Best Family-Friendly Attractions
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Cooper Regional History Museum
Local history in an old fruit exchange. Regional & cultural history museum in a converted 1930's Art Moderne fruit exchange building.
217 E A St, Upland, CA 91786, United States
Red Hill Park
Playgrounds, a duck pond & ball fields. Open park with playgrounds, areas for baseball, soccer & horseshoes, an exercise trail & duck pond.
7484 Vineyard Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Panorama Nature Preserve
Short hiking trail offering scenic views. Small nature reserve with a paved & gravel walking trail offering sweeping views.
1903 St Simons Pl, Fullerton, CA 92831
Perris Hill Park
Baseball, picnic areas & playgrounds. Park for baseball, tennis, swimming, picnicking & grilling plus Roosevelt Bowl stadium.
1135 E Highland Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92408
RailGiants Train Museum
Train museum with real locomotives. Open the second weekend of each month, this museum on train history features locomotives on display.
1101 W McKinley Ave, Pomona, CA 91768
Fairmount Park
Rose gardens, lakes & a golf course. Serene park featuring picnic areas, rose gardens, lakes, rental pedal boats & a golf course.
2601 Fairmount Blvd, Riverside, CA 92501
Riverside Art Museum
Museum with art shows, classes & talks. Exhibition space that features art classes, workshops, lectures & a museum store selling local art.
3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501, United States
San Bernardino History and Railroad Museum
Exhibits on trains & local history. Set in an 1918 train depot, this museum showcases artifacts dedicated to railroad & local history.
1170 W 3rd St, San Bernardino, CA 92410
Planes of Fame Air Museum
Aviation exhibits to educate & inspire. Aviation museum featuring a collection of aircraft & memorabilia, plus a youth education center.
14998 Cal Aero Dr, Chino, CA 91710, United States
Caroline Park
Visit this great place for kids and families!
320 N Poppy Rd, Redlands, CA 92373
Allen J. Martin Park
Playground, basketball & splash pad. Renovated park with a colorful playground, basketball court, splash pad & community building.
14830 E Giordano St, La Puente, CA 91744, United States
Lacy Park
Open green space, tennis & walking loops. Dog-friendly public expanse featuring 2 walking loops, 6 tennis courts & a decades-old rose arbor.
1485 Virginia Rd, San Marino, CA 91108
Pasadena Museum of History
Cultural hub with exhibits & tours. Museum with tours, research library & archives devoted to the history & culture of the region.
470 W Walnut St, Pasadena, CA 91103
Central Park
Park with a playground & lawn bowling. Park with a playground, a picnic area, lawn bowling, croquet, a walkway & restrooms.
275 S Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105
California Surf Museum
Historic boards, iconic surfers & more. Surf museum chronicles the history of the sport with exhibits of surfboards, famous surfers & more.
312 Pier View Wy, Oceanside, CA 92054, United States
Heritage Museum of Orange County
Restored buildings from the 1890s. Attraction featuring restored homes & buildings from the 1890s set amid extensive floral gardens.
3101 W Harvard St, Santa Ana, CA 92704
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
Protected coastal estuary & bird habitat. 1300 acre ecological preserve with over 200 avian species spread around the coastal wetlands.
18000 CA-1, Huntington Beach, CA 92648, United States
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Star-studded Hollywood sidewalk. Famous Hollywood sidewalk area emblazoned with stars & celebrity names since 1960.
Hollywood Boulevard, Vine St, Los Angeles, CA 90028, United States
Aliso & Wood Canyons Wilderness Park
Huge wildlife preserve with streams. Wildlife sanctuary across 4,500 acres featuring rolling hills with trails & several types of trees.
28373 Alicia Pkwy, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Museum for unusual & bizarre artifacts. Museum with kitschy oddities on display, including shrunken human heads & rare animal skeletons.
6780 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028, United States
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