If you had a choice where and what would you do on vacation?

Well, A car is a must in the LA/Orange County area. Go online to rent a car at enterprise. They will pick up from the home to their rental place.

The weather in September is still warm. Dressing in jeans and tshirts is fine in any eating establishment. If you wear shorts, and have white legs, you may want to get some sun before coming... or work on your tan here at the So Cal Beach (about 45 minutes from Palmdale)

LA is about 30 minutes from Palmdale.... and has historical places to visit and ethnic places like China town and Olvera (little Mexico) Street. Burbank has a lot of shops and its home to many studios like NBC. Try getting tickets for the Ellen Show. That's a blast to attend! Or get tickets for any tv or game shop taping. Price is right is fun but get in line early for seats.

You can also go and see the expensive shops on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, go to the funky Melrose Avenue, or the famous Farmer's Market near the CBS studios.

Also theres universal studios and the City Walk, a place with shops and restaurants. Off Hollywood Blvd there's the famous walk of fame and the handprints at the Chinese Theatre.

LA has also the Dodgers baseball team and in Orange County the Angels. Check their schedule for baseball games.

Orange County is about 45 minutes from Palmdale. There's Disneyland and also in the OC is Huntington Beach, home of Surf City where they play the pro beach volleyball and have surf competition.

You can take the harbor cruise in Balboa and check out the expensive homes, see where John Wayne and other celebs used to live, and possibly see a sea lion upclose.

There's some of the "must see" that I would suggest to someone visiting with kids.

dont dress like you just got done cleaning the barn. I would however rather shovel manure than go to burbank calif. You could see the LeBrea tar pits, which should be interesting, there are tv shows being filmed all the time, like the tonight show, and tickets are free to be in the audience but you need to send to the show right now and request tickets for one of the days you will be there. Not sure if they will have space. I think maybe some of the game shows are done there too. You should ask your family whats out there. they surely know more than the rest of us. Put a web search in,,,,, what to do in the area of palmdale, maybe that would work