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Will Rogers State Historic Park

Address: 1501 Will Rogers State Park Rd., Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA, 90272 | Map It
Phone: 310/454-8212

Category: Parks
Location: Santa Monica, Venice, and Malibu

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Fodor's Review:

The humorist, actor, and rambling cowboy Will Rogers lived on this site in the 1920s and 1930s. His ranch house, a folksy blend of Navajo rugs and Mission-style furniture, has become a museum featuring Rogers memorabilia. A short film presented in the visitor center highlights his roping technique and homey words of wisdom. Rogers was a polo enthusiast, and in the 1930s, His ranch house reopened in 2006 for docent-led tours. Featuring Rogers' stuffed practice calf and the high ceiling he raised so he could practice his famed roping style indoors, this house also holds and impression array of Navajo rugs, saddles, and Mission-style furniture. Rogers was a polo enthusiast, and in the 1930s, his front-yard polo field attracted such friends as Douglas Fairbanks Sr. for weekend games. The tradition continues, with free weekend games scheduled April-October, weather permitting. The park's broad lawns are excellent for picnicking, and there's hiking on miles of eucalyptus-lined trails. From the Pacific Coast Highway, turn inland at Sunset Boulevard. Follow Sunset for about 5 mi to the park entrance.

Cost: Free, parking $7
Open: Parking daily 8-dusk, house tours Tues.-Fri. 11, 1, 2, Sat.-Sun. 10-4

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