Free & Cheap Things to Do with Kids

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Treasure Island Park

Treasure Island Park

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Columbia Memorial Space Center

Columbia Memorial Space Center

Kid-friendly exhibits about space. Modern locale featuring family-friendly, interactive exhibits about space, including a simulator.

Augustus F. Hawkins Nature Park

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.

Dennis the Menace Park

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.

Compton Creek Natural Park

Compton Creek Natural Park

Green space with fitness & picnic areas. City greenway featuring walking paths, fitness equipment, picnic areas & an amphitheater.

Golf N' Stuff

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.

Wilderness Park

Wilderness Park

Compact park with a duck pond. Small public park featuring a duck pond, walk/jog paths & grassy areas popular for picnicking.

Magic Johnson Park

Magic Johnson Park

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South Park Recreation Center

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.

Los Angeles County Fire Museum

Los Angeles County Fire Museum

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Pirate Park

Pirate Park

Colorful, pirate-themed play destination. Small gate-enclosed park geared toward young children with pirate-themed play structures & murals.

Hathaway Ranch Museum

Hathaway Ranch Museum

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DTLA Arts District

DTLA Arts District

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Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum

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.

Space Shuttle Endeavour

Space Shuttle Endeavour

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California Science Center

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

Exposition Park

Public green space with museums & arenas. Urban space comprising 160 acres with arenas & museums, plus some green areas with trees & gardens.

Exposition Park Rose Garden

Exposition Park Rose Garden

Charming park devoted to roses. Cheerful formal park featuring a collection of roses & a gazebo.

Kyoto Garden

Kyoto Garden

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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.

Biddy Mason Memorial Park

Biddy Mason Memorial Park

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Grand Hope Park

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.

Sproul Museum

Sproul Museum

Museum of local & Sproul family history. A notable local family's home, now housing a collection of local historical & family artifacts.

America Tropical Interpretive Center

America Tropical Interpretive Center

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Kid Mamba Mural

Kid Mamba Mural

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Cherry Cove Park

Cherry Cove Park

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Blue Ribbon Garden

Blue Ribbon Garden

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Public Art "Aquarius"

Public Art "Aquarius"

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Ascot Hills Park

Ascot Hills Park

Rolling hills, trails & skyline views. Urban retreat featuring rolling hills, views of downtown, hiking trails & a small amphitheater.

Los Angeles State Historic Park

Los Angeles State Historic Park

Public green space with Downtown views. 32 acres of open space with walkways & architectural features, plus Downtown views.

Vista Hermosa Natural Park, Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority

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.

Whittier Museum

Whittier Museum

Educational displays of city history. Historical artifacts & exhibits related to the city of Whittier; open to the public weekends only.

Central Park

Central Park

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Whittier Narrows Natural Area

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

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

Magic of The Jack o lanterns

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Hawk On Hand Falconry

Hawk On Hand Falconry

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Whittier Narrows Park

Whittier Narrows Park

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Michigan Park

Michigan Park

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Almansor Park

Almansor Park

City park with jogging trail & gymnasium. Family-friendly park with a gym, a jogging trail, picnic tables, a playground & tennis courts.

South Pasadena Nature Park

South Pasadena Nature Park

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Robert Burns Park

Robert Burns Park

Play structure & covered picnic tables. Shady neighborhood park featuring a playground for children & a small pavilion with picnic tables.

Hilltop Park

Hilltop Park

Small park with sweeping city views. Compact green space offering panoramic vistas, BBQ & picnic areas & walking paths.

Signal Hill Park

Signal Hill Park

Basketball, playground & picnic area. A 10-acre community park offering a basketball court, playground, BBQ areas & picnic shelters.

Discovery Well Park

Discovery Well Park

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Tony Arceo Memorial Park

Tony Arceo Memorial Park

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Lacy Park

Lacy Park

Open green space, tennis & walking loops. Dog-friendly public expanse featuring 2 walking loops, 6 tennis courts & a decades-old rose arbor.

El Dorado Nature Center

El Dorado Nature Center

Wide-ranging park for flora & fauna. 105-acre park featuring a visitor center, flora & fauna, lakes, a stream & walking trails.

Long Beach Firefighter's Museum

Long Beach Firefighter's Museum

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La Brea Tar Pits and Museum

La Brea Tar Pits and Museum

Prehistoric-fossil excavation site. Ice Age–fossil excavation site with an adjacent museum, plus a re-created prehistoric garden.

Griffith Park & Southern Railroad

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.

Polliwog Park

Polliwog Park

Playgrounds, disc golf & a large pond. Park boasting a large pond & amphitheater for events plus a 9-hole disc golf course & play areas.

Wrigley Mansion

Wrigley Mansion

1906 Renaissance mansion & gardens. A 1906 Renaissance design mansion with 4.5 acre flower gardens & HQ for new year Rose Parade.

Fern Dell Nature Preserve

Fern Dell Nature Preserve

Outdoor space with lush foliage & trails. Serene enclave at Griffith Park featuring walking paths amid tropical foliage & a man-made brook.

Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden

Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden

Peaceful gardens with self-guided tours. Quaint, compact botanical garden featuring a wide variety of native flowers, grasses & trees.

Ralph B Clark Park

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.

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