Palace Pawnbrokers

Romance, music and a dash of history all prove to be the ingredients of the perfect romantic evening when you visit Gaslamp Quarter. Aside from being an obviously hip, lively collection of restaurants, clubs and bars that are part of the district's top-drawer nightlife, it's also a great vantage point to do some fun people-watching.

The Timken Museum of Art can be characterized as small, but potent. While the building is not sprawling or as expansive as you would expect, what you find inside makes the size of the building unimportant.

This truly authentic country dance venue attracts the area's hard-core country enthusiasts decked out in their Stetson hats, polished boots and larger-than-usual belt buckles for a night of dancing to the best country music on the super-sized dance floor. The friendly staff, great drinks, safe environment and good-natured crowd make boot-scootin' at In Cahoots the perfect place to develop your very own honky-tonk attitude.