh my! (Guest Post)
(Editor’s Note: And, here tis, folks! Lisa’s final installment on her 3 part series all about touring Lancaster, California. I hope you’ve enjoyed her guest posts and remember to keep up with her over at Lisa’s Hodge Podge! xo, Mary)
Visiting The Museum of Art and HIstory
We also got a chance to visit the Museum of Art and History along The Boulevard. This is a quaint museum with local artists showing their exhibits. One of my favorite paintings was from an artist by the name of Rebecca Campbell. It was a wonderful painting called Glow. The brush strokes were so interesting that it was hard to look away.
Sleepy Time!
After all of the festivities on Saturday, I stayed at the Oxford Inn on Avenue K. This Inn was very nice. I entered the lobby, very tired and looking to lie down. The concierge was very helpful. He did mention that if I want to sleep soundly, the fourth floor is the way to go. With my room key I got two drink tickets for the bar. Even though wine and beer were options, I chose a diet coke and went up to my room. The room had two beds and a little couch. I pretty much passed out from exhaustion as soon as my head hit the pillow. Overall, the hotel was very nice and cozy.
Sunday Fun Day at Cat House and Crazy Otto’s!
On Sunday morning, we met up and cruised in style to Crazy Otto’s diner. This place is the definition of diner. With the large portions and license plates on the wall, it looked like a great place to have breakfast on the weekend. Looking at the menu, the breakfast items looked standard for a diner. But the portions were GIGANTIC. Plan on sharing or taking some home. I had the french toast plate which was delicious. Someone in our group, however, had pancakes that were bigger than his head! I was in shock when I saw the size of those things! There are multiple locations in Antelope Valley and one that just opened in Santa Clarita.
After that filling breakfast we drove on over to Avenue G and drove over the musical road. This road was used in a Honda commercial years back. The bumps were once on Lancaster Boulevard, but due to everyone wanting to drive over it, they moved it to its new location on Avenue G. It is a fun thing to experience at least once.
We arrived at the Feline Conservation Center in Rosemond, lovingly nicknamed as the “Cat House”. This place houses over 72 different endangered wild cats that were brought here to save their species. We saw everything from Tigers to leopards and even smaller cats like the sand cat. I was impressed with everything they had to show us! They even have a family of peacocks that live on their site. They offer a twilight walk where you can see the cats in action and see them play in their pens. This walk is taking place on June 25. Go to www.cathouse-fcc.org for more details!
(Disclosure: Along Comes Mary was invited on this tour of Lancaster. All opinions are author’s own.)