Travels and Photos from the Tall Photographer

LOS ANGELES TRIP

On March 17, we took a trip to Los Angeles to visit my son and his family. In addition to the family visit, we spent some time seeing some attractions there and along the way. The major scenic attractions during the trip were the Nethercutt Museum, the Getty Museum, and the Palm Springs Area.

The Nethercutt Collection
While looking online for things to see around LA, I came across a place called The Nethercutt Museum and Collection. It was located within a half hour of where we stayed and had a collection of older cars plus other interesting items. I put this place as one of the must see items on the trip.

This turned out to be one of the best places I ever visited. I love to look at older cars and there were over 200 of the most beautiful restored classic autos I have ever seen. There were two facilities here, one was a large, single room museum housing many of the classic cars. There was another, multi-level building called "The Collection" that also had many classic cars plus other items, mostly old musical machines--all in an opulent setting. These were all the possessions of the Nethercutt family, of Merle Norman cosmetics (which was located in adjacent buildings). There was no charge for this, although you did need to have reservations to take the escorted tour of the Collection.

I was truly amazed during my visit. I spent over 4 hours here and wish I would have been able to spend more. Google it Nethercutt and find out the details and history of this place, It is really terrific and very interesting.

Getty Museum

This is a great place to visit, especially early in the morning before the school buses arrive. I spent more time outside admiring the architecture and the surroundings rather than the exhibits inside. There were several photo related exhibits going on including Ansel Adams and Queen Victoria (who was involved in the early years of photography). Parking is at a multi-level garage area next to the Interstate 405 and then you take a modern electric tram on rails to the museum at the top of the hill.

Palm Springs Area
We've often driven past Palm Springs on the way to LA. This time we decided to spend a little time and take in some of the local sights. We spent one night on the way to LA and two nights on the way back. There is a lot to see there and in surrounding towns like Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, and Desert Hot Springs.