San Bernardino Travel Information
San Bernardino (pop. 200,000) marks the eastern end of the Inland
Empire, the 50-mile corridor of urban area beyond Los Angeles across
the Riverside and San Bernardino counties. The city may be best known
for its annual events, including the Route 66 Rendezvous classic car
festival, that attract visitors from around the country. Other major
events are that citrus extravaganza, the National Orange Show, and the
Western Regional Little League Championships.
The city’s other claim to fame is being the hometown of McDonalds.
In 1940, the McDonald brothers built the first of the chain here and
while it no longer stands, there’s a museum where it rested. The
Heritage House and the Inland Empire Military Museum are two
interesting sites covering history rather older than that of
McDonalds, and the California
Theater of Performing Arts is all about local culture and Broadway
tours.
San Bernardino is also a convenient hub to many southwest
California destinations such as Palm Springs, and the forested Santa
Ana and San Bernardino mountains lay just outside its borders.
San Bernardino is located in southwest California, about 60 miles
east of Los Angeles.
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