Urban Hike!
South Coast Plaza Area
Two Bridges Row
OC Museum of Art
California Scenario-Noguchi Gardens
Ruby's Diner
If there were a 'super easy' category, this urban hike fall into that category. Since there is no such category, this hike is listed as 'easy'.
A leisure Sunday morning stroll begins at the first floor center lobby of Apple South Coast Plaza (formally known as the Crystal Court) at 10 AM.
Our journey starts by going to the top floor and crossing the Bridge of Gardens (pedestrian bridge -first bridge) to main South Coast Plaza. We will venture through the mall area to the outside area of Claim Jumpers restaurant. We will then traverse over The Unity Bridge (our second bridge) toward the OC Museum of Art. Spending an hour at the Museum, we will then venture to the California Scenario-Noguchi Gardens. Stopping for photo opportunities, we will then double back from to our starting point. For those so inclined, we will have lunch at Ruby's Diner.
The Bridge of Gardens:
OC Museum of Art:
Admission to OCMA is free.
Along with its predecessor institution, the Newport Harbor Art Museum, OCMA has an established reputation as an innovative art museum with a history of actively discovering and engaging with living artists at pivotal points in their careers. Since its inception, OCMA’s commitment to artists and audiences has been at the core of its activities, presenting the voices and work of influential artists and creative thinkers through innovative and ground-breaking exhibitions and programs.
In our new permanent home located on the Segerstrom Center for the Arts campus—designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Thom Mayne of Morphosis Studio—OCMA will continue to champion the transformative possibilities of art.
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Thom Mayne is the founder of the influential studio Morphosis and co-founder of the prestigious Southern California Institute of Architecture. For more than 40 years, Morphosis has practiced at the intersection of architecture, urbanism, and design. With a team of more than 60 in Los Angeles, New York, Shanghai and Seoul, Morphosis focuses on rigorous research and innovation, prioritizing performance-driven design that is environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable.
Since its inception, OCMA’s commitment to artists and audiences has been at the core of its activities, presenting the voices and work of influential artists and creative thinkers through innovative and ground-breaking exhibitions and programs. In our new permanent home on the Segerstrom Center for the Arts campus, OCMA will continue to champion the transformative possibilities of art. From new commissions, performances, immersive activities, workshops, film series, and exciting community happenings, OCMA’s program engages and sparks meaningful encounters with art and ideas.
OCMA’s dynamic visual arts program features major thematic exhibitions, surveys of leading contemporary artists, new commissions, and first-ever solo museum shows.
California Scenario-Noguchi Gardens
Commissioned by the Segerstrom family in 1979 and completed in 1982, Isamu Noguchi’s California Scenario is recognized as one of the country’s preeminent sculpture gardens and the most vital publicly accessible outdoor sculpture oasis in Southern California. One of the artist’s most important public sculpture gardens, its design symbolizes various geographical characteristics of California, incorporating indigenous plants and materials.
Six principal elements comprise California Scenario: Forest Walk, Land Use, Desert Land, Water Source, Water Use and Energy Fountain. The centerpiece of the garden is The Spirit of the Lima Bean, a sculpture of dramatic portions, composed of 15 rust-colored granite rocks cut precisely to fit together. This sculpture was created in recognition of Henry T. Segerstrom’ s friendship with the artist, Isamu Noguchi, and the Segerstrom family’s contribution to the agricultural heritage of Southern California.
Unity Bridge
Unity Bridge connects South Coast Plaza and Town Center in Costa Mesa.
We will wrap the urban hike with lunch at Ruby's Diner (optional and at your expense)!
Meeting Place: Referred to as Apple South Coast Plaza because it houses the Apple store.
If you have any doubts as to the location, CONTACT the Trip Leader.
Please be there by 10 AM so we can start on time!
Sorry four legged furry friends won't be allowed in the museum!
Here is the link to the map. Meet in the first floor, center lobby area.
The Center lobby area has the Sunglass Hut, Sur La Table and Tableau Kitchen and Bar (as well as the Ruby's Diner) located in the immediate vicinity.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/South+Coast+Plaza+Park+%2526+Ride/@33.6926135,-117.8941155,20z/data=!3m1!5s0x80dcdf3081324c23:0x7edf0a3abd4701ec!4m6!3m5!1s0x80dcdf66f26ac5f7:0xb8863a9580c393d2!8m2!3d33.6926091!4d-117.8937936!16s%252Fg%252F11h966jg09?entry=ttu
Trip Leader Lance Whitmier via email:
President-OCLB@GreatOutdoors.org
