Updated on December 31, 2020 at 11:51 am
Mission Inn and Spa
NEW YEAR'S EVE, New Year's Day, and, really, all of the holiday season is about one major and merry things for thousands of glow-seeking Golden Staters: Wowing-out over the millions (and we do mean millions) of lights at the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa in Riverside. It's become a family-fun must-do, each and every year, to stand before the animatronic Victorian carolers and to sip hot cocoa and to wander by ever Noël-nice lighting display at the castle-like landmark. The festive happening, which regularly makes national "Top Ten" lists focused on seasonal sights, was missed by many who didn't call upon the hotel in 2020, which took a more muted approach to its Christmas-ready appearance. But...