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Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum
Drag racing's shrine at the Pomona Fairplex, steps from the historic strip where the NHRA season starts and ends, packed with top fuel dragsters, hot rods and land-speed cars.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Claremont
California, United States · North America
About Claremont
Claremont is worth a stop: 10 minutes from La Verne, 5km from Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum.
Claremont is in California, United States, with about 36,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is La Verne, about 4 km away.
Claremont station is a passenger rail and bus station in Claremont, California, United States. It is served by Metrolink's San Bernardino Line which runs from Los Angeles Union Station to San Bernardino–Downtown. The Mission Revival-Spanish Colonial Revival style station is listed on the U.S. National Register ofRead more
Historic Places as Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Station.
The Claremont station is served by 32 Metrolink San Bernardino Line trains (16 in each direction) on weekdays, between 4:30 a.m. and 10:45 p.m. Weekend train service is less: 16 trains (8 in each direction), on Saturdays and Sundays between 7:21 a.m. and 10:36 p.m.
An extension of the Los Angeles Metro Rail A Line light rail line to Claremont is projected to be completed in 2031.
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What is there to see near Claremont?
Within an hour or so of Claremont: Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum (5 km), In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip (5 km), Newcomb's Ranch (37 km), Disneyland Park (37 km).
Are there any good drives near Claremont?
The nearest famous roads are Mulholland Drive and Route 66 - Santa Monica End.
Where is Claremont?
Claremont is in California, United States, about 4 km from La Verne.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 36,283
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Timezone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates
- 34.0967, -117.7198
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Essential numbers in United States
AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Claremont
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip
The oldest continuously operating drag strip in the world, opened 1951 on the Los Angeles County Fairplex, and the traditional season opener and finale of the NHRA calendar.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Newcomb's Ranch
A historic mountain lodge on the Angeles Crest Highway that has served as a meeting point for motorcyclists and drivers tackling LA's best mountain road since 1939.
37 km · about 40 min drive
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Disneyland Park
Walt Disney's original theme park opened in 1955, the happiest place on earth in Anaheim, California.
37 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Disney California Adventure Park
Anaheim Disney park celebrating California's culture, history, and natural beauty with Pixar and Marvel lands.
37 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Cars Land (Disney California Adventure)
Disney's immersive recreation of Radiator Springs from Pixar's Cars films with the thrilling Radiator Springs Racers ride.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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Knott's Berry Farm
America's first theme park in Buena Park, California, known for its Old West Ghost Town and thrilling coasters.
38 km · about 45 min drive
restaurant
Philippe the Original
Serving French dip sandwiches since 1908 on sawdust-covered floors with communal tables and long wooden counters. One of Los Angeles's oldest restaurants and a claimant to inventing the French dip.
48 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Claremont
- 66 kmMulholland DriveWinding road through the Santa Monica Mountains with LA city views
- 72 kmRoute 66 - Santa Monica EndThe 'End of the Trail' sign on Santa Monica Pier marks Route 66's symbolic Pacific terminus, 2,448 miles from Chicago, beside the pier's vintage carousel and Ferris wheel.
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