#1 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Azusa Pacific University 901 E. Alosta Ave. Azusa CA - 626-969-3434 ~2.69 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Azusa Pacific University http://www.apu.edu/ |
#2 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Cal Poly Pomona 3801 W. Temple Pomona CA ~5.08 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Cal Poly Pomona
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#3 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Industry Hills Heliport (JID) City of Industry CA ~5.26 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Industry Hills Heliport (JID)
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#4 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Downtown City of Industry (Neighborhood) Hacienda Heights CA ~5.95 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Downtown City of Industry
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#5 of 30 Things To Do in Covina La Verne Brackett Field (POC) San Dimas CA ~6.02 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to La Verne Brackett Field (POC) Brackett Field (IATA: POC, ICAO: KPOC) is a public airport located one mile (2 km) southwest of La Verne, in Los Angeles County, California, USA. It was named after Dr. Frank Parkhurst Brackett (1865-1951).Brackett, located about an hour east of the studios in Hollywood, California, has been used for location filming of scenes for a number of TV series and movies. These include Wings of Fire, Airport 1975, Spencer's Pilots (CBS, 1974 - 1975) The Tim Conway Show and others.Actor Kent McCord worked for a Fixed Base Operator on the north side of Brackett in the late 1950s.The field was also the starting point of the Powder Puff Derby in 1974.Brackett originally had only one runway (26 / 8), which was paved and had paved taxiways, one on each side. The control tower was built in the ... |
#6 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Santa Anita Race Track 285 W Huntington Dr Arcadia CA ~9.25 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Santa Anita Race Track Santa Anita Park is a thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent racing events in the United States during the autumn and in winter. The track is home to numerous prestigious races including both the Santa Anita Derby and the Santa Anita Handicap. As of March 5, 2009, Santa Anita's parent company (Magna Entertainment Corp.) filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.Santa Anita Park opens annually on December 26, with daily racing continuing through April 20. In addition, Santa Anita's fall meeting, presented by the Oak Tree Racing Association, takes to the track from late September to early November every year and will be home to the 2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships. http://www.santaanita.com |
#7 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Arcadia Historical Society 5639 Gary Park Ave. Arcadia CA - 626-446-8512 ~9.33 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Arcadia Historical Society The Arcadia Historical Society, founded in 1954, was created for the purpose of collecting and displaying artifacts and materials which preserve the rich heritage of Arcadia. http://www.ci.arcadia.ca.us/home/index.asp?page=1363 |
#8 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Los Angeles County Arboretum 301 N Baldwin Ave Arcadia CA - 626-821-3222 ~9.94 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Los Angeles County Arboretum The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, 127 acres (51.4 ha), is an arboretum, botanical garden, and historical site nestled into hills near the San Gabriel Mountains, at 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA. It is open daily during business hours, for a fee.The Arboretum is located across the street from the Santa Anita Park, the horse racetrack, and the shopping mall Santa Anita Fashion Park, now known as Westfield Santa Anita. http://www.arboretum.org |
#9 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Claremont School of Theology 1325 N College Ave Claremont CA - 909-626-3521 ~10.06 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Claremont School of Theology Claremont School of Theology is a diverse educational ecology. Students and faculty cross religious, ethnic, national, sexual and ideological borders to join this unique community of teachers and learners, in one of the world’s most eclectic geographic regions. Claremont's world-renowned faculty are innovative in their scholarship. And our students must be adventurous to prepare for a world that is always changing.To better meet these needs, Claremont is transitioning into a multi-religious university. This plan will increase efforts to bring more people together from many religious traditions and backgrounds to teach, learn, and be changed together. We call this ambitious and necessary plan the Claremont University Project.The initial changes are already taking shape. New master's... http://www.cst.edu |
#10 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanic Gardens Los Angeles CA ~10.11 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanic Gardens The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, 127 acres (51.4 ha), is an arboretum, botanical garden, and historical site nestled into hills near the San Gabriel Mountains, at 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA. It is open daily during business hours, for a fee.The Arboretum is located across the street from the Santa Anita Park, the horse racetrack, and the shopping mall Santa Anita Fashion Park, now known as Westfield Santa Anita.Important in prehistory as a year round source of water fed by the Raymond Fault, the body of water known as Baldwin Lake attracted both waterfowl and other animals as well as arriving Native Americans. No documentation of the original appearance has survived, however it is safe to assume it would have been a natural wetland with tul... |
#11 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Brea Mall Disneyland - Anaheim CA ~12.11 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Brea Mall The Brea Mall is a shopping mall located in the northern Orange County city of Brea, California. Brea is within minutes of California State University, Fullerton. It is owned and operated by the Simon Property Group, and is home to four major department stores, over 175 specialty shops and boutiques, and a food court. It is approximately 1,310,000 square feet (1.31 million).Originally, the mall was anchored by The Broadway, Sears, May Company California, J. W. Robinson's, and Nordstrom. Nordstrom replaced its original store with a newer and larger store in the late 1980s. In 1993, May Department Stores merged J. W. Robinson's and May Company California to form the former Robinsons-May. As a result, the J. W. Robinson's store was sold to J.C. Penney, and the May Company California locat... |
#12 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Downtown Chino (Neighborhood) Chino CA ~12.47 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Downtown Chino
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#13 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Alhambra Golf Course San Gabriel CA ~12.81 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Alhambra Golf Course
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#14 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Huntington Library Los Angeles CA ~12.86 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Huntington Library The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens (or The Huntington[1]) is an educational and research institution established by Henry E. Huntington in San Marino, California, USA. In addition to the library, the site houses an art collection strong in English portraits and French eighteenth-century furniture and botanical gardens that feature North America's strongest collection of cycads. |
#15 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Art Odyssey 2059 E Foothill Blvd Pasadena CA - 626-792-7896 ~13.17 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Art Odyssey
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#16 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Pasadena City College 1570 E Colorado Blvd Pasadena CA - 626-585-7123 ~13.70 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Pasadena City College Pasadena City College (commonly known by the abbreviation PCC) is a community college located on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California, USA. PCC is the third largest community college campus in the United States.The school attracts students from throughout southern California, enrolling a large percentage of student from outside of the bounds of the Pasadena Area Community College District, established in 1966. The district includes the cities of Pasadena, South Pasadena, Altadena, San Marino, Temple City, La Canada Flintridge, Arcadia, Sierra Madre, and portions of Rosemead and El Monte.The sports teams are known as the Lancers, and the school colors are cardinal red and gold.As of 2006, the college claims that over one million individuals have taken classes at PCC. http://www.pasadena.edu |
#17 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Downtown Ontario (Neighborhood) Ontario CA ~13.75 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Downtown Ontario
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#18 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Ontario Museum History and Art 225 S Euclid Ave Ontario CA - 909-983-3198 ~13.79 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Ontario Museum History and Art The Royal Ontario Museum, commonly known as the ROM, is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's largest museum of world culture and natural history. The ROM is the fifth largest museum in North America, containing more than six million items and over 40 galleries. It has notable collections of dinosaurs, Near Eastern and African art, East Asian art, European history, and Canadian history. It contains the world's largest collection of fossils from the Burgess Shale with more than 150,000 specimens. It has also hosted many travelling exhibits.The museum is located at the corner of Bloor Street and Avenue Road, north of Queen's Park and on the east side of Philosopher's Walk in the University of Toronto. Established as the Museum of Natural History and Fine Arts in 1857 at the T... |
#19 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Downtown Upland (Neighborhood) Upland CA ~13.81 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Downtown Upland
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#20 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Bunny Museum 1933 Jefferson Dr Pasadena CA - 626-798-8848 ~13.81 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Bunny Museum
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#21 of 30 Things To Do in Covina California Institute of Technology Los Angeles CA ~13.83 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to California Institute of Technology The California Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Caltech) is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. The Institute maintains a strong emphasis on the natural sciences and engineering, and operates and manages NASA's neighboring Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Caltech is a small school, with only about 2100 students (about 900 undergraduates and 1200 graduate students), but it is ranked in the top ten universities worldwide by metrics such as Science Watch, Nobel Prizes, and general university rankings. |
#22 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Alhambra (Neighborhood) Los Angeles CA ~14.15 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Alhambra
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#23 of 30 Things To Do in Covina California State University Fullerton Fullerton CA - 714-278-2011 ~14.27 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to California State University Fullerton Cal State Fullerton became the 12th state college in California in 1957. California State University, Fullerton, commonly known as CSUF, CSU Fullerton, or Cal State Fullerton, is currently the second largest California State University campus. The University is located in the city of Fullerton, in Orange County, California, USA. http://www.fullerton.edu |
#24 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Heritage Square Museum 225 S Lake Ave Pasadena CA - 626-449-0193 ~14.36 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Heritage Square Museum A living history museum reflecting the settlement and development of Southern California from the Civil War to the early 20th Century, Heritage Square Museum offers visitors a look into the everyday lives of Southern Californians at the close of the 19th Century.Guided tours of the museum are supplemented by special events, such as Museums of the Arroyo Day®, which take our guests back in time to the era where electricity was a novelty, a trip to the beach was often a full-weekend activity, and manners were distinctly different from those of today.The eight historic structures located at the museum, constructed during the Victorian Era, were saved from demolition and serve as a perfect background to educate the public about Southern California's early development. From the simplici... |
#25 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Chino Hills State Park Yorba Linda CA ~14.47 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Chino Hills State Park Chino Hills State Park, located in Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties, preserves some much needed “breathing room” in this fast-growing area. Nearly three million people live within sight of the Chino Hills and more than 15 million people live within a 40 mile radius of the park! The park is the state’s most expensive ever, with an excess of $50 million spent by the time it opened for full time use in 1986. Some, but not too much development is in store for Chino Hills; mostly the park will continue to be the province of horseback riders, mountain bikers and hikers. The 12,500-acre park is located near the northern end of what geologists call the Peninsular Ranges Geomorphic Province. The Chino Hills are part of the group of hills that include the Puente Hills to the nor... |
#26 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum Los Angeles CA ~14.49 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and final resting place of Richard Milhous Nixon, the 37th President of the United States. Located in Yorba Linda, California, the library is one of twelve administered by the National Archives and Records Administration. From its original dedication in 1990 until becoming a federal facility on July 11, 2007, the library and museum was operated by a private foundation and was known as the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace. The nine acre (36,000 m²) campus is located at 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard in Yorba Linda, California and incorporates the National Historic Landmarked Richard Nixon Birthplace where Nixon was born in 1913 and spent his childhood. The facility is now jointly operated between NARA and the Richa... |
#27 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Kidspace An Interactive Museum 390 S El Molino Ave Pasadena CA - 626-449-9143 ~14.55 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Kidspace An Interactive Museum Kidspace Children's Museum is located next to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.Since the December 2004 opening of its new facility in Brookside Park, Pasadena, Kidspace Children’s Museum has provided local community children with a space for creative and interactive learning.1979: Kidspace Children's Museum officially launched at the California Institute of Technology. A community project of the Junior League of Pasadena, Kidspace addressed a critical educational need in the San Gabriel Valley: increased access to the arts, humanities and sciences for children. Volunteers created and presented a prototype interactive exhibit, "Making Senses," designed to stimulate the interest and curiosity of children by featuring robotics and neon light displays. More than 10,000 young visit... |
#28 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Fullerton College Disneyland - Anaheim CA ~14.82 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Fullerton College Fullerton College is a public community college located in Fullerton, California. It is the oldest community college in continuous operation within the state of California, having been established in 1913. Originally enrolling 28 students during its first year in 1913, currently enrolling over 20,000. |
#29 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Pasadena Museum of California Art 497 E Colorado Blvd Pasadena CA - 626-568-3665 ~14.88 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Pasadena Museum of California Art The Pasadena Museum of California Art (PMCA) is an art museum located in Pasadena, California, USA, showcasing art and design that originates from California. The museum was founded by long-time Pasadena residents and art collectors Robert and Arlene Oltman. Ground was broken in 2000 and the museum officially opened in June 2002. Notable exhibitions have included "Maynard Dixon: Masterpieces from the Brigham Young University and Private Collections", the largest exhibition of Dixon's art to date, and a mid-career retrospective of painter Mark Ryden. The museum hosts the California Design Biennial. |
#30 of 30 Things To Do in Covina Pacific Asia Museum 46 N Los Robles Ave Pasadena CA - 626-449-2742 ~14.94 miles from Covina city center Hotels Close to Pacific Asia Museum The Pacific Asia Museum is an Asian art museum located at 46 N. Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, California, United States.The museum was founded by Grace Nicholson who was a dealer in Native American and, later, Asian art and antiques.The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and was built in 1926 and designed by the architectural firm of Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury.One of the museum's 2009 exhibits looked at the mash-up of Chinese calligraphy and American graffiti. US-China Today has an article and slide show on the exhibit and a video featuring the curator and a couple of the artists who contributed to the exhibit: Calligraffiti: Crossing the Divide |