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Spend a day of family fun in the sun at the Knott’s Soak City Water Park. Enjoy gallons of water adventures when everyone gets wet and wild at park rides and attractions like Kahuna’s Beach House, a 4-story interactive funhouse with five water slides, hose jets, water curtains and 1,000 gallon dropping bucket.

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.

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.

Go Cal Tech! California Institute of Technology is home to the Caltech Beavers sports teams in basketball, men's and women's baseball, swimming, water polo and even fencing! You can be sure to be entertained or get that inner competitive side going when you catch a game on campus at the Braun Athletic Center.