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Geography matters, as we like to say, and San Bernardino
/ Redlands illustrates that point very well. The town is blessed
with an ideal Southern California location, within easy driving
distance of the desert, the mountains, and the beach. It is
also centrally located as a good starting point for popular
weekend trips such as Yosemite National Park or Las Vegas,
Nevada.
Many attractions and recreational facilities are available.
For more information beyond what's presented in this guide,
we recommend picking up a guidebook to California and the
Southwest.
San Bernardino County Museum
Mousley
Museum of Natural History
Calico
Ghost Town
San
Bernardino Rancho "Asistencia" California Historical Landmark
#42
Big
Bear Skiing
The
San Bernardino Stampede
San
Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino
National
Orange Show Events Center
Pharaoh's
Lost Kingdom
Court
Street Square
Renaissance
Pleasure Faire
Route
66 Rendevous
Rim
of the World Scenic Byway
Lincoln
Memorial Shrine
Market
Night
The
Redlands Bowl
Redlands
Bicycle Classic
A.K.
Smiley Public Library
San
Bernardino County Museum
Open Tuesdays through Sundays, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Museum is in Redlands, California, midway between Los
Angeles and Palm Springs, and just north of Interstate 10.
Take the California Street exit from Interstate 10 in Redlands,
turn north, then right onto Orange Tree Lane and left into
the Museum parking lot. Parking is free, and the facility
is accessible to visitors with disabilities.
The
Mousley Museum of Natural History
35308 Panorama Drive, Yucaipa. (909) 790-3163
Hours: Wednesdays - Fridays and Sundays, 1 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Weekday mornings by appointment
for school and group education tours.
Calico
Ghost Town
1881 marked the beginning of one of the largest silver strikes
in California history and the birth of Calico. This authentic
silver mining town lives on as one of the few original mining
camps of the Old West.
Open Daily, closed Christmas day
Townsite - 8am - dusk
Shops, restaurants, attractions - 9am - 5pm
Campgrounds, cabins, bunkhouse - 24 hrs.
Calico Ghost Town: P.O. Box 638 Yermo, CA. 92398, 1-760-254-2122,
1-800-TO-CALICO
Fax 1-760-254-2047
The
San Bernardino Rancho "Asistencia" California Historical Landmark
#42
26930 Barton Road, Redlands, California. (909) 793-5402
Open Wednesday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday 1 to 4
p.m. Closed New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas
Day. Group tours by appointment. The Museum Store has a branch
site at the Asistencia.
Big
Bear Skiing
Every winter the slopes of Big Bear open for skiing and snowboarding.
The San Bernardino Mountains are the only California skiing
facilities south of Mammonth, The Big Bear slopes are located
only 40 minutes from the CSUSB campus.
The
San Bernardino Stampede
The Class A Stampede baseball team plays in the California
League of Professional Baseball. The Stampede have a variety
of ticket and advertising packages to meet the needs of families
and businesses. For more information, please call the Stampede
at (909) 888-9922.
San
Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino
5797 N. Victoria Ave. Highland, CA, 1-800-359-2464
National
Orange Show Events Center
689 S. E St., San Bernardino
The National Orange Show attracts over 200,000 every May to
five days of exhibits, rides, a car show, a parade, racing,
and more.
Pharaoh's
Lost Kingdom
1100 California St. at I-10, Redlands
Amusement park rides like Hysteria Skycoaster, Land of the
Lost Kingdoms, tomb of Doom Laser Tag, the Wave-Rider Surf
Pool, a game arcade, and a picnic area give you an idea of
the breadth of entertainment activities.
Court
Street Square
Court and E Streets, San Bernardino
An oasis of the arts in the downtown area. On Fridays, April
- October, free concernts feature jazz, R&B and Latin music.
Shakerspeare on the Square presents 2-3 plays in August. In
December, Christmas activities fill the square.
Renaissance
Pleasure Faire
Glen Helen Regional Park, Devore
800-52-FAIRE
Jesters, jousters and jugglers, magicians and musicians, falconers,
dancers, actors and craftsmen - they all will be on hand for
the Renaissance Pleasure Faire, a reenactment of a 16th-century
English market and festival during the spring. Event covers
eight weekends.
Route
66 Rendevous
San Bernardino
909-889-3980
Held in September, California's biggest street fair includes
a golf tournament, vintage cars, cruising along a 30-block-long
route that winds through San Bernardino, music, and food.
Rim
of the World Scenic Byway
One of the most spectacular drives in California, the Rim
of the World National Scenic Byway rewards you with stunning
views of mountains, forests, and deserts. Start on Highway
138 in Cajon Pass, pick up Highway 18 in Crestline, then take
Highway 38 north of Big Bear Lake to the San Gorgonio ranger
District. Ask for a tour brochure at any ranger station.
Lincoln
Memorial Shrine
125 W. Vine St., Redlands
909-798-7636
www.aksmiley.org/lincoln.html
The expanded Lincoln Memorial Shrine now holds more history
than ever. On display are photos, Civil Way newspapers, books,
diaries and manuscripts, including letters and documents from
Lincoln, his family, and his cabinet. There is a marble bust
of Lincoln as well as a mural and portraits.
Market
Night
If you will be in Redlands for a week or more, we suggest
visiting Market Night and finding out why Redlands is called
"the friendly place." Market Night takes place year round
every Thursday night from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. on State Street.
The road is closed to cars, allowing pedestrians to wander
the street and sample the offerings of vendors selling food
and crafts, entertainers, and farmers selling produce.
The
Redlands Bowl
Free to the public, the Redlands Bowl is one of the largest
free outdoor summer concert series in the United States. It
takes place each summer from late June through August on Tuesday
and Friday nights. Eighteen to 20 diverse programs are featured
including ballet, ethnic dancing, operas, musicals, recitals,
and choral ensembles.
Redlands
Bicycle Classic
This colorful event, held in March, offers races for Olympic
cycling champions, Tour de France racers, as well as anyone
else from age 3 to 70 who enjoys cycling. Find out more at
www.redlandsclassic.com.
A.K.
Smiley Public Library
125 W. Vine St., Redlands, 798-7565 for the main library and
798-7632 for the Heritage Room. Built in 1894, Smiley Library
is much more than just a public library. Visitors often speculate
aloud whether the place was originally built as a church or
a mission. One of the few buildings on the National Register
of Historic and Scenic Properties, Smiley Library was indeed
originally built as a public library. Inside the building,
take note of the exquisite stained glass windows--all original
to the building's construction--and the greystone carvings
near the front entrance. The tile floors in the front of the
library, nearly a century old, are patterned in a sometimes
controversial reverse swastika pattern, a symbol used by the
Navajo Indians for 5,000 years.
Smiley Library makes an excellent jumping-off point for learning
about the history of Redlands. Take a trip to the Heritage
Room, located at the far-east end of the library, for more
information on the building and for descriptive literature
on Redlands--some free, some for a nominal cost. Don McCue,
archivist for the Heritage Room, and Christie Hammond and
Nathan Gonzales, associate archivists, are almost always able
to stop and talk with visitors about Redlands, past and present.
They will give short tours of the library to those who call
first to make an appointment to do so. Normal library hours
are Monday-Tuesday, 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.; Wednesday-Thursday,
9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.;
Sunday, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
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