Best Family-Friendly Attractions
Explore the best best family-friendly attractions options for kids and families in Simi Valley
Strathearn Historical Park
Relics from a pioneer farming past. Tours of barns & other buildings in an area with Native American, Spanish & pioneer roots.
Chumash Indian Museum
Cultural exhibits & guided nature hikes. The story of the Chumash people is told through museum exhibits & guided hikes in a 432-acre park.
Corriganville Park
Historic movie ranch with marked trails. Formerly a filming site/ranch, this 246-acre park offers 5 trails with interpretive signs & benches.
Old Meadows Park
Park with an accessible playground. Park featuring an accessible playground, a community center, a soccer field & a bocce court.
Conejo Creek North Park
Public green space with water features. Outdoor recreation area with 2 ponds & a stream, plus a playground, picnic shelters & restrooms.
Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park
Scenic canyon landscape with trails. Rugged canyon park with seasonal streams, diverse foliage & a few undeveloped hiking trails.
Gardens of the World
Cultural gardens to stroll or tour. An elegant collection of gardens in French, Japanese, Italian & English styles (tours available).
Kids Adventure Garden
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Grape Arbor Park
Green spot for picnics & sand volleyball. Small, grassy park featuring open & covered picnic tables, plus sand volleyball & a playground.
Conejo Valley Botanic Garden
Hilltop vistas & tours of the grounds. Set on 33 acres of hilly terrain, this site offers panoramic views & tours of its specialty gardens.
Shadow Ranch Park
Sports fields, playgrounds & picnicking. Compact but well-equipped park offering sports fields, basketball courts, picnicking & playgrounds.
Calabasas Creek Park
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Juan Bautista de Anza Park
Open green space for picnics & playing. Recreational retreat offering a children's playground, covered picnic tables & walking trails.
Stagecoach Inn Museum
Repurposed hotel with antiques & curios. Reconstruction of an 1876 hotel that now houses antiques, memorabilia & furnishings of the era.
Mentryville Park
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King Gillette Ranch, Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority
588-acre park in Santa Monica mountains. Sprawling ranch in the heart of Malibu Creek Watershed offers 1920s architecture, views & hiking.
The Museum of the San Fernando Valley
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Top of Topanga Overlook
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Reseda Stones
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Camarillo Grove Park
Park with trails, a dog run & grills. Rugged foothills space featuring hiking trails, a dog park & picnic areas with grills.
Stunt Ranch
Nature reserve with educational programs. Educational programs are offered to students at this reserve with a creek & varied plant life.
Six Flags Magic Mountain
Amusement park with many roller coasters. Popular, longtime amusement park featuring many modern roller coasters, plus rides for young kids.
Hart Park
Farm animals, hiking trails & picnicking. This former ranch owned by a famed silent-film star is now a natural area with livestock & trails.
Solstice Canyon
Canyon with hiking & a waterfall. Canyon offering trails of varying difficulty, plus picnicking, a waterfall, wildlife & dog walking.
Lake Balboa/Anthony C. Beilenson Park
Picnic spot & maritime-themed playground. Grassy open space with a 19,600-sq.-ft. maritime-themed playground & interactive drum play area.
Los Encinos State Historic Park
Former rancho with a preserved adobe. This historic rancho features a visitor center & 9-room 19th century adobe open by appointment only.
Malibu Bluffs Park
Sports & whale watching on the ocean. Scenic waterfront community park with sports fields & a playground, plus a whale watching station.
Legacy Park
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Brand Park Memory Garden
Historic site with a community center. An homage to its Spanish mission history, this picturesque park offers a community center & gardens.
Adamson House Museum
Spanish Revival beach home & gardens. Tile-rich Spanish Colonial Revival beach house, built in 1929 & now open for home & garden tours.
The Oak of the Golden Dream
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Sherman Oaks Castle Park
Fun center with an arcade & mini-golf. Family amusement center with batting cages, arcade games & 3 miniature golf courses.
Placerita Canyon Nature Center
Historic sites, trails & a nature center. Wooded park features trails, picnic space, historic monuments & a nature center with regular events.
Aviation Museum of Santa Paula
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Santa Paula Art Museum
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Floating Granite Ball
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Museum of Ventura County’s Agriculture Museum
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Discovery Cube Los Angeles
Children's museum with hands-on exhibits. This playful, educational museum features permanent & traveling hands-on exhibits for children.
The Getty
Celebrated free venue for art exhibits. Famous, sizable free museum highlighting American & European art, architecture & manicured gardens.
Steckel Park
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Palisades Park
Palm-studded greenspace with big views. This sizable strip of grass, palm trees & walking trails features expansive ocean views.
Cayton Children's Museum
Educational play for ages 8 & under. Designed for children 8 & under, this museum boasts hands-on exhibits & frequent family programs.
Coldwater Canyon Park
Greenspace with play areas & picnicking. Public park offering play equipment for kids, plus areas for picnicking & a water feature.
Santa Monica Pier
Popular landmark for rides & restaurants. Storied seaside destination showcasing a range of shops & cafes, plus an amusement park & aquarium.
Tongva Park
Modern space with play areas for kids. Public park boasting modern architectural features plus play equipment, a splash pad & benches.
Crescent Bay Park
Grassy space with ocean views. Tranquil park featuring grassy areas, benches & a pergola, plus views of the ocean.
Raptor Encounter
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Silly Swirly
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Super Silly Fun Land
Minion-themed rides, games & merch. Wacky, Minion-inspired play zone with 80 water features, plus rides, arcade games & a souvenir shop.
Universal Studio Tour
Behind-the-scenes ride in a theme park. Long-running tram tour at Universal Studios Hollywood exploring movie & TV-show backlots.
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood
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Runyon Canyon Park
Popular hiking trails with scenic views. Landmark hiking trails known for sweeping city views & people watching, plus an off-leash dog park.
Johnny Carson Park
Neighborhood spot for picnics & playing. Named after the TV legend, this space features a picnic area, playground & small performance stage.
Gordon R Howard Museum
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The Walk Of Fun Hollywood
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Golf N Stuff
Family fun park with array of activites. Family-friendly spot provides all-ages entertainment with miniature golf, go-karts & bumper boats.
Hollywood Sign
Iconic letters atop Mount Lee since 1923. Erected in 1923, this symbolic landmark on Mount Lee is often viewed from Griffith Park Observatory.
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Museum for unusual & bizarre artifacts. Museum with kitschy oddities on display, including shrunken human heads & rare animal skeletons.
Hollywood Wax Museum
Museum containing waxwork celebrities. Famous Hollywood faces are cast out of wax at this museum with late-night hours.
The Hollywood Museum
Movie, TV, stage & music exhibits. Hollywood history, including props, costumes, scripts & photos, housed in a historic building.
World of Illusions Los Angeles
Interactive experiences in trendy museum. 3D illusions & an Upside-Down House exhibit, plus other interactive experiences in a popular museum.
Tellefson Park
Park with a kids' playground & restrooms. Compact city park with various sports facilities, a playground for children, restrooms & parking.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
From pre-Columbian to contemporary works. This 20-acre campus with diverse collections spanning art history also offers screenings & concerts.
The Wende Museum
Cold War history museum. Museum featuring Cold War-era European & Soviet Union artifacts & history archives.
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.
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Star-studded Hollywood sidewalk. Famous Hollywood sidewalk area emblazoned with stars & celebrity names since 1960.
Fisherman's Village
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Arroyo Verde Park
Large green space with hiking trails. A 132-acre park with miles of hiking trails plus open grass areas, a nature center & playgrounds.
Bronson Caves
Man-made caves featured in iconic films. Seen in many iconic films, these man-made caves provide trails & scenic views of the Hollywood Sign.
Culver City Park
Sports, picnics, a dog zone & skating. Leisure space on 41+ acres for ball sports, picnics & grilling, plus a dog park & skateboard area.
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