"Natural beauty, magical places, cultural richness -- you've got to see Pasadena to belive it!"
Listed Below:
- Entertainment/Theater
- Golf
- Museums
- Things To Do/Places To See
- Activities
- Architecctural Tours
- Nature
- Theme Parks
- TV & Studio Tapings
- Shopping
Entertainment / Theater
Ahmanson Theater at the Music Center, downtown Los Angeles (213) 628-2772
California Music Theater, Pasadena Civic Auditorium (626) 449-7360
Caltech Ramo and Beckman Auditoriums, Pasadena (626) 356-4562
Walt Disney Concert Hall (213) 972-7211
Dorthy Chandler Pavilion/L.A. Music Center, Los Angeles (213) 972-7211
Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood (213) 850-2000
Pasadena Playhouse (626) 357-7529
Pasadena Pops, Summer Concert Series (626) 792-7677
Pasadena Symphony (626) 793-7172
The Ice House, Pasadena (626) 577-1894
Golf
Altadena Golf Course, 9 hole course, municipal, Altadena (626) 797-3821
Annandale Country Club, private, Pasadena (626) 796-6125
Brookside Golf Course, (2) 18 hole courses, public, Pasadena (626) 796-0177
Eaton Canyon Golf Course, 9 hole course, municipal, Pasadena (626) 794-6773
LaCanada-Flintridge Country Club, privale, La Canada-Flintridge (818) 790-0611
Santa Anita Golf Course, 18 hole course, public, Arcadia (626) 447-2331
Scholl Canyon, 18 hole course, public, Glendale (818) 548-7892
Museums
Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena (626) 792-5101
Art Center College of Design, Pasadena (626) 396-2200
Huntington Library, Art Collection and Botanical Gardens, Pasadena (626) 405-2141
Kidspace Museum, Pasadena (626) 449-9144
J. Paul Getty Museum (310) 440-7300
J. Paul Getty Villa (310) 440-7300
Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena (626) 449-6840
Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena (626) 449-2742
Pasadena Fine Arts Council (626) 795-0825
Pasadena Historical Museum, Pasadena (626) 577-1660
Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena (626) 568-3665
The California African-American Museum, Exposition Park Tuesday through Sunday (213) 744-7432
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), downtown Los Angeles Tuesday through Sunday (213) 626-6222
The Skirball Cultural Center and Museum, Los Angeles Tuesday through Sunday (310) 440-4500
UCLA / Armand Hammer Museum, Westwood Village, UCLA Tuesday through Sunday (310) 443-7000
Things To Do/ Places To See
Old Pasadena - A wide variety of wold-class restaurants, shopping, theaters and nightlife just a short distance from Pasadena's Central Park
Lake Avenue District - Stroll along Lake Avenue visiting the selections of shops as you go.
Paseo Colorado - A short walk from Old Town Pasadena offering an assortment of shops and restaurants.
Santa Monical Pier / Pacific Park - A day at the beach with rides, games, restaurants and shops. Santa Monica (310) 458-8900
Santa Antia Park / Thoroughbred Racing - Wold-class thoroughbred racing autumn, winder and sprint. (626) 574-7223
Catalina Island - Located off the south coast, round trip boats depart from San Pedro or Long Beach. Restaurants, shops, hiking, diving, and sightseeing. (310) 510-1520
Santa Monica Third Street Promenade - A three block pedestrian promenade lined with restaurants, coffehouses, movie theaters and shops. (310) 393-8355
Venice Beach - The world-famous beach boardwalk where jugglers, folk singers and muscle beach weighlifters entertain, and vendors hawk everything from Rolex knock-offs to neon sportswear.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Home of NASA and development center for U.S. space programs. Tours by reservation only. Pasadena (626) 354-4321
Activities
AAF Rose Bowl Aquatic Center, Pasadena (626) 574-0330
Pasadena Ice Skating Center (626) 578-0800
Architectural Tours
Architours (213) 294-5825
Castle Green, Pasadena (626) 793-0359
Colorado Street Bridge, Pasadena (626) 441-6333
Gamble House, Pasadena Heritage (626) 793-3334
Homestead Museum, City of Industry, Tuesday through Sunday (626) 968-8492
Pasadena City Hall (626) 405-4000
Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena (626) 356-7529
San Gabriel Mission, San Gabriel (626) 282-5191
The Rose Bowl, Pasadena (626) 577-3100
Wrigley Mansion and Gardens, Pasadena (626) 449-4100
Nature
Descanso Gardens, La Canada (818) 949-4200
Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Altadena (626) 398-5420
Huntington Library, Art Collection and Botanical Gardens, Pasadena (626) 405-2147
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, Arcadia (626) 821-3222
Theme Parks
Disneyland, Anaheim (714) 781-4565
Knotts Berry Farm, Buena Parks (714) 220-5200
Queen Mary Seaport, Long Beach (562) 425-3511
Santa Monica Pier Pacific Park, Santa Monica (310) 823-4593
Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia (805) 255-4111
Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City (818) 508-9600
TV & Studio Tapings
ABC Television (310) 557-7777
Audiences Unlimited (818) 506-0043
CBS Studio Center (818) 760-5000
Culver Studios (310) 202-1234
Fox Television Center (310) 574-2000
NBC Television (818) 840-3537
Paramount Television (213) 956-5575
Warner Bros. Studios (818) 954-1744
Shopping
Glendale Galleria (818) 240-9481 (large in-door shopping mall; free parking behind the mall however it is packed during the xmas season)
Old Pasadena (626) 795-5952 (street lined with upscale stores, great restaurants, and the one colorado leammle underground movie theatre; exspensive meter parking on streets or 2 parking structures)
Paseo Colorado (626) 795-8891 (open-air mall with a large AMC movie theatre and restaurants very close to Old Pasadena/on the same street just further east; underground parking structure)
Santa Anita Fashion Park (626) 445-6255 (even bigger in-door shopping mall with restaurants, book store, little kids play gym and a carosel ride or kids as well.
South Lake Avenue (626) 792-1259 (outdoor shopping with good restaurants; Free parking east of lake and south of the 210 freeway)
