Unique & Hidden Gem Activities for Families

Explore the best unique & hidden gem activities for families options for kids and families in Yuba City

Millennium Axe Throwing, Kart Racing, & Laser Tag

Millennium Axe Throwing, Kart Racing, & Laser Tag

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Adventure Alley

Adventure Alley

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Sutter County Museum

Sutter County Museum

Local history exhibits & a gift shop. Rotating displays documenting the region's past, plus a cool store for books & handmade goods.

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Mary Aaron Memorial Museum

Mary Aaron Memorial Museum

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NorCal Escape Co.

NorCal Escape Co.

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Playzeum

Playzeum

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Museum of the Forgotten Warriors

Museum of the Forgotten Warriors

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Sutter National Wildlife Refuge

Sutter National Wildlife Refuge

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Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

Massive refuge for viewing waterfowl. Enormous refuge with a road & trail through the wetlands for viewing waterfowl & other wildlife.

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Historic Bridgeport Covered Bridge

Historic Bridgeport Covered Bridge

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South Yuba River State Park

South Yuba River State Park

Historic bridges & a wheelchair trail. Riverside park spanning 20 miles, with 4 historic bridges & a wheelchair-accessible nature trail.

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Coyote Pond Park.

Coyote Pond Park.

City suburbs park with a large pond. Suburban park spanning 24+ acres, with a large pond, play & picnic areas & a trail network.

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Boulder Ridge Park

Boulder Ridge Park

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Condon Park

Condon Park

Fenced dog run with trees & water. Large, forested off-leash dog run with fencing, water & bench seating for owners.

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Minnie Park

Minnie Park

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Northstar Mining Museum

Northstar Mining Museum

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Roseville Utility Exploration Center

Roseville Utility Exploration Center

Playful spot for environmental education. Learning center with creative exhibits on sustainability topics such as energy & water conservation.

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Behind the Iron Gate, Escape Rooms

Behind the Iron Gate, Escape Rooms

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Empire Mine State Historic Park Visitors Center

Empire Mine State Historic Park Visitors Center

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Empire Mine State Historic Park

Empire Mine State Historic Park

Hiking, biking & equestrian trails. The site of this state's oldest gold mine has miles of trails to hike, bike or explore on horseback.

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Quarry Park Adventures

Quarry Park Adventures

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Sunshine Sensory Gym

Sunshine Sensory Gym

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"The Woodland Opera House" Community Theatre

"The Woodland Opera House" Community Theatre

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Placer County Museum

Placer County Museum

Local artifacts in a historic courthouse. Museum in a courthouse exploring county history, with Native American artifacts & a gold collection.

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Scavenger Hunt Walking Tours - Old Town Auburn

Scavenger Hunt Walking Tours - Old Town Auburn

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Joss House Museum

Joss House Museum

Chinese history hub from the Gold Rush. Cultural center devoted to the history of Chinese immigrants who settled here during the Gold Rush.

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Bernhard Museum

Bernhard Museum

Local museum in a hotel built in 1851. Museum of life in the mid-19th-century in an old hotel, with artifacts & furnishings from that era.

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The Gold Rush Museum

The Gold Rush Museum

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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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Yellow smiley face ball

Yellow smiley face ball

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Ely's Play House

Ely's Play House

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Capay Open Space Park

Capay Open Space Park

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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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Kindred Play Collective

Kindred Play Collective

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Hinkle Creek Nature Area

Hinkle Creek Nature Area

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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Park Winters

Park Winters

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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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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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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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Sactown Family Fun Mini Golf And Arcade

Sactown Family Fun Mini Golf And Arcade

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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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JAR Studios Escape

JAR Studios Escape

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Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park

Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park

Historic park shaped by hydraulic mining. Camping, fishing, trails & Gold Rush-era buildings in a park with cliffs carved by hydraulic mining.

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Solar Intersections

Solar Intersections

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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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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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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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WPA Rock Garden

WPA Rock Garden

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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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Golden Drift Museum

Golden Drift Museum

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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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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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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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Gold Nugget Museum

Gold Nugget Museum

Homespun exhibits of gold-mining days. Down-to-earth displays of mining days, plus a blacksmith shop, schoolhouse & a covered bridge.

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National Yo-Yo Museum

National Yo-Yo Museum

Historical exhibits & a 256-pound yo-yo. Museum dedicated to the namesake toy with memorabilia displays & a working, 256-pound wooden yo-yo.

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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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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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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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