Victoria Gardens
On the second day of Xiao An's spring break, he went to Victoria Gardens to hang out and shop with his classmates, and I also took a casual stroll and snapped a few street scenes. This Victoria Gardens is an open-air shopping center, known as the 'Beverly Hills of the Inland Empire', which is obviously an exaggeration, but this place is definitely more like Los Angeles than other areas in the eastern part of Los Angeles.
Victoria Gardens is located in Rancho Cucamonga, just a 20-minute drive from Ontario and San Bernardino, and about 30 minutes from Riverside. It was built and opened in 2004 by the Queensland Investment Corporation, and currently has more than 180 stores. It also includes a cultural center, a library, a cinema, and ten large parking lots.
Here you can find Macy's and JCPenney, with smaller shop brands that are popular, affordable, and youthful. Sephora, Victoria's Secret, Anthropology, Banana Republic, Forever 21, Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, GAP, and a huge Apple store. The restaurants are also quite good, with The Cheesecake Factory, Yard House, King's Fish House, Brio Italian Grille, Japanese BBQ Gyu-Kaku, Luna Modern Mexican Restaurant, and Shake Shack, which Xiao An and his friends like.