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There are so many things to do in Southern California and I have gathered my favorite places/things to do as a family. I used to live in a very small city and there was absolutely nothing interesting to do except go to a few festivals, eat out and go to the park.
I moved to Los Angeles Area about 4 years ago and I have yet to visit most of the below places. My goal is to show my children all things possible and discover what is out there. If we only had all the time and money of the world, we would be definitely travel to places every day, wouldn’t you?
Below are 70(+) Family-Friendly things to do in Southern California.. I will be adding more items to the list.
Take a sailboat trip around the shore of Sand Diego and Coronado
Visit Disneyland Park & California Adventure
Visit Knotsberry Farm
Walk around the Walk of Fame in Hollywood.
Go to the Rose Parade
Visit San Diego Zoo & Safari Park
Visit the Universal Studios and take the Universal Tour
During Halloween, visit Horror Nights at Universal Studios
Have brunch and hit the beach at Paradise Cove
See an IMAX movie at the California Science Center
See a movie at Disney’s El Capitan
Visit Griffith Observatory
Visit the Catalina Islands
Tour (or stay at) the Queen Mary
Go for a bike ride along the beach bike path.
See the Avila Adobe – LA’s oldest house
Visit and tour the San Juan Capistrano Mission
Visit the Santa Monica Pier/Pacific Park
Visit Venice Beach
Go to the Chinese New Year Parade in Chinatown
Take a Warner Brothers Studio Tour
Visit the Balboa Park and go for a bike trip.
Visit San Diego Sea World
Visit LegoLand California and stay in the Legoland Hotel
Visit any County Fairs: Sand Diego, Riverside, Orange or Los Angeles
Go to a Medieval Times dinner tournament
Temecula Valley Wineries for a taste of real California wine direct from the valley wineries
Attend a Comic Con in San Diego
Visit Big Bear
Go for a trip to Palm Springs
Go whale watching at Newport Beach
Visit the Catalina Zip Line Echo Tour
Go for a hike at the Escondido Canyon Park and see the waterfall.
Visit the Graumans’ Chinese Theather
Go shopping at the Long Beach Flea Market
Pick Strawberries at the Carlsbad Strawberry Company
Pick your own veggies at Underwood Farms
Take a Beverly Hills Trolley Tour
Take part in a Dia de los Muertos Festival at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Tour the STAR Eco Station
Visit Kidspace Children’s Museum
Eat a chili dog from Pink’s
Go to the LA Times Festival of Books
Pick some flowers at the LA Flower Mart
Visit a Native American event at the Autry National Center
Ride the Orange County helium balloon
Go to the Rose Bowl Flea Market
Go to the LA Times Festival of Books
Visit a Dodger’s Game
Hike to the Bat Cave at Griffith Park
See a play at the Theatricum Botanicum
Take a surfing lesson
Have some food at any famous LA Food Truck
Ride the Marina del Rey Water Bus
Go Hunting in
Camp in Malibu Creek State Park
Go to a Family Festival at the Getty Center
Spend a sleepover at the Natural History Museum
Go for a walk through the Venice Canals
Visit Six Flags
Visit Olvera Street
Join LACMA Nexgen
Check out the Heritage Square Museum
Get in the Halloween spirit at Knotts Scary Farm
Take your kids to Pretend City
Visit La Brea Tar Pits
Go to a Presidential Library – Reagan or Nixon
Visit the Walt Disney Concert Hall
Attend an event at the Central Library
Attend the Hollywood Christmas Parade
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