Tours, tickets and day trips in Pasadena
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Kidspace Children's Museum | 200,000 | — |
The busiest is Kidspace Children's Museum at 200,000 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Day trips from Pasadena
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pasadena to Burbank | United States | 16 km (10 mi) | about 15 min |
| Pasadena to West Covina | United States | 21 km (13 mi) | about 20 min |
| Pasadena to Downey | United States | 23 km (14 mi) | about 23 min |
| Pasadena to Norwalk | United States | 28 km (17 mi) | about 27 min |
| Pasadena to Inglewood | United States | 28 km (18 mi) | about 28 min |
| Pasadena to Fullerton | United States | 37 km (23 mi) | about 36 min |
| Pasadena to Pomona | United States | 38 km (23 mi) | about 37 min |
| Pasadena to Torrance | United States | 39 km (24 mi) | about 38 min |
| Pasadena to Tijuana | Mexico | 211 km (131 mi) | about 3 h 26 min |
| Pasadena to San Diego | United States | 183 km (114 mi) | about 2 h 59 min |
| Pasadena to Long Beach | United States | 43 km (26 mi) | about 42 min |
| Pasadena to Ensenada | Mexico | 291 km (181 mi) | about 4 h 44 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
What is the most visited attraction in Pasadena?
Kidspace Children's Museum, with 200,000 visitors (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.