- Our list of the best things to do in Pasadena, California, features the top 1218 nearby activities — including 433 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Pasadena, CA has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Entertainment & Shows, Amusement, and Sports & Fitness.
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Annual beer and technology festival boasts with unlimited beer, cutting-edge technology vendors, and food vendors
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Kids have fun learning at the Kidspace Children's Museum in Pasadena, California. The exhibits emphasize physics, chemistry and other natural sciences. Kidspace is also a popular field trip destination and is active in community science education outreach.
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Instead of showing the latest releases, Academy Cinemas waits until movies are out on video to show them at their theaters. This allows them to keep the ticket prices cheap at $3.00 each at their small theater.
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Nicknamed 'America's Stadium,' the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California is one of the most famous sports arenas in the United States. In addition to hosting football games, the Bowl is a popular venue for huge flea markets, conventions, concerts and other events.
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A city park, Brookside Park features a variety of amenities. The park has a fitness trail, multiple tennis courts and sports fields, an open green space, playgrounds, and restroom facilities.
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39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101
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The majority of seasons at the Pasadena Playhouse feature a wide range of Tony and Pulitzer award winning plays. In addition to the performances, the institution has both outreach and artistic programs.
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Gold Class Cinema is a high class moviegoing experience. Plush, reclining seats and free popcorn are some of the perks.
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Laemmle Playhouse 7 is a local movie theater that specializes in showing mostly independent and foreign films that are not commonly available. Amenities at the theater include a concessions menu, matinee specials, and stadium seating in all seven auditoriums.
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Located in Pasadena, the Eaton Canyon Nature Preserve is a beautiful natural area full of hiking trails, streams, mineral deposits and native wildlife. The Preserve also has a large visitors' center, a film theater, classrooms and an information desk.
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Pasadena Museum of California Art (PMCA)
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490 E. Union St., Pasadena, CA 91101
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Californian art, architecture, and design is the central focus of the Pasadena Museum of California Art (PMCA). The collections cover the art of the state from 1850 until the present, and the institution holds regular educational programming every month.
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The arts and culture of the Pacific Islands and Asia are the focus of the Pacific Asia Museum that is owned by the University of Southern California. There are more than 15,000 objects than span more than four thousand years within the collection.