Hidden gems - Tourist attractions in Altadena, United States not to miss (Updated April, 2024)

Hidden gems: Tourist attractions in Altadena

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Altadena. This list contains 35 places from Tourist attraction category.

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Sunny Gables Estate

Museum

👍👍 This is wild, but when I was really little in 1962 or so, I lived in this house! I’ve got photos from about 1962-1965? sitting on the flagstone driveway, and various shots in the yard with the exterior which still looks identical! Anyhow, it was the most wonderful house my mom ever lived in, and s...

5.00 (7 reviews) (~4.65 km from centre)

Laurie Strode House

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Is Laurie home?

5.00 (6 reviews) (~8.77 km from centre)

Dry Garden Karesansui

Park

5.00 (6 reviews) (~7.32 km from centre)

Fenyes Mansion

Historical place museum

Built in 1907, this mansion on landscaped grounds is now a house museum with period furnishings.

4.90 (20 reviews) (~5.31 km from centre)

White City Ruins

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Most hikes end with a rewarding view, but the Sam Merrill Trail has the ruins of an old resort called Echo House aka the White City. Sadly, a fire took the house out in 1900, and the railway was abandoned in 1938 due to years of economic trouble paired with a disastrous flood. Though short-lived, t...

4.90 (20 reviews) (~2.56 km from centre)

Christmas Tree Lane Model Train House

Model train store

👍👍 Magical & Enchanting! An any railfan young & old must-see! This is a residence off Christmas Tree Lane that has turned its backyard into a model railroad fan's paradise! The detail, variety, organization and buildings of trains is a stimulation overload of the best kind. There's plenty of outdoor s...

4.90 (8 reviews) (~1.21 km from centre)

Michael Myers’ House

Tourist attraction

👍👍 My childhood nightmare that became one of my all time slasher favorite obsession. Haha! I Never knew how close this iconic house was so close to me and why I have never tried to Google the location. I think on Halloween night it would be a blast to visit this little nugget in Pasadena and with a add...

4.80 (134 reviews) (~8.52 km from centre)

Mount Wilson Observatory Museum

Museum

👍👍 Different kinds of astronomy telescopes. The docent gave us a detailed tour. Watch out for bears and please do not approach or feed them because someone was bitten while we were there

4.80 (95 reviews) (~7.74 km from centre)

Flint Canyon Trail

Hiking area

👍👍 This trail is awesome. A short half mile hike to the top of the mountain which takes about 12 to 15 minutes. The hills are easy to hike for young and old. I do suggest that you wear hiKing shoes with good traction since the paths are dirt and sand. The best part of this trail is a lot of trees and s...

4.80 (79 reviews) (~6.6 km from centre)

Desert Garden

Botanical garden

👍👍 This garden looks other worldly. It was easily my favorite garden at Huntington. People that work on film sets might find it blasé as my companion, in response to my amazement, was like “oh yeah you don’t work on sets”. Me mockingly “Ooooo I’m so cool, I worked on sci-fi movies”. Which is cool, but...

4.80 (65 reviews) (~7.4 km from centre)

Lanterman House

Historical place museum

👍👍 great way to spend some free time on an afternoon if you’re into architecture and home design. interesting and informative tour, lovely wall murals throughout the house.

4.80 (33 reviews) (~7.02 km from centre)

Owen Brown Gravesite

Historical landmark

👍👍 While we were hiking down El Prieto trail we encountered Owen Brown's gravesite. Owen Brown was an Abolitionist and fought to stop slavery. He had a very interesting life story and is called a heroe today. The location was beautiful. Important historical landmark in Pasedena.

4.80 (25 reviews) (~3.99 km from centre)

The Big Bang Theory Rooftop

Tourist attraction

😠 This place practically burnt down last year and it's obvious the owners merely slapped some paint on the place and placed this landmark on Google to cover it up... this isn't a museum and is a barely livable tenement building.

4.80 (21 reviews) (~5.35 km from centre)

Pasadena Park Maintenance

Park

4.80 (21 reviews) (~3.71 km from centre)

Sierra Madre Pioneer Cemetery

Cemetery

👍👍 Places like this need to be preserved for humanity and the memories and stories of Truth, lived by Real Men & Women who explored this beautiful & bountiful Earth that our beloved God has created for us. Thank all those who helped keep this cemetery, this landmark from the greedy hands of the profite...

4.80 (9 reviews) (~8.84 km from centre)

Brown Mountain Dam

Historical landmark

👍👍 This isn't a difficult hike but definitely worth it . It's about 8 - 9 miles round trip. Definitely needs to be done in the morning before the heat. We started at about 1:30 pm, but we did get a fairly good amount of shade. There's one location at the campsite with a bathroom. There's poison...

4.70 (146 reviews) (~7.03 km from centre)

El Molino Viejo

Historical landmark

👍👍 Very peaceful. Cute little place to visit. Takes about 30 to walk thru. Because of Covid19, their are no indoor stuff to look at, all outdoor garden.

4.70 (107 reviews) (~7.84 km from centre)

Ma Durga Temple

Hindu temple

😐 I never thought I would leave this temple an average rating. Temple means divinity. Just maintaining a place clean and neat is not enough for temples. I used to visit this temple 2009 to 2014 almost every week. I then moved out and now living far. Recently visited while driving on the way and took e...

4.70 (86 reviews) (~4.87 km from centre)

San Marino Park Department

Park

👍👍 Monday to Friday free, but Saturday and Sunday five dollars

4.70 (83 reviews) (~7.79 km from centre)

Jones Peak

Hiking area

👍👍 One of my favorite trails to hike. Took my BFF up there and she loved it.

4.70 (77 reviews) (~7.26 km from centre)

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Hidden gems: Tourist attractions in Altadena, United States