Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
One of the most delightful, inspirational spots in LA, the Huntington is rightly a highlight of any trip to California thanks to a world-class mix of art,…
Must-see attractions in Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
This mansion in northwest central Pasadena has been called one of the 10 most architecturally significant homes in America. The 1908 masterpiece of…
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
Rodin’s The Burghers of Calais standing guard by the entrance is only a mind-teasing overture to the full symphony of art in store at this exquisite…
Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
It’s easy to spend hours amid the global vegetation, waterfalls, spring-fed lake and historic buildings of this fantastic, rambling, 127-acre park…
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
Kidspace is one of the best children's museums we've seen, with hands-on exhibits, outdoor learning areas and gardens luring the single-digit set. It…
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
With 34 Nobel laureates among its faculty and alumni (not to mention that it's the fictional setting of TV's The Big Bang Theory), it’s no surprise that…
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
As you drive into the Angeles National Forest take the Red Box Rd turn-off, which, 5 miles later, dead ends atop 5715ft Mt Wilson. Operating since 1904,…
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
The 160-acre Descanso Gardens put on a dazzling show all year, but especially in January and February when some 34,000 camellias, some as tall as 20ft,…
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
In 1781, settlers departed from this mission to found El Pueblo de Los Angeles in today’s Downtown area. Set about 3 miles southeast of Pasadena in the…
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
The San Gabriel mountain range that hems in the northern edge of Pasadena and all of urban LA, is part of the Angeles Crest. Its creeks, canyons and…
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
One of LA’s most venerable landmarks, the 1922 Rose Bowl Stadium can seat up to 93,000 spectators and has its moment in the sun every New Year’s Day when…
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
On the National Register of Historic Places, this Spanish Colonial Revival–style tower was built during the 1920s and '30s as a resort hotel, sat…
Mack & Jackie Robinson Memorial
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
This pair of giant heads depicts the Robinson brothers, groundbreaking athletes who spent their formative years here in Pasadena. Jackie (1919–72) gained…
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
While in the Huntington Library area, make a quick detour to this transporting brick-and-adobe structure with creaky wooden floors and exposed timbers in…
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
Overlooking the Arroyo Seco from its ridgetop perch is this world-renowned arts campus. Free tours for prospective students are offered during the school…
Tournament House & Wrigley Gardens
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
Chewing-gum magnate William Wrigley spent his winters in the elegant Italian Renaissance–style mansion where the Tournament of Roses Association now…
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
On the grounds of a palatial beaux-arts mansion that once housed the Finnish consulate, this interesting museum now presents changing exhibits on some…
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
Operated by Caltech, JPL is NASA’s main center for robotic exploration of the solar system. It's about 7 miles north of the main Caltech campus. It’s best…
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
Spanning some 150ft above and nearly 1500ft across the Arroyo Seco, this stunning bridge was the world's tallest concrete bridge when it was completed in…
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
Gallery on the Art Center College of Design campus.
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
The theater where Mia and Seb went to the movies in La La Land has been closed since 2007 (talk about movie magic!), but locals remain nostalgic for this…
Charles Greene's Former Private Residence
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
This is the former home of one of Pasadena's great architects, whose works include the Gamble House, designed with his brother Henry.
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
Pasadena's 1927 city hall is on the National Register of Historic Places and a prime example of California Mediterranean-style architecture.
