No one thinks about the city of Pasadena, California, unless it is Rose Bowl or Rose Parade instant, except for Los Angeles County residents and everybody who hear the song "Little Old Lady From Pasadena".


When tourists ponder visiting California they most generally ruminate on going to Disneyland or cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco or beach cities like Long Beach, Monterey, Newport Beach, San Diego, Santa Monica, etc.. Very few of them ponder visiting or staying in "small town" Pasadena and that is a big error.


No matter what you are looking for in a vacation or what you wish to do you may find it in or near Pasadena. The city itself has over four hundred (400) restaurants that serve amost any type of food that you can imagine, dozens of art galleries and antique shops, fine museums like the Huntington Library and the Norton Simon Museum of Art, hotels of all categories from inexpensive motels to the Ritz Carlton, night clubs and comedy clubs, beautiful homes with magnificent gardens that might be seen while driving through the city, over two hundred (200) churches, shopping galore and much more.


Mountains, ski resorts, beaches and the desert as well as Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm, Magic Mountain, The Aquarium Of The Sea, the Getty Museum, etc. are all within a one half to one hour drive. Visit Hollywood or Beverly Hills. Downtown Los Angeles is only nine freeway miles from downtown Pasadena. Visit the Arboretum, the Botanical Gardens or the Los Angeles Zoo. Take in a Dodger, Lakers, Clippers, Kings or Galexy game (all venues are less than fifteen (15) miles from Pasadena). Take in a horse race at Santa Anita, go to one of Californias largest swap meets at the Rose Bowl or just sit in an outdoor restaurant in Pasadenas famous "Old Town" and many people watch.


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