#29 Visit the Leonis Adobe Museum

I moved to Calabasas 6 years ago.  Every day since then I have driven pass the Leonis Adobe Museum and wondered about what in the world the Adobe was.  I am fascinated about local history; it's one reason that I became a history teacher.  Not growing up in Calabasas I knew little about the Leonis Adobe or the story behind it.  For 6 years I have said that one day I would go and visit and see what it was all about.

This past weekend we celebrated my mom's birthday.  She said for her birthday that she either wanted to go to the Camarillo Ranch House or the Adobe.  I emailed the Ranch House and they were having a private event on Saturday so with a stroke of luck we were going to Leonis Adobe.  My aunt and uncle joined us for lunch and then we made our way to the Adobe.

Happy Birthday Mama

When we got there it was 97* and surprisingly we weren't the only ones there.  Our tour started with a 10 minute video about Miguel Leonis (The King of Calabasas) and the history of the house.  It is really hard to picture Calabasas as part of the wild west but after the movie and stepping on to the ranch it was a bit easier to picture.  The Adobe grounds featured Leonis' authentic adobe home, ranch yard and corral with livestock, out buildings, wagons and crops. 

We spent about an hour there but had to leave because the temperature had risen to 109* and we just couldn't take any more.  My mom and I are planning on going back because we missed going to the Calabasas Creek Park and seeing the Chumash village and the hanging tree.  

I love my family

Excited for our visit

Underneath the Nancy Tree