Free & Cheap Things to Do with Kids
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Treasure Island Park
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Dennis the Menace Park
Grassy local park with a playground. This neighborhood park is a family destination with a big grassy lawn, a playground & picnic tables.
Columbia Memorial Space Center
Kid-friendly exhibits about space. Modern locale featuring family-friendly, interactive exhibits about space, including a simulator.
Wilderness Park
Compact park with a duck pond. Small public park featuring a duck pond, walk/jog paths & grassy areas popular for picnicking.
Golf N' Stuff
Mini-golf park with rides & go-karts. Boasting an 18-hole mini-golf course, this amusement park also offers an arcade, go-karts & rides.
Hathaway Ranch Museum
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Augustus F. Hawkins Nature Park
Tranquil green space with nature center. Calm, 8.5-acre retreat featuring native flora & wetlands, plus a small museum with nature exhibits.
Los Angeles County Fire Museum
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Pirate Park
Colorful, pirate-themed play destination. Small gate-enclosed park geared toward young children with pirate-themed play structures & murals.
Sproul Museum
Museum of local & Sproul family history. A notable local family's home, now housing a collection of local historical & family artifacts.
Whittier Museum
Educational displays of city history. Historical artifacts & exhibits related to the city of Whittier; open to the public weekends only.
Central Park
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Whittier Narrows Natural Area
Wildlife views, trails & nature center. 419-acre sanctuary featuring a wide range of endangered wildlife, hiking trails & a nature center.
Whittier Narrows Recreation Area
Various sports, trails, 3 lakes & museum. Diverse sports, 3 lakes, a military museum, shooting ranges, horse center, disc golf & urban farm.
Magic of The Jack o lanterns
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Compton Creek Natural Park
Green space with fitness & picnic areas. City greenway featuring walking paths, fitness equipment, picnic areas & an amphitheater.
South Park Recreation Center
An outdoor pool, tennis courts & more. Green space with an outdoor pool, tennis & basketball courts, a baseball field & a kids' playground.
DTLA Arts District
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Whittier Narrows Park
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Ascot Hills Park
Rolling hills, trails & skyline views. Urban retreat featuring rolling hills, views of downtown, hiking trails & a small amphitheater.
Michigan Park
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Magic Johnson Park
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Kyoto Garden
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Biddy Mason Memorial Park
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America Tropical Interpretive Center
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Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum
Museum of early California history. California history museum in an 1826 adobe on the site of the first Spanish land grant in the state.
Grand Hope Park
Playground, lawns & iconic clock tower. 2.5-acre urban park featuring a playground & grass lawns amid an iconic mosaic-adorned clock tower.
Los Angeles State Historic Park
Public green space with Downtown views. 32 acres of open space with walkways & architectural features, plus Downtown views.
Blue Ribbon Garden
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Almansor Park
City park with jogging trail & gymnasium. Family-friendly park with a gym, a jogging trail, picnic tables, a playground & tennis courts.
Cherry Cove Park
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Space Shuttle Endeavour
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Public Art "Aquarius"
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Kid Mamba Mural
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California Science Center
Hands-on exhibits, IMAX & the Endeavor. Admission's free to permanent exhibits at this kid-friendly spot, also boasting IMAX & the Endeavor.
Exposition Park Rose Garden
Charming park devoted to roses. Cheerful formal park featuring a collection of roses & a gazebo.
Exposition Park
Public green space with museums & arenas. Urban space comprising 160 acres with arenas & museums, plus some green areas with trees & gardens.
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Dinosaur skeletons & rotating exhibits. From T. rex skeletons to an insect zoo, popular attraction holds more than 35-million artifacts.
Hawk On Hand Falconry
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Vista Hermosa Natural Park, Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority
Green spaces, a playground & city views. Trails lead to picnic areas, grassy fields, a pond/waterfall, city view overlooks & a playground.
Tony Arceo Memorial Park
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South Pasadena Nature Park
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Lacy Park
Open green space, tennis & walking loops. Dog-friendly public expanse featuring 2 walking loops, 6 tennis courts & a decades-old rose arbor.
Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum
Historical landmark open to the public. This Los Angeles historical landmark features a country home from 1870 & hosts a variety of events.
Ralph B Clark Park
104-acre park at foot of Coyote Hills. Sprawling park covering more than 100 acres includes a softball complex & plenty of open fields.
El Dorado Nature Center
Wide-ranging park for flora & fauna. 105-acre park featuring a visitor center, flora & fauna, lakes, a stream & walking trails.
Wrigley Mansion
1906 Renaissance mansion & gardens. A 1906 Renaissance design mansion with 4.5 acre flower gardens & HQ for new year Rose Parade.
Hilltop Park
Small park with sweeping city views. Compact green space offering panoramic vistas, BBQ & picnic areas & walking paths.
Central Park
Park with a playground & lawn bowling. Park with a playground, a picnic area, lawn bowling, croquet, a walkway & restrooms.
The Children's Museum at La Habra
7 galleries & 14 hands-on exhibits. Kids' museum with exhibits including a hand-carved carousel & guided tour of a 1942 railroad car.
Discovery Well Park
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Signal Hill Park
Basketball, playground & picnic area. A 10-acre community park offering a basketball court, playground, BBQ areas & picnic shelters.
Robert Burns Park
Play structure & covered picnic tables. Shady neighborhood park featuring a playground for children & a small pavilion with picnic tables.
Old Pasadena
Historic shopping & entertainment area. Downtown historic district, now a popular destination for shopping, dining & entertainment.
Southern California Children's Museum
Kids' play space with hands-on exhibits. Indoor play area with interactive activities for toddlers, such as a kitchen, teepees & costumes.
Knott's Berry Farm
Old-school theme park with rides & charm. Classic theme park boasts fast rides, old-fashioned charm & famous fried chicken.
Magical Playground
Indoor jungle gym, jumper & arcade games. Indoor children's playground with a jumper, arcade games, a jungle gym & air hockey.
Knott's Berry Farm Independence Hall
Replica of a famous historic building. Reproduction of Philadelphia's Independence Hall, including a copy of the Liberty Bell.
Knott's Soak City
Seasonal spot with aquatic attractions. Waterslide park with multi-person raft slides, lazy river & toddler areas as well as shops & snacks.
The Pirate Park
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Peter F. Schabarum Regional Park
Recreation area with hiking & tennis. 575-acre park with protected stream, tennis courts & abundant trails & natural areas.
Griffith Park & Southern Railroad
Park featuring rides on mini trains. Center for train rides on reproductions of classic American locomotives, with a mile-long track.
FUNBOX LOS ANGELES - ARCADIA
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Kidspace Children's Museum
Interactive indoor & outdoor exhibits. This museum with an expansive outdoor play area features hands-on arts & science exhibits.
Long Beach Firefighter's Museum
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Meyberg Waterfall
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