Outdoor lovers love the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens. Spend your day talking with more than 1,100 animals from around the world and exploring a beautiful botanical garden at a zoo made famous when two of its primates starred in the 1971 movie Planet of the Apes!
Explore California’s art scene at the Pasadena Museum of California Art. Discover a sleek modern museum founded by local resident art collectors Robert and Arlene Oltman which showcase art, architecture and designs that originate from Cali from the 1800s to present. Spend a day enjoying artful wonders and shopping for artsy souvenirs.
The Pasadena Playhouse District is home to the Pacific Asia Museum. The building alone, a former residence modeled after the Beijing palace of a Chinese prince, justifies a visit to this attraction. See over 15,000 objects, including rare examples of art and cultural artifacts from Asia and the Pacific Islands, spanning over five thousand years.
Space junkies gather at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory! This leading U.S. center for robotic exploration of our solar system provides astonishing insight into space, stars, Mars and Earth. Come learn about the planets and beyond and visit the center's Space Flight Operations Facility, and the Spacecraft Assembly Facility.