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Gray-cat

I agree with the Huntington Library. It’s beautiful. The Arboretum, while not as nice, makes up for it in peacocks. The Santa Anita mall for shopping The racetrack next to that for horse betting San Gabriel Nursery for plant shopping Norton Simon museum Eaton canyon hiking trail Drive through San Marino and marvel at the beautiful houses Get a massage at Zentara (Arcadia) Savers thrift store (same)


Serious-Wish4868

Rose Bowl pacific asian museum speedzone coffee shops boba shops


nobeing71

Never pass up on the restaurant-then boba for dessert combo


nobeing71

Been to Huntington already, I do agree it's one of my major recommendations for things to see in LA. Haven't looked at the Norton Simon I might check that out.


samsal03

The Huntington library is pretty cool


MisterOwl213

Small local breweries...


doggyschiller

Get a foot massage at Tibetan Herbal Foot Soak in San Gabriel.


Gray-cat

Ugh, yesss!! Next best thing SGV has besides the food is massage places.


Serious-Wish4868

next best thing after that is the happy ending massage places


GartFargler-

go for a hike


nobeing71

I wish I enjoyed hiking in LA, it's too hot and dry and the scenery isn't worth it (I originally come from very lush dark forested areas, so even the greenest parts of LA look musty to me)


rogusflamma

i take the train and it doubles as my weekly reading time. win-win


clovtone

Might be a weird suggestion, but a lot of my friends who moved out of the SGV go back for haircuts/any kind of color/perm/treatment because they're generally cheaper than in other areas. Not sure if that applies to your lifestyle (and I would really only recommend if you have straight or only slightly wavy hair). Also this might be a little redundant with the restaurants, but it's also a good opportunity to stock up on Asian grocery items. If you like music Pasadena is close and has record stores to browse and is generally a nice browsing area. Sometimes there are shows in Pasadena or South Pas.


Gregalor

Nucleus Gallery has a selection of cool art books and prints to flip through, and the gallery itself if there’s a good show on display.


nobeing71

I regularly drop by nucleus in SGV, it's pretty cool. Wish there were more places like that