On a tight budget and still want to get out and about? There’s plenty to do free in Pasadena.
FREE EVERY DAY
Bungalow Heaven
Cruise by some lovely houses in Bungalow Heaven. They also have tours.
Japanese American National Museum, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles
369 East First Street
Los Angeles, California 90012
phone: 213.625.0414
Free general admission every Thursday from 5 to 8 PM and every third Thursday of the month.
Literally, take a hike. Just keep your dogs on a leash and your kids on the trails. There ARE rattlesnakes in those hills of ours.
FREE FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH
Huntington Library, Collections and Botanical Gardens, Pasadena – Free first Thursday of the month. Free advance tickets required beginning Sept 6, 2007, available beginning the 1st of the preceding month (i.e. August 1 for Sept 6).
FREE THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH
Japanese American National Museum, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles
369 East First Street
Los Angeles, California 90012
phone: 213.625.0414
Free general admission every Thursday from 5 to 8 PM and every third Thursday of the month.
FREE FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH
Norton Simon Museum
411 W. Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91105-1825
626.449.6840
1st Fridays from 6 to 9 pm
Pasadena Museum of California Art
490 East Union Street
Pasadena, CA 91101
626-568-3665
The museum is located one block north of Colorado Blvd. between Los Robles Ave. and Oakland Ave.
Free parking is available on the ground level of the museum and additional public parking is available across the street on Union.
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MUSEUM HOURS
Wednesday – Sunday
12:00 – 5:00 p.m.
FREE FOURTH FRIDAY OF THE MONTH
Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena
46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena California 91101
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