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NEARBY ATTRACTIONS
The following landmarks are within approximately 15 minutes driving distance of the convention center.

THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY, ART COLLECTIONS, AND BOTANICAL GARDENS
1151 Oxford Road, San Marino
The Huntington is an oasis of art and culture set amidst 150 acres of breathtaking gardens. The Library features works from British and American history and literature, including an original Gutenberg Bible and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Three art galleries showcase 18th and 19th Century British and French masterpieces, including the "Blue Boy" and "Pinkie." Fifteen gardens feature 14,000 species of plants.
Open:
Tuesday - Friday, noon - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday, 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Summer Hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
(626) 405-2100 / www.huntington.org

JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena
The JPL offers Visitor Day tours for individuals and families (up to nine persons) several times per month. These tours run approximately once per week on Monday or Wednesday on an alternating basis. Visitor Day Tours are generally held at 1:00 p.m. Or, to make a reservation for a tour, please call the Public Tours Office at 818.354.9314 / www.jpl.nasa.gov

NORTON SIMON MUSEUM
411 West Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena
The Norton Simon features seven centuries of European art from the Renaissance to the 20th century, including works by van Gogh, Picasso, Rembrandt, and Fragonard. The museum also features an extensive collection of South Asian sculpture and a sculpture garden with works of Rodin.
Open Wednesday - Monday, noon - 6 p.m. and Friday, noon - 9 p.m.
(626) 449-6840 / www.nortonsimon.org

ROSE BOWL
1001 Rose Bowl Drive, Pasadena, CA 91103
The stadium is the proud home of the Tournament of Roses Football Game, UCLA Bruin Football, Fourth of July celebrations, concerts, religious services, filmings and the World's Largest Flea Market (R.G. Canning). UCLA’s football team will play Stanford University on Saturday, October 18, 2008.
A National Historic Landmark built in 1922 and known mainly for the New Year's Tournament of Roses Football Game, the Rose Bowl Stadium has also earned its World-Class Reputation by hosting five NFL Super Bowl Games, the 1984 Olympic Soccer Matches, the 1994 Men's World Cup, the 1999 Women's World Cup, the 2002 and 2006 BCS National College Football Championship Games and numerous other memorable events over the past eighty plus years.
(626) 577-3101

L.A. COUNTY ARBORETUM & BOTANIC GARDEN
301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia

This 127-acre horticultural and botanical center features plants from around the world, native and migrating birds, wildlife, colorful peacocks, and historic buildings, including the Queen Anne Cottage made famous in Fantasy Island. Open daily, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., except Christmas. Summer: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.; Saturday - Sunday 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
(626) 821-3222 / www.arboretum.org

DESCANSO GARDENS
1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada
Located on 160 acres, Descanso Gardens features forests, streams, a lake, and bird sanctuary highlighted by 80 acres of colorful flowers, including camellias, lilacs and roses. Group and tram tours available. Open daily, 9 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., except Christmas
(818) 949-4206 / www.descansogardens.org

PACIFIC ASIA MUSEUM
46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena
Housed in the historic Grace Nicholson mansion, the museum is dedicated to the preservation, promotion and understanding of the arts and culture of Asia and the Pacific. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Open: Wednesday - Sunday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
(626) 449-2742 / www.pacificasiamuseum.org

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART (MOCA)
250 South Grand Ave., Los Angeles

MOCA is the only museum in Los Angeles dedicated exclusively to contemporary art. (213) 626-6222 / www.moca.org