San Gabriel Valley Vacation Home Rentals
Stay luxurious vacation homes, some located right on the beach. Many feature a peace of history. Non-Smoking and fully equipped with appliances. Nightly and weekly rates are both available.

Pasadena, California is best known for the Rose Bowl - home of the annual Rose Bowl football game and the Tournament of Roses Parade.

Tourists enjoy visits to nearby Old Town Pasadena which features a huge variety of choices of restaurants, shopping centers, night clubs, bars, and movie theaters, and 'Paseo Colorado,' which features a unique collection of retail stores, fine and casual dining and garden promenades.

Viator - Guided VIP Tours for The San Gabriel Valley
Guided VIP Tours to area theme parks, wilderness adventures, dinner cruises, nightclubs, aviation and many other exciting adventures.

Pasadena Hilton Resort
168 South Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101;
This cozy boutique-style hotel in the heart of Pasadena, California has recently gone through a multi-million dollar renovation. Each of the resort's 296 guest rooms are designed with technology in mind and equipped with the 'Smart Desk.' Each room features two 2-line telephones with voicemail, data port, wireless high-speed internet access, desk-level outlets, laptop tray, as well as an ergonomically correct chair.

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Pasadena Westin Resort
191 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101;
The Westin Pasadena is located in the heart of downtown and within walking distance of historic old town, restaurants, museums, shopping, and the Pasadena Conference Center. This California Resort features contemporary comfort, a well-stocked library, and a rooftop pool with big city views. This facility has 18 meeting rooms to host everything from intimate events to corporate meetings. The Pasadena Westin features the signature Heavenly Bed, with pillow-top mattress, is standard in every room. Try out workout room and exercise in the privacy of your own room with guided DVDs and equipment.

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Pasadena Sheraton Resort
303 East Cordova Street, Pasadena, CA 91101;
Location: the corner of Cordova Street and Marengo Avenue.
This great California Sheraton Resort is located just one block south of the historic Paseo Colorado Shopping Village in downtown Pasadena. The hotel features a full-service, 24-hour business center and a well-equipped fitness center with Life Fitness treadmills, Lifecycle and multi-station gym equipment. Guests can enjoy California-style dining in Restaurant Soleil, or a delicious happy-hour hors d'oeuvres buffet from Charlie's Bar. The hotel also offers a free shuttle to dining, shopping, and entertainment within a five-mile radius.

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Norton Simon Museum - Pasadena CA
The Museum was founded in 1924. To make the galleries of the Museum more compatible with the art in the superb Norton Simon Collection, the Museum has undergone an extensive remodeling of the building and gardens. Noted California landscape designer Nancy Goslee Power has transformed the outdoor space into a new 79,000 square foot sculpture garden inspired by Claude Monet's Giverny, with a natural pond at its center. Located at the corner of Colorado and Orange Grove Blvds, exhibits art from the early Renaissance to the present. Also other artwork including Southeast Asian and East Indian sculpture.

Armory Center for the Arts
145 N Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91103; Gallery Website;
Community arts center for the visual arts. Programs, exhibitions, calendar, studio art classes, and support.

Pacific Asia Museum
46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, CA; 626-449-2742; Museum Website;
Open: Wed-Sun 10AM-5PM; Free to all every third Sat.
Historical, cultural and art exhibits from Asia and the Pacific Islands. Ongoing special exhibits and student gallery compliment the permanent collection of 14,000 artifacts that traverse over 5000 years of history. Building is designed as a Chinese treasure house surrounding an Imperial garden and koi pond.

Pasadena Historical Museum
Fenyes Mansion
470 W. Walnut Ave., Pasadena, CA; 626-577-1660; Museum Website;
Guided 45-minute tour: Thur-Sun at 1PM/2PM/3PM;
The Pasadena Museum of History offers a wide range of activities and programs designed to share the rich history of our community with adults and children of all ages. Tours of the Fenyes Mansion and Finnish Folk Art Museum, changing exhibits in the History Center Galleries, lectures and seminars, luncheons and teas, classes and workshops fill the calendar with a variety of intriguing, educational, and entertaining events.

Pasadena Museum of California Art
490 East Union Street, Pasadena, CA; 626-568-3665; Museum Website;
Open Wed-Sun : Noon-5PM;
The only museum in Southern California devoted exclusively to California art, architecture and design. Inspired by the state's rich mixture of cultures and impressive geography, California art has long been defined by a spirit of freedom and experimentation.

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Tournament of Roses [New Years Day]
Parade and Bowl Game
Featuring over 120 units including majestic floral floats, high-stepping equestrian units and spirited marching bands. Starts at 8AM on New Years Day and will be televised across the nation. Definitely the biggest annual parade event in the world. Over 5 million attendance plus a huge television telecast in multiple languages. The first Tournament of Roses was staged in 1890 by members of Pasadena's Valley Hunt Club, former residents of the East and Midwest eager to showcase their new home's mild winter weather.

Central California Sporting Events
Calendar and Ticket Exchange
Padres, Chargers, NCAA, PGA and much more.

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Share Your Travel Adventure Photos with Friends and Family
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Pasadena Marathon & Bike Tour [Start - Fall 2008]
Race Website;
A new Southern California marathon event is gearing up and you can be a part of the inaugural race scheduled for sometime in Fall 2008.

Tour of California Bicycle Race
3rd Week of February - Statewide 8 stage race
This 9-day rolling festival is becoming one of California's largest sporting events. It is an international world-class cycling road race featuring over 100 elite athletes and teams from around the world competing for the highest prize purse in the world. This annual event was first launch in 2006 and expanded in 2009. The race course now showcases 800 miles of scenic California highways.

Ameron International
245 S Los Robles Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101; 626-683-4000; Business Website;
Ameron International Corporation is a multinational manufacturer of highly-engineered products and materials for the chemical, industrial, energy, transportation and infrastructure markets. Traded on the New York Stock Exchange (AMN), Ameron is a leading producer of water transmission lines; fiberglass-composite pipe for transporting oil, chemicals and corrosive fluids and specialized materials and products used in infrastructure projects.

Avery Dennison Corporate Center
150 North Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena CA 91103-3596; 626-304-2000; Business Website;
Founded in 1935, Avery Dennison is a global leader in pressure-sensitive technology and innovative self-adhesive solutions for consumer products and label materials. Avery Dennison develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of products for consumer and industrial markets, including Avery-brand office products, Fasson-brand self-adhesive materials, peel-and-stick postage stamps, reflective highway safety products, automated retail tag and labeling systems, and specialty tapes and chemicals.

East West Bank
135 N. Los Robles Ave., 7th Fl., Pasadena, CA 91101; 626-768-6000; Bank Website;
Corporate Headquarters in Pasadena Financial District. East West Bank is a full-service commercial bank serving consumers and businesses throughout California. Services include personal, business, and international banking as well as commercial lending.

Parsons Corporation
100 West Walnut Street, Pasadena, CA 91124; 626-440-2000; Business Website;
Corporate Headquarters in Pasadena California. Parsons provides technical and management solutions to federal, regional and local government agencies as well as private industries worldwide. Parsons is a leader in many diverse markets such as infrastructure, transportation, water, telecommunications, aviation, commercial, environmental, planning, industrial manufacturing, education, healthcare, life sciences and homeland security.

California Institute of Technology [CalTech]

Since 1891, CalTech students and faculty investigate the most challenging, fundamental problems in science and technology. CalTech faculty and alumni have received wide recognition for their achievements in science and engineering. CalTech also manages NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.