California Center for the Arts, Escondido — Attraction in Escondido

Accessibility: there are many accessible/handicap parking spots in the parking lot as well as multiple ramps to get onto the sidewalk that leads to the museum, theaters, ticket office and conference area. When heading toward these buildings from the parking lot the pathway is lit with string lights and street lights in the parking lot. You might come to an option that says the left hallway is for the museum and right hallway for the theaters, ticket office, conference center...only the right side has a ramp so you might need to take that and go a little further until the sidewalk wraps around to the museum side. It's not much farther. If you come from the other side of all these buildings because you parked somewhere else, it is more flat ground and ramps. The museum has a pull door and inside it is very well lit with tons of open space. There are restrooms open in the museum and they have one larger stall for those who need it.

Experience: I really loved this museum. It's beautiful inside, very spacious, not too hot or cold, and the tickets are not too expensive compared to some museums. The staff are super friendly and helpful, and the art is very well taken care of. I will definitely come back. Outside the museum there is Grape Day Park which is absolutely beautiful, free, and has many benches and...

I thoroughly enjoyed the show,& is a beautiful building, but they DEFINITELY need to have better directions to get to your seating. We spent a good 30 mins trying to figure out where to go you find our seats along with a group of around 15 we ran into in an elevator who were in the same position & just happened to be in our section. So be SURE to look into where EXACTLY your seating is AND how to get to it before getting there or you may end up late into the theatre, since to get to some sections you have to actually switch elevators on OPPOSITE sides of the building on different floors to get there & IF you HAVE to use an elevator instead of stairs like I DO that can be VERY CONFUSING! Other than that (semi my fault for lack of pre-planning issue) they REALLY DO have a GREAT selection of shows that can be enjoyed for ALL groups of people! I definitely recommend anyone looking for an enjoyable night out or special occasion to look into what events they have scheduled... (just look into your seating charts FIRST...;-) and your sure to have...

This was a hard rating. The place is stunning. Parking was great (30 min early) Loved the performance (Lee Brice) and sound and staff were super. Reasoning for the not great rate? The bar situation was atrocious!!! They need to bring a bar manager in and revamp immediately!!! 4 lines all trying to do mixed drinks off 1 center bar, all mixers are in a whole separate back room. Want a rum and coke? That's gonna take 5 minutes to make after a 30 minute line!!! Why bother paying to see a show? Want a simple beer or wine? You get to wait in those exact same lines! No joke. Add a (or 3) simple beer/wine ONLY lines. Pop a top, pour and pay. Get those sodas out of the back room at more than 1 can per order!!! Get these bartenders more than 1 place to get harder alcohol. People should not miss over 1/2 the show to just get a soda (no alcohol). This was seriously the worst I've ever experienced. They didnt even have non-alcoholic lines for water or straight sodas. This HAS to be fixed before I...