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Attractions, Entertainment, and Points of Interests
HISTORY Buena Park (or Plaza Buena, as it was known in the Rancho Days) was just another farming community until the Knott family put it on the map with their berry farm. In 1920 Walter and Cordelia Knott moved to Buena park, and gained the reputation for growing the tastiest berries in all of Orange County. Folks came from miles around to buy berries at their roadside stand. Then Cordelia Knott started making freshly baked chicken and pies, and that became equally successful. By the late 1940's, Cordelias kitchen became a popular chicken restaurant.
Walter Knott was facinated with the old west. He felt that people who visited the berry farm may like to see a recreation of the old west. He built a structure to make it look like an authentic frontier town. Later more buildings were added, and the replica of the Old West became a fixture of Beach Blvd. As years past, rides were added and it became the theme park it is today.
RALPH B. CLARK REGIONAL PARK
8800 Rosecrans Ave
Buena Park, CA
(714) 670-8045
Hours: Daily Sunrise to Sunset
Museum 12:30 pm Tuesday - Friday - Please call ahead to verify times
of operation!
This park rests on a prehistoric fossil site similar to the famous La
Brea Tar Pits of Los Angeles. Clark has a three acre lake stocked with
bass and catfish, and there are also picnic tables, playgrounds, and ball
fields.
The Ralph B. Clark Regional Park Museum, has 6,000 square foot of exhibit
space, with full color mural that depicts life as it existed in this area
400,000 years ago. There are seven full skeletons on display, including
a saber toothed cat, mammoth, and ground sloth. Pond turtles and many
other land and marine animals that walked, slid and swam over this area
have been found in the park's rich fossil beds. The parks has produced
the largest variety of fossilized salamanders in Southern California,
and the first banana slug fossil ever found.
Various programs are offered to adults and childrens who want to learn more about Paleontology. Please call ahead to verify dates and times of various programs and activities.
INDEPENDENCE HALL
8039 Beach Blvd
Buena Park, CA
(714) 827-1776
Hours Daily 10 am to 5 pm
A Replica of the real Independence hall in Philadelphia. The Knott Family had the
structure completed in 1966. Inside, there is a copy of the Liberty Bell, historical
exhibits, and a large theater that presents a slide show on the signing of the Declaration
of Independence.
JAYNES ESTATE PARK
7842 Whitaker Ave
Buena Park, CA
(714) 522-2788
Hours: Thursday 10:30 am to 2pm; Second Sunday of the month 1pm to 4pm; Tours by
appointment only.
Admission: Donations
On this site are two historic homes: The Bacon House and the Whitaker--Jaynes House.
Andrew West Whitaker built his house in 1887 upon his arrival from Indiana. His brother
James bought 690 acres of land to establish a cattle ranch, but ended up subdividing the
property and creating the city of Buena Park. The house was sold to Issac Jaynes in 1903,
and his family resided in it till 1965. The city created this park out of the house
grounds, and it is maintained by the Buena Park Hitorical Society.
The Whitaker--Jaynes house is furnished with authentic furnishings from that time period,
including a bedroom set that belonged to Cordelia Knott.
The Bacon House, built in 1884 in the single wall style of construction. It was moved from
the original site and restored at the Estate Park to Celebrate the Bicentennial. Origianl
Bacon Family heirlooms may be seen inside the house.
INTERNATIONAL PRINTING MUSEUM AND HERITAGE THEATER
8469 Kass Drive
Buena Park, CA
(714) 523-2070
Hours: Tuesday through Sunday 10am to 5pm
Admissions: Adults $6.50, Students and Seniors $4, Children under 12 $2.50 More than 500
years of printing history and over 150 antique printing presses are displayed here. The
guided tour is under an hour. The presses, which are demonstrated on the tour, are from
many parts of the world and show the various ways the printed word has been set to paper.
Type used to be set one letter at a time, and you'll see how that was done in a recreation
of a print shop from the 1870's.
ELECTRONIC EXPERIENCE
8731 On the Mall
Buena Park, CA
(714) 229-0360
Arcade
KNOTTS BERRY FARM
8039 Beach Blvd
Buena Park, CA
(714) 220-5200
Get thrown for a loop on Boomerang. Visit Mystery Lodge--a magical, multi sensory family
adventure. Meet the Peanuts Gang at Camp Snoopy. Knotts is filled with over 165 rides,
shows and attractions.
WILD BILLS WILD WEST DINNER EXTRAVAGANZA
7600 Beach Blvd
Buena Park, CA
(714) 522-6414 or (800) 883-1546
A wild west extravaganza. Packed full with two hours of extraordinary fun and food!
Generous 4 course meal includes beer, wine and coca-cola. Beautifully staged musical
numbers. A spectacle for the senses!
MEDIEVAL TIMES DINNER AND TOURNAMENT
7662 Beach Blvd
Buena Park, CA
(714) 521-4740 or (800) 899-6600
Our jousting tournament is an unforgettable spectacle. For information, reservations and
show times, call the castle. The Castle is fully enclosed and air conditioned.
MOVIELAND WAX MUSEUM
7711 Beach Blvd
Buena Park, CA
(714) 522-1155
Find yourself amoung the biggest and brightest stars of movies and television. Be sure to
bring your camera. Over 250 stars in 120 authentic sets. One hour photo lab inside. Po
Folks restaurant, which serves hearty homestyle cooking. Open every day. One block north
of Knott's Berry Farm.
RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT MUSEUM
7850 Beach Blvd
Buena Park, CA
(714) 522-7045
Keep into a world of discoveries by the world famous explorer, Robert L. Ripley. Seeing
is believing. Open daily.
THE BUENA PARK SKATING CENTER ROLLERTORIUM
7951 Commonwealth Ave
Buena Park, CA
(714) 521-0453
Public Skating. Private Parties. Lessons. Group rates. Fund raisers. New & used
skate sales.
ALOHA FAMILY BILLIARDS
7311 Orangethorpe Ave
Buena Park, CA
(714) 552-2611
Billards Hall
THE ARCHER'S LAIR
6880 Orangethorpe Ave
Buena Park, CA
(714) 670-0227
Archery Range
BUENA PARK CIVIC THEATER
Community Recreation Center
8150 Knott Ave
Buena Park, CA
LOS COYOTES COUNTRY CLUB GOLF COURSE
8888 Los Coyotes Drive
Buena Park, CA
(714) 523-7780
A private club with reciprocal play available on weekdays only. Fees are $63 to play Los
Coyotes long, rolling layout. Starting time arrangements can be made the same day.
BUENA PARK MALL
8308 La Palma Ave
Buena Park, CA
(714) 828-7722
An indoor mall with over 170 stores.
OLD CHICAGO ANTIQUE MALL
8960 Knott Ave
Buena Park, CA
(714) 527-0275
Hours: Monday through Thursday and Saturday 10 am to 6pm. Friday 10 to 8 and Sunday 12 to
6.
This mall of has some 100 dealer booths and over 15,000 feet of antique space. If you
are on the trail of some special collectible, this is the place to check.
