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CalTech Campus Tour & Included “Pizza Pie” Lunch & Sweet Pie Treats
Friday, March 14, 2025 (1-Day Tour)
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Tour Price
Tour Package $139 p.p.
Activity Level
Activity Level 4
Celebrated in the U.S. every March 14 since 1988, “Pi Day” is a lighthearted celebration that combines math and dessert for a sum that comes full circle! We’ll not only celebrate the mathematical constant approximately equal to 3.14159, but also its yummy homophone: pie. We’ll begin in Pasadena with a docent-guided walking tour of CalTech (California Institute of Technology), one of the world's foremost institutions of science, mathematics and engineering. Founded in 1890, the institution has a long and complex past, filled with significant milestones and contributions to the scientific world and remains at the forefront of scientific discovery, specifically in fields like astrophysics, biology, and materials science. After a brief visit to the Athenaeum, the Mediterranean eclectic-style faculty club completed in 1931, our tour will explore CalTech's original campus and focus on both the architecture and history that showcases the academic buildings designed by Bertram Goodhue in 1917 in a Spanish mission style. Goodhue used "shaded portals, sheltering walls," and water features to set the tone for a campus of great beauty so that scientists and engineers would become more aware of the aesthetic values of life. This afternoon, “Pi Day” becomes “Pie Day” as we enjoy an included, family-style lunch complete with pizza (pie), pasta and salad at a popular Pasadena Italian restaurant. We’ll top off our day by indulging in included sweet pie dessert from two local favorite pie shops. This tour involves extensive walking and some stairs.
To ensure a healthy and enjoyable travel experience for our guests, this tour will operate with additional health & wellness measures in place.
Visit our Departure Points page for more details on each location.
Depart* | Departure Location |
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7:30 a.m. | LHS – Laguna Hills Mall Southeast Parking Lot |
8:00 a.m. | FV – Fountain Valley at Good Times Travel |
8:30 a.m. | LBCC-O – Long Beach City College Lot "O" |
Return** | 5:00 p.m. |
*Please arrive 15 minutes prior to listed departure time
**Return time is approximate and dependent on your drop-off location and traffic
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