Best Family-Friendly Attractions
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Knott's Berry Farm
Old-school theme park with rides & charm. Classic theme park boasts fast rides, old-fashioned charm & famous fried chicken.
El Dorado Nature Center
Wide-ranging park for flora & fauna. 105-acre park featuring a visitor center, flora & fauna, lakes, a stream & walking trails.
Adventure City
Amusement park for children. Children's amusement park for family fun via rides, a petting zoo, an arcade & more.
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.
Cerritos Heritage Park
Sports facilities & historic Play Island. Park has playgrounds & sports areas, plus a Play Island with slides attached to historic buildings.
Pirates Dinner Adventure
Dinner theater set on a Spanish galleon. Diners enjoy dinner & a show with an 18th-century ship replica as the stage at this thrilling event.
Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden
Serene garden with a pond & a waterfall. Scenic park featuring a koi pond, a waterfall & 3 bridges, plus a black rock beach & a Zen garden.
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.
Anaheim Founders' Park
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Discovery Well Park
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Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island
Secret island from Mark Twain stories. Open since 1956, an island with caves, rope bridges & hideaways inspired by Tom Sawyer's adventures.
Seabridge Park
Playground & picnicking with water views. 3.9-acre neighborhood park offering a playground, facilities & picnic tables with water vistas.
Paradise Gardens Park
Lakeside garden with rides & food stands. Landscaped lakeshore park with classic carousels & kids' rides, plus a bandstand & hot-dog stalls.
Jessie's Critter Carousel
Pixar-themed attraction for kids. Gentle, kid-friendly carousel ride featuring brightly painted animals from the Pixar universe.
Casey Jr. Circus Train
Mini railway through fairytale scenery. Children's railway passing miniature landscapes from Frozen, Peter Pan, Cinderella & more.
Pixar Pier
Themed waterfront spot with rides. Waterfront, Pixar-themed place in Disneyland featuring a boardwalk, rides, characters & eateries.
Minnie's House
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King Arthur Carrousel
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Sleeping Beauty Castle Walkthrough
Fanciful, fairy-tale castle replica. Disney family attraction built to mimic the castle of the renowned fairy-tale character.
Disney California Adventure Park
Modern theme park with dining & shows. Contemporary theme park with innovative attractions, multiple dining options & live entertainment.
Storybook Land Canal Boats
Boat ride amid mini fairytale scenes. Gentle outdoor boat ride through a whale's mouth & past miniature replicas of storybook settings.
Ancient Sanctum
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Hilltop Park
Small park with sweeping city views. Compact green space offering panoramic vistas, BBQ & picnic areas & walking paths.
Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center
Unique art exhibits for kids & adults. This contemporary museum hosts three inventive art exhibits a year & caters to all ages.
Wild Goose Escape Rooms - Fullerton
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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.
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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Bixby Park
Park with a playground, sports & more. Park featuring a bandshell, a community center, a playground, sports facilities & more.
Wilderness Park
Compact park with a duck pond. Small public park featuring a duck pond, walk/jog paths & grassy areas popular for picnicking.
Columbia Memorial Space Center
Kid-friendly exhibits about space. Modern locale featuring family-friendly, interactive exhibits about space, including a simulator.
Shipley Nature Center
Fenced area with native plants & animals. Opened in 1974, this 18-acre fenced nature preserve features native plants & animals, plus trails.
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
Protected coastal estuary & bird habitat. 1300 acre ecological preserve with over 200 avian species spread around the coastal wetlands.
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.
Rainbow Lagoon Park
Japanese-style park with open turf lawns. Turf recreational lawns & waterfront walkways are the draw at this traditional Japanese-style park.
Shoreline Village
Charming boardwalk shops & restaurants. Charming shopping village features colorful boardwalk shops & restaurants amid scenic harbor views.
Panorama Nature Preserve
Short hiking trail offering scenic views. Small nature reserve with a paved & gravel walking trail offering sweeping views.
Lions Lighthouse
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ShoreLine Aquatic Park
Green space for picnics & water views. Grassy, open park on the water offering picnic areas, a lighthouse & special events.
Aquarium of the Pacific
Sea-life exhibits in a waterfront space. Pacific Ocean dwellers on display at this large aquarium with touch tanks & behind-the-scenes tours.
Cesar E. Chavez Park
Waterfront esplanade with ample parking. Grassy, tree-filled waterside park & plaza offers paths along the bay & a large central parking lot.
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.
Mountain View Park
Landscaped park with broad views. Brass plaques in this landscaped park tell visitors what they can see in the wide-spread views.
Arboretum and Botanical Garden at Cal State Fullerton
26-acre botanical garden. A sprawling, 26-acre greenspace featuring 4,000+ types of plants, walking trails & a museum.
Heritage Museum of Orange County
Restored buildings from the 1890s. Attraction featuring restored homes & buildings from the 1890s set amid extensive floral gardens.
Discovery Cube
Rotating displays & interactive exhibits. Educational museum with a focus on kids offers over 100 hands-on exhibits, plus special programs.
Whittier Museum
Educational displays of city history. Historical artifacts & exhibits related to the city of Whittier; open to the public weekends only.
Pio Pico State Historic Park
State park with 19th-century adobe house. Historic state park is home to Pio Pico's renovated 19th century built from adobe blocks.
Santa Ana Zoo
Home to over 350 animals. Zoo attracts animal lovers of all ages with 350+ animals, a petting barnyard & a mini-train ride.
TeWinkle Park
Park for recreation & picnicking. This 49-acre park with a lake offers play areas, ball fields, tennis courts & picnic shelters.
Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum
Library, museum, birthplace, burial site. President Nixon's dedicated library has artifacts, a Watergate gallery, his birthplace & gravesite.
Carbon Canyon Regional Park
Redwood trees, sports facilities & more. Sprawling, 124-acre park showcasing various redwood trees, sports complexes & other features.
Lions Park
Park with playground & community center. Small park featuring a playground, picnic tables, baseball field & community 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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Battleship USS Iowa Museum
Navy warship with kid-friendly tours. Storied Navy warship offering kid-friendly tours (from the decks to the Captain’s Cabin) & exhibits.
Victory Park
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Whittier Narrows Park
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Allen J. Martin Park
Playground, basketball & splash pad. Renovated park with a colorful playground, basketball court, splash pad & community building.
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