Editing Riverside, California (section)

===Features===
[[File:RiversideCA VictoriaAve.jpg|thumb|right|[[Victoria Avenue (Riverside, California)|Victoria Avenue]] is an important citrus-lined paseo.]]
Riverside is home to the [[University of California, Riverside]]. The [[University of California, Riverside, Botanic Gardens|UCR Botanical Gardens]] contains {{convert|40|acre|ha}} of unusual plants, with {{convert|4|mi|km|spell=in}} of walking trails.

Another notable university in the city is La Sierra University, whose 150-acre (61 ha) campus<ref>{{Cite web |title=About La Sierra University - La Sierra University |url=https://lasierra.edu/about/la-sierra-university/ |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=lasierra.edu |language=en-us}}</ref> is located in Riverside’s La Sierra neighborhood.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Riverside, California {{!}} City of Arts & Innovation {{!}} At Home in Riverside |url=https://www.riversideca.gov/athomeinriverside/neighborhoods-lasierra.asp |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=www.riversideca.gov}}</ref> The university is home to the World Museum of Natural History, which showcases systematic displays of amphibians, birds, mammals, and reptiles. The specimens are presented through sculpture and freeze-dry taxidermy exhibits.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Museum of Natural History - La Sierra University |url=https://lasierra.edu/world-museum-of-natural-history/ |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=lasierra.edu |language=en-us}}</ref>

The city prides itself on its historic connection to the navel orange, which was introduced to North America from Brazil in 1874. Riverside is home to the one surviving Parent Navel Orange Tree, from which all American West Coast navel orange trees are descended.

There are three hospitals in Riverside.<ref>California Department of Health Services</ref>
* Riverside Community Hospital is a General Acute Care [[Hospital]] with Basic Emergency Services and a Level I [[Trauma center|Trauma Center]] as of 2020.
* Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center is a General Acute Care Hospital with Basic Emergency Services as of 2006.
* Kaiser Foundation Hospital&nbsp;– Riverside is a General Acute Care Hospital with Basic Emergency Services as of 2006.

Riverside is also home to the [[Riverside Public Library]] system. Branches include: Arlanza, Arlington, La Sierra, Marcy, Main, Orange Terrace, Eastside Cybrary, and Casa Blanca.

Convention facilities are available at several locations. The [[Riverside Convention Center]], remodeled in 2014, offers {{convert|66000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} indoors and {{convert|14000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of outdoor space. Also available is the Riverside [[Marriott International|Marriott]] with {{convert|14000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} indoors, and the [[The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa|Mission Inn]] with {{convert|15000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} indoors and {{convert|5000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} outdoors.<ref>[http://www.riversidecvb.com/meetings_conventions/default.aspx Riverside Convention Center and Visitor's Bureau] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715192350/http://www.riversidecvb.com/meetings_conventions/default.aspx |date=July 15, 2011 }}. Retrieved October 30, 2010.</ref> All three facilities are located within walking distance of one another in downtown Riverside. Meetings with an academic focus are also held at the University of California, Riverside.