OUR TAKE ON RIVERSIDE
Riverside vacations can include a visit to botanical gardens, presented by the University of California Riverside, featuring 3,500 plant species, 195 species of birds. Travelers are likely to see a Pied-billed Grebe, a Great Blue Heron, and a Ruddy Duck on most any day. Some lucky people may get to observe a kangaroo rat, a gray fox, an opossum, or even a bobcat. All in all, it’s a very family friendly activity.
Riverside, California accommodations can be a lesson in history if travelers stay at the Mission Inn, where C. C. Miller began taking in guests in 1876. Or, guests who choose to stay at the Riverside Marriot won’t be far from famed theme parks like Disneyland and Knott’s Berry Farm, which was America’s first theme park. For more kid-friendly fun, check out the local Castle Park with miniature golf and rides of all kinds.
Shoppers can enjoy the Main Street Pedestrian mall and when you get hungry, there is sure to be many choices of faire.
The palm trees are everywhere, the citrus groves fragrant, and the Victorian mansions stunning, so enjoy whatever is on you Riverside California to do list.
LODGING
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Mission Inn Hotel And Spa
"room was great" - a user of Yahoo! Travel
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Marriott Riverside
"hotel is well kept, my room was organized and clean and the bed was comfy as usual of every marriott." - a user of Yelp
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Courtyard by Marriott Riverside
"couple of drunks in the bar, far too little convenient parking (on a thursday night), and a toilet." - a user of Yelp
THINGS TO DO
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Castle Park
"I'm a notorious cheapass, so slumming it on labor day I thought of taking the kids to Knott's, but $100 for a family of 4 not including parking, food and other expenses = not cool.…" - a user of Yelp
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California Museum of Photography
"Great photography museum in the heart of downtown Riverside. I saw the best show there last year: photos of executions and abuses carried out during China's Cultural Revolution by …" - a user of Yelp
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Adams Kart Track
"This is one of the oldest go-kart tracks in all over southern california. When u get there, you kinda get that feel." - a user of Yelp
