There is plenty to keep you busy and occupied in Riverside; whether you are here for your 1st time, regularly vacation here or if this lovely city is where you call home.

Here are some of my favorite places and venues:

Mission Inn Hotel and Spa - www.MissionInn.com
Fox Performing Arts Center, Riverside - http://venue.riversidepac.com/
Riverside Art Museum - www.riversideartmuseum.org/
Riverside Municipal Auditorium - http://venue.riversiderma.com/
Mount Rubidoux - http://mt-rubidoux.org/
Fairmount Park - www.riversideca.gov/park_rec/facility-rentals.asp
Hidden Valley Nature Center - www.rivcoparks.org/education/hidden-valley/hidden-valley-nature-center/
Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Reserve - www.riversideca.gov/athomeinriverside/neighborhoods-sycamorecanyonpark.asp
California Citrus State Historic Park - www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=649
Riverside National Cemetery - www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/riverside.asp
March Field Air Museum - www.MarchField.org
UCR Botanical Gardens - http://gardens.ucr.edu/
Riverside Metropolitan Museum - www.riversideca.gov/museum/
Museum of Photography - http://artsblock.ucr.edu/Page/california-museum-of-photography

There are plenty of places for shopping and eating:

Downtown Riverside - www.RiversideDowntown.org
Galleria at Tyler - www.GalleriaTyler.com
Riverside Plaza - www.ShopRiversidePlaza.com
Canyon Crest Towncenter - www.ShopCanyonCrest.com

We have many annual festivals and events throughout the year:

Lunar Festival - www.LunarFestRiverside.com
Dicken's Festival - www.DickensFest.com
Festival Of Lights - www.missioninn.com/festival-en.html
Dia De Los Muertos - www.RiversideDayofTheDead.com



Plus we are less than hour from Big Bear Mountain Resorts, Palm Springs, Orange County Beaches (Newport, Huntington or Laguna Nigel), Los Angeles, Knott's Berry Farm and Disneyland!!