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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.
16 km · about 20 min drive
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Rancho Cucamonga
California, United States · North America
About Rancho Cucamonga
Rancho Cucamonga is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Upland, 16km from Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum.
Rancho Cucamonga is in California, United States, with about 180,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Upland, about 5 km away.
Rancho Cucamonga was a 13,045-acre (20.383 sq mi; 52.79 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day San Bernardino County, California, given in 1839 to the dedicated soldier, smuggler and politician Tiburcio Tapia by Mexican governor Juan Bautista Alvarado. The grant formed parts of present-day California cities RanchoRead more
Cucamonga and Upland. It extended easterly from San Antonio Creek to what is now Hermosa Avenue, and from today's Eighth Street to the mountains.
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What is there to see near Rancho Cucamonga?
Within an hour or so of Rancho Cucamonga: Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum (16 km), In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip (16 km), Disneyland Park (44 km), Newcomb's Ranch (45 km).
Are there any good drives near Rancho Cucamonga?
The nearest famous roads are Mulholland Drive and Route 66 - Santa Monica End.
Where is Rancho Cucamonga?
Rancho Cucamonga is in California, United States, about 5 km from Upland.
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- Population
- 175,236
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Timezone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates
- 34.1064, -117.5931
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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 Rancho Cucamonga
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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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.
16 km · about 20 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.
44 km · about 50 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.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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Disney California Adventure Park
Anaheim Disney park celebrating California's culture, history, and natural beauty with Pixar and Marvel lands.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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Cars Land (Disney California Adventure)
Disney's immersive recreation of Radiator Springs from Pixar's Cars films with the thrilling Radiator Springs Racers ride.
45 km · about 50 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.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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Moto Republic
A shared motorcycle workshop and social hub in Costa Mesa where riders wrench on their bikes and share the community stoke.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Rancho Cucamonga
2 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 78 kmMulholland DriveWinding road through the Santa Monica Mountains with LA city views
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