Unique & Hidden Gem Activities for Families

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Cosumnes River Preserve

Cosumnes River Preserve

Wetland area with trails & wildlife. Wetland walking trails, a boardwalk with a wildlife viewing deck & a visitor's center with tours.

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Exit Strategy Games

Exit Strategy Games

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Woodbridge Ecological Reserve - South Unit

Woodbridge Ecological Reserve - South Unit

Preserve with cranes & other birds. This ecological preserve is home to Sandhill cranes, tundra swans, geese & other birds.

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Children's Museum of Stockton

Children's Museum of Stockton

Museum with interactive exhibits. Museum with more than 40 interactive exhibits & an art studio for kids.

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Funderland Amusement Park

Funderland Amusement Park

Amusement park with 10 attractions. Opened in 1946, this amusement park features 10 rides & attractions, plus a food & drink stand.

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Fairytale Town

Fairytale Town

Long-standing kid-focused park. Enduring kid-friendly park featuring a storybook theme, animals for petting, gardens & a cafe.

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WPA Rock Garden

WPA Rock Garden

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JAR Studios Escape

JAR Studios Escape

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Sacramento Children's Museum

Sacramento Children's Museum

Interactive kids' museum for under-8s. Open since 2011, a museum for kids aged 8 and under which runs interactive events & activities.

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California Museum

California Museum

State history exhibits & a hall of fame. Museum & Hall of Fame with exhibits & programs dedicated to California's cultural & ethnic history.

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Stanford Mansion

Stanford Mansion

Restored Victorian mansion & museum. Imposing restored 1856 Victorian mansion that serves as a museum with period furnishings & decor.

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Crocker Art Museum

Crocker Art Museum

Historic museum with diverse works. Established museum with exhibitions & permanent collections featuring diverse international works.

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Effie Yeaw Nature Center

Effie Yeaw Nature Center

Exhibits & live animals plus trails. This attraction offers educational exhibits & over a dozen indigenous animals, plus 3 nature trails.

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California State Railroad Museum

California State Railroad Museum

Antique locomotives, rides & more. Colorful museum documenting railroad history via vintage locomotives, exhibits & rides.

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SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity

SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity

Hands-on, kid-centric exhibits & more. Interactive, kid-friendly science center featuring exhibits, after school & summer programs.

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Jensen Botanical Garden

Jensen Botanical Garden

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Sactown Family Fun Mini Golf And Arcade

Sactown Family Fun Mini Golf And Arcade

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Nimbus Flat State Recreation Area

Nimbus Flat State Recreation Area

Riverside access & bike trails. Scenic park with a stretch of riverfront facing the dam, undeveloped terrain & long bike trails.

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Little Kingdom Playroom

Little Kingdom Playroom

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Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area

Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area

Wetland habitat for a variety of birds. Sprawling wetland providing habitat for birds, amphibians & reptiles as well as bats & native flora.

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Amador Whitney Museum

Amador Whitney Museum

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NorCal Aquarium and Wildlife

NorCal Aquarium and Wildlife

Hands-on animal park with rays & sloths. Up-close encounters & feeding sessions in a zoo home to stingrays, capybaras & two-toed sloths.

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Kennedy Gold Mine Tours

Kennedy Gold Mine Tours

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Kennedy Tailing Wheels Park

Kennedy Tailing Wheels Park

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BusyKids Play and Coworking Cafe

BusyKids Play and Coworking Cafe

Indoor play town with WiFi & events. Miniature replica city for kids 10 & under with snacks, themed events & a WiFi lounge for parents.

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Kindred Play Collective

Kindred Play Collective

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Folsom History Museum

Folsom History Museum

Museum of native & prospecting history. The history of the area's native peoples & the gold boom that made it famous is told at this museum.

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Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park

Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park

Tours of a historic electrical station. Historic landmark with tours of the first distribution point for a major city's electricity (1895).

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Explorit Science Center

Explorit Science Center

Fun & interactive exhibits for kids. Science museum with vibrant & hands-on activities & exhibits for children, plus summer camps.

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Folsom Kids Play Park (Castle Park)

Folsom Kids Play Park (Castle Park)

Big play structures & picnic areas. Park featuring a large, castle-themed playground with climbing equipment, swings & picnic tables.

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Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary

Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary

Compact zoo with an educational focus. Quaint zoo with an educational bent providing sanctuary to varied animals, from monkeys to tigers.

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Brentwood City Park

Brentwood City Park

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Hall Memorial Park

Hall Memorial Park

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Hinkle Creek Nature Area

Hinkle Creek Nature Area

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Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art

Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art

University museum with old master prints. Quaint university museum with a robust collection of old master prints, East Asian art & ceramics.

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Solar Intersections

Solar Intersections

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The Playhouse, Brentwood

The Playhouse, Brentwood

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C.N. Gorman Museum

C.N. Gorman Museum

Modern Native American art exhibits. Small campus museum showcasing contemporary art works by Native American & indigenous artists.

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EGGHEAD - See No Evil/Hear No Evil

EGGHEAD - See No Evil/Hear No Evil

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Bohart Museum of Entomology

Bohart Museum of Entomology

Museum with displays of insects. Many preserved insects are on display at this museum with an active research department.

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Ely's Play House

Ely's Play House

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U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame

U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame

Famous cyclers & American biking history. Exhibits dedicated to honoring accomplished American cyclers & the nation's biking history.

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Western Railway Museum

Western Railway Museum

Rides in electric trains & streetcars. Unique facility offering rides in restored electric trains & historic streetcars, plus exhibits.

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Hattie Weber Museum of Davis

Hattie Weber Museum of Davis

Davis-area history & culture exhibits. Museum featuring exhibits on the history & culture of Davis in a library building dating to 1911.

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Araceli Farms

Araceli Farms

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UC Davis Design Museum

UC Davis Design Museum

Campus museum with rotating exhibitions. Modern university museum featuring quarterly exhibitions, including student artwork each spring.

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Dell'Osso Family Farm

Dell'Osso Family Farm

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Antioch Historical Society Museum

Antioch Historical Society Museum

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Corteva Wetlands Preserve

Corteva Wetlands Preserve

472-acre waterfront wildlife habitat. This 472-acre tidal wetlands conservation area offers trails, wildlife-viewing & beaver ponds.

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Putah Creek Riparian Reserve

Putah Creek Riparian Reserve

Sprawling creekside nature reserve. This 640-acre nature reserve along Putah Creek features native plants & wild animals.

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Maidu Museum & Historic Site

Maidu Museum & Historic Site

Exhibits, tours & historic petroglyphs. This Maidu museum features interactive exhibits, tours & trails with historic petroglyphs & mortars.

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Silva Park

Silva Park

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Zinc House Farm

Zinc House Farm

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