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An Apollonaut travel guide
A park in Carlsbad.
An introduction to Carlsbad, where LEGOLAND California has stood since 1999.
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Read the city from the park
LEGOLAND California Resort is at One LEGOLAND Drive in Carlsbad, about 30 minutes north of San Diego and an hour south of Anaheim, off the I-5 freeway.
A city guide can give context without turning a neighbourhood into a backdrop. Notice how the resort’s park, aquarium and hotels sit together. Respect homes and working businesses nearby.
Bricks at every scale
The park is built around one material at every scale, from small models to whole landscapes in Miniland USA, made in the park’s own Model Shop.
Begin with a detail and ask how it was made and maintained. A photograph alone cannot tell you how a model was designed and built, or the conditions in which people worked.
A park chapter
LEGOLAND California shows one side of Carlsbad: a family resort that has grown from one park into a park, an aquarium, a water park and two hotels.
Look at the meeting of the two: the real city outside, and the miniature places built inside.
Make room for context
Pair this city reading with the park’s history and the Journal. This is an introduction for visitors, not a claim that our team manages these places or represents their makers.
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Sources & further reading
Links lead to the original publishers.
