3 Best Sights in The Inland Empire, California

What started as an apple shed has become a 14-acre fun park and plaza with eateries, a petting zoo, a candy store, a creamery, train rides, shops, trout fishing, gold panning, local artisans, archery, a cider mill, and more. Be sure to grab a fresh-baked apple pie from Apple Annie’s Bakery. Some activities are seasonal.

College walking tours, architecture tours, and art tours are conducted quarterly by Claremont Heritage. The organization gives 2½-hour guided walking tours ($10) by reservation. Self-guided tour maps can be found on the group's website.

The classic shows, started by cereal maker Kellogg in 1926, remain a tradition on the CSU–Pomona campus. Many purebreds live at the ranch, and the university presents exhibitions of the equines in English and Western tack on the first Sunday of the month at 2 pm from October through May. Stable visits and pony rides ($5) take place after the show.