Whether you are in Pasadena for that New Year's Day bash, known as the Rose Bowl or checking out the Jet Propulsion Lab and Cal Tech, make sure you head to Colorado Avenue - Pasadena's main shopping district. Known as "Old Town," it offers bars, restaurants, bookstores, clothing stores (one of the first J. Crew stores opened in this old-money bastion), clubs, movie theaters and more. Credit cards accepted vary by store.