Romantic Getaways of the Southwest
Lake Tahoe - Popular wilderness destination winter or summer.
Morro Bay - California Central Coastline resort destination.
Sedona - Famous Arizona red rock desert resort community
Lake Mead - Watersport recreation area located near Las Vegas
Park City - Hosted many wintersport competition venues during the 2002 Winter Olympics
Big Bear Lake - Southern California mountain retreat.
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Oakland Temple Visitors Center
4766 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602 USA; 510-531-1475;
Center Website;
Open Daily: 9AM-9PM; Free Admission;
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints welcomes you to the visitors' center and the grounds of the Oakland California Temple.
Stroll around the beautifully manicured grounds for one of the best views of the bay area.
Enjoy a free guided tour of the visitors' center and see exhibits and interactive video representations about Jesus Christ, the purpose of life,
and families. Gaze at the splendid reproduction of Thorvaldsen's Christus.
Oakland Temple Pageant [JULY]
4766 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602 USA; 510-531-1475;
Pageant Website;
Pageant Held on 3rd and 4th weekends in July.
Admission is free; however, tickets are required because of limited seating.
Enjoy a full symphony orchestra, a 450-voice balcony chorus, actors, soloists, a stage chorus, and dancers.
A multitalented cast reenacts the history of God's Church on earth, beginning with the life and teachings of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
Discover the challenges Joseph Smith Jr. and others faced as they were instruments in the restoration of God's Church and lost truths.
Mormon Battalion Visitors Center
2510 Juan St., San Diego, CA 92110; 619-298-3317;
Museum Website;
Open Daily : 9AM-9PM; Free Admission.
Church operated museum commerating the 1847 completion
of the longest infantry march in US History, over 2000 miles from
Council Bluffs, Iowa to San Diego. The Mormon Battalion consisted
of five companies that totaled over 500 men.
Multimedia presentations, historic artifacts and paintings.
US Mormon Battalion Association
- Includes history, rosters, galleries, companies, and links.
Southern California Mormon Adventure
- other LDS Landmarks and Festivals in this area
San Diego Old Town
- discover more historic landmarks created by the US Mormon Battalion in the late 1840's.
Mormon Battalion Commemoration [4th Sat of Jan]
- Annual Military Parade and Dutch Oven Bakeoff in San Diego Old Town State Park - Children's crafts and games, pioneer music, living history reenactments, wagon rides.
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