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The Riverside Metropolitan Museum, 3580 Mission Inn Ave (2 blocks east from Downtown bus terminal), ☎ +1 951 826-5273, . Tu/We/F 9AM-5PM, Th 9AM-9PM, Sa 10AM-5PM, Su 11AM-5PM. The museum rotating exhibits on various topics and standing exhibits on local history, geography and culture. It's a half-hour's walk-through, but well worth the price. Donation, suggested $2. �
The Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue (3 blocks east from Downtown bus terminal), ☎ +1 951 684-7111, . Mo-Sa, 10AM-4PM. The museum has rotating exhibits featuring a variety of local artists, including projects from the University of California-Riverside. $5 (seniors and students $2). �
The Mission Inn Museum, 3696 Main St. (2 blocks east from Downtown bus terminal), ☎ +1 951 788-9556, . Every Day 9:30AM-4PM. Located on the ground floor of the historic Mission Inn, this space showcases the history of the building, including a chair crafted for the legendarily girthy President Taft. donation, $2 suggested. �
UCR Culver Center for the Arts, 3834 Main Street (on the Main Street Pedestrian Mall, 2 blocks east from Downtown bus terminal), ☎ +1 951 827-3755, . Tu-Sa noon-5PM, 1st Th, 6PM-9PM. The newly-renovated UCR Culver Center for the Arts contains two institutions: the Sweeney Gallery, which shows a rotating collection of artistic endeavours from various, often UCR-affiliated, artists; and the UCR-California Museum of Photography, which offers a collection showcasing the artistic and historical uses that photography has been put to over the years. Admission covers both institutions. There is also a performance space in the center which showcases artistic and independent films. $3 (free for students and seniors). �
The UCR Botanical Gardens, 900 University Ave. (back campus- see web site, bus #1, 10, 16), ☎ +1 951 784-6962, . Every Day 8AM-5PM. These impressive botanical gardens are hidden in the hills above campus. They are usually lightly-visited and offer fantastic views of the city, as well as a large collection of exotic flora. Parking is highly limited, and metered at $0.50/hour. donation, $2 suggested. �
Mount Rubidoux City Park, west end of 9th Street (1/2 mile west of Downtown bus terminal, walk south on Fairmount to 9th, then west), ☎ +1 951 826-2000, . Every day, dawn to dusk. For a panoramic view of the city, try climbing Mt. Rubidoux! Well…to say climb is a bit strong. The route up Mt. Rubidoux is a steady, sometimes-paved but mostly sandy incline lined with tall, prickly pear cactus and humongous rocks. A steady gait makes for about an hour round trip. Don’t forget to bring a camera. If it’s a clear day, one can see clear into nearby Corona to the West and Moreno Valley to the East. The sunsets from this vantage are beautiful, too! Be sure you are able to make it down before the sky gets too dark though as there are no lights lining the path. Also, bringing a bottle of water is a good idea as there are currently no fountains or vending machines anywhere on or around the mountain. The entrance to the park is in a residential area. The park entrance is at the west end of 9th street, under a large iron gate. Parking is extremely limited in the surrounding neighbourhoods. Free!. �
The California Citrus State Historic Park, 9400 Dufferin Ave. (#27 bus to Van Buren/Dufferin or Van Buren/Cleveland), ☎ +1 951 780-6222, . Every day, 8AM-5PM. This park provides a look back to the time when orange groves dominated what is now the city of Riverside, and reminds us where Orange County got it's name. A small museum resides at the center of this park, surrounded by a working citrus orchard. If you go, be sure to pick up a sack of fresh oranges, which should run you around $4-$5. Riverside is the birthplace of the naval orange, and we still do it best. free, $8 parking. �
The Original Naval Orange Tree, Traffic Island, corner of Magnolia & Arlington Avenues (#1, 13 or 15 bus). Open 24 Hours. Speaking of that "birthplace of the naval orange" stuff, the original naval orange tree, to which all other naval orange trees trace their lineage, is still growing. It's on a traffic island on the corner of Magnolia and Arlington. There's a bench and a marker, and you can pick oranges off it- if any are ripe. Just don't take them all, it's rude. Free. �
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