There's so much to do here. Shopping, dining, tours and the variety of shopping and dining is incredible. Something for every taste and budget. The architecture of various churches and other buildings is phenomenal, especially City Hall.

Anything you can do with your family in Pasadena is a great thing. Check out Old Pasadena, well worth a visit. I like that fact thait this is a family town and a good area where you do not have to be too concerned about crime. I am not a huge fan of Calif in General but Pasadena and San... More

I had relatives from the midwest visiting last week and they chose to go shopping one of the days...wanting to see unique stores, they opted not to go to my local mall but to try Pasadena. (I'd taken them to a Santa Monica Promenade and Santa Barbara on previous trips). I'd been here several years ago with friends and two... More

Old Pasadena is a first rate example of a city taking its old dilapated center of town and turning it into a first rate walking/shopping/dining area while at the same time keeping much of the original architecture of the area. The stores and restaurants (and there are quite a few restaurants) are all terrific. On weekends it gets quite crowded... More

They have every store you can think of. Easy to walk and so many restaurants mixed in. Glad we stopped in Pasadena but more commercialized than we expected.

Nice shops, variety good restaurants, and easy/free parking. There is beautuful mountain view in the evening.

Old Pasadena has some great architecture, shops, and restaurants. It's a fun place to just wander, and at a time when many storefronts have closed in other communities, it manages to stay vibrant. This is the Southern California that many of my out-of-state friends expect to find when they visit.

As has happened in so many places the old style has been corporatized so it looks like any other "disneyfied" location.

Don't expect to find old run-down historic buildings here. The street is lined with upscale shops and restaurants. Behind the signs, you can see bits of beautiful building details. We like the Cheesecake Factory and the Pacific Asia Museum and Norton Simon Museum are a few blocks away. It can be a bit crowed on New Years Day as the... More