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Exploratorium
San Francisco, California
Think of it as the next best thing to a mad scientist's lab, except that everything is based on solid science! The Exploratorium explains—and demonstrates with hundreds of touchable exhibits that engage the senses....
Science & Nature Museum
Fantasmic!
Disneyland
The mama of all Disneyland shows is a don't-miss. Performed after dark on the River of the Americas, Fantasmic! weaves a tale of Mickey vs. the Wicked Queen from...
Theater
Fisherman's Wharf
San Francisco, California
It's touristy (lined with the requisite street vendors and souvenir shops), and it doesn't really have anything to do with fishing anymore, but there's a reason why visitors flock to...
Historical Landmark
Boutique
Fort Point
San Francisco, California
Overlooking the famous Golden Gate Bridge, this army fort helped protect the city during the U.S. Civil War...
Historical Landmark
Glacier Point
Yosemite National Park, California
The view from the overlook at Glacier Point (with an elevation of 7200+ feet) is truly dizzying, with panoramic views of Yosemite Falls, Nevada Falls, Vernal Falls and the High...
Park
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, California
Your kids will never tire of climbing the park's famously steep Drum Bridge in the Japanese Tea Garden, or looking for carp in the lily ponds. And while you're admiring...
Park
Goofy's Sky School (formerly Mulholland Madness)
Disneyland
Inspired by the 1940 cartoon short, "Goofy's Glider," follow Goofy's attempts to teach a group of novice pilots how to fly....
Attraction
The Great American Melodrama & Vaudeville
Central Coast, California
Designed to imitate and old-fashioned vaudeville theater with sawdust on the floor and a honky-tonk piano tinkling away, the Great American Melodrama is a riotous way to introduce kids to the joys of slapstick comedy....
Theater
Comedy
Griffith Observatory
Los Angeles, California
The iconic observatory just underwent a four-year, $93 million renovation and is better than ever. The highlight for most kids (and adults) is...
Science & Nature Museum
Hiking
The Grove and The Original Farmers Market
Los Angeles, California
This is where the old meets the new(ish) in L.A. The Grove is an upscale outdoor mall with shops for kids (American Girl Place, Pottery Barn Kids, Quicksilver Youth...
Farmers Market
Shopping Mall
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