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!
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.
View one of the most remarkable private art collections in the world at the Norton Simon Museum. It took more than 30 years for the 20th century industrialist Norton Simon to amass the collection of 12,000 European paintings and sculpture ranging from the 14th to the 20th century.
Don’t miss out on one of the world’s most famous parades! The Tournament of Roses is an action-packed celebration held on the streets of Pasadena, filled with spectacular flower-covered floats, impressive marching bands and a host of celebrity guests which precludes the legendary Rose Bowl Football game.