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  Located just minutes from Ontario convention center hotels are three fantastic wineries with tasting rooms. Visit San Antonio Winery: Ontario Wine and Event Center at 2802 S. Milliken Avenue for a family-owned winery that’s been operating since 1917. Whether you’re in the mood for a tasting flight or would prefer a sit-down meal at…

  It always feels like summer in Southern California—which means it’s always ice cream and gelato season. You don’t need to travel far from hotels in Ontario to indulge in a sweet frozen treat. Try out Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream, a local chain specializing in a variety of flavors of both ice cream and frozen…

  Three parades and numerous celebrations take place near hotels in Ontario. Just a quick trip to Los Angeles or Long Beach will bring you to the 33rd Annual Kingdom Day Parade. It’s the biggest parade for MLK Jr. Day in the country and starts at the corner of MLK Jr. and Crenshaw Boulevard. This…

  The premier shopping center in Ontario is open 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. most days, and it’s where you’ll find both your favorite chain and department stores as well as local shops and boutiques with one of a kind items. As the biggest outlet shopping center in the state, the vast mall has over…

There are parties galore near Ontario convention center hotels, regardless of whether you want to go black tie or pub crawl this holiday. Here are a few of the area’s top picks: 71Above restaurant: At the tallest restaurant west of the Mississippi, you’ll have unprecedented views of the fireworks. With your date or table of…

  A few of your favorite chains might be open on Christmas, and while a Taco Bell breakfast burrito might be just what you’re craving, you’re in Southern California—enjoy the foodie paradise with these favorites committed to being open on the big day. Georgie is open from 12 – 9 and has a champagne cocktail…

  Tucked just 35 miles east of Los Angeles, Ontario helps make up the Inland Empire area. The city is part of the LA suburbs, and has a population of around 165,000. Like many cities in Southern California, population size is steadily increasing. The local Ontario International Airport is one of the top 20 largest…

  Just a short drive to Los Angeles, visitors to Ontario will find some of the best holiday happenings in the country when staying in Southern California. Even though it doesn’t feel like the holidays, you can make your own winter wonderland happen at Pershing Square’s ice skating rink. It’s in the middle of downtown,…

  When you’re just 40 miles from Los Angeles, a short day trip to La La Land for Thanksgiving dinner is a must. (As an added bonus, you’ll avoid any holiday traffic on Thursday!). A number of restaurants are serving a delicious meal, such as M Street Kitchen in Santa Monica. Open for both breakfast…

  California has long been at the forefront of transportation in the West, and just a short drive from hotels in Ontario is the unique “gravity mule car.” It made its first trip along the famed Euclid Avenue in 1887. Charles Frankish and Godfrey Stamm founded the Ontario and San Antonio Heights Railroad Company, and…