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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.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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Riverside
California, United States · North America
About Riverside
Riverside sits on the route: 10 minutes from Rubidoux, 37km from Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum.
Riverside is in California, United States, with about 320,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Rubidoux, about 5 km away.
Riverside Plaza is a 475,000-square-foot (44,100 m2) outdoor mall in Riverside, California originally anchored by a 205,000-square-foot (19,000 m2) Harris Company (later Harris’/Gottschalks) department store along with Montgomery Ward. It was the city's first mall and was originally an outdoor mall, then remodeled toRead more
an enclosed indoor mall, and then remodeled back to an outdoor mall.
After a $12-million renovation in the early 2010s, the center features walkways, fountains, decorative lights and courtyard seats. Today it is anchored by a Regal Cinemas, Forever 21, Trader Joe's, Marshalls, JoAnn Fabrics & Crafts and Nordstrom Rack.
Forever 21 opened first in the empty Harris’/Gottschalks building space, but relocated in 2013 to a space that Borders Books vacated.
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What is there to see near Riverside?
Within an hour or so of Riverside: Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum (37 km), In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip (38 km), Disneyland Park (51 km), Disney California Adventure Park (51 km).
Are there any good drives near Riverside?
The nearest famous roads are Mulholland Drive and Route 66 - Santa Monica End.
Where is Riverside?
Riverside is in California, United States, about 5 km from Rubidoux.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 317,261
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Timezone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates
- 33.9534, -117.3962
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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 Riverside
7 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.
38 km · about 45 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.
51 km · about 60 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.
51 km · about 60 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.
51 km · about 60 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
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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.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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