11 LA Oddities To Explore on Twilight Zone Day

Have you entered a parallel dimension? Nope, it's just another day in LA. Celebrate Twilight Zone Day with these out of this world LA experiences.

By Shahrzad Warkentin May 11, 2016

Have you ever felt like you’ve entered another time and dimension? No, that time you didn’t sleep for a week because your baby was cutting molars doesn’t count. We’re talking about The Twilight Zone. Though your little sci-fi lovers are too young to remember the series, they will definitely geek out over celebrating Twilight Zone Day on May 11th by visiting some of these out-of-this-world LA spots that will make you feel like you’ve entered a parallel universe.

The Ghosts of Old Zoo Past

What’s better than a ghost town, how about a ghost zoo? Pack up some snacks and go on hike with your little adventurers to the Old Zoo at Griffith Park. The graffiti-covered enclosures that once housed wild animals are perfectly eerie for monkeying around. They say if you close your eyes and listen closely, you can hear the howls of the animals still bouncing off the canyon walls...

4730 Crystal Springs Drive.
Griffith Park
Online: laparks.org/dos/parks/griffithPK/picnic.htm

photo: RachelObscura via Creative Commons

Which of LA’s alternate dimensions have you explored with your little time travelers? Share your favorite oddities in the comments?

—Shahrzad Warkentin