Things to Do in California
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Rodeo Drive
Los Angeles, California
Start where Rodeo Drive meets Wilshire Blvd., then work your way up perhaps the priciest shopping street in America. Prada, Gucci, Versace, Tiffany -- they're all here -- and teens especially will...
Neighborhood
Boutique
Yerba Buena Rooftop Gardens
San Francisco, California
Skip the Metreon (basically a high-tech shopping mall,) and instead come to this two-block-long rooftop oasis. There's something for kids of all ages, starting with the restored...
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Amusement Park
Garden
Yosemite Falls
Yosemite National Park, California
One fact alone should impress most kids: Yosemite Falls, with its 2,425-foot drop, is the tallest waterfall in North America, and the fifth tallest in the world. The hike...
Hiking
Aladdin and Jasmine at Aladdin's Oasis
Disneyland
Aladdin and Jasmine characters meet-and-greet, pose for pictures, sign autographs and welcome kids to a fun show in Adventureland....
Amusement Park
Bridalveil Fall
Yosemite National Park, California
Another easy, kid-friendly hike is the 1/2 mile round trip walk to Bridalveil Fall. Since the water flows year round, there's no danger that you'll get to the viewing...
Hiking
Cable Car Museum
San Francisco, California
Holding on for dear life while hanging out the side of a cable car as it descends one of San Francisco's famously steep hillsides is the number-one thrill for...
Special Collection
It's Tough to Be a Bug!®
Disneyland
Join Flik, creator of "a bug's land," on a journey into the buzzing miniature world of the insect kingdom. In this comical show, kids get...
Attraction
Peter Pan's Flight
Disneyland
If you haven't been to Disneyland before, Peter Pan — a gentle ride favored by even the most jaded thrill seeker — is the place to start. Kids sit slack-jawed as...
Attraction
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco, California
This one's simple: You have to do it to say you did. And, no, your kids won't let you get away with standing at one of the vista points and...
Scenic Landmark
Living Desert Zoo
Palm Springs, California
Discover some of the wondrous plants and animals that make their homes in deserts in North America, Mexico, and Africa at this combination zoo and botanical garden. Animal lovers will marvel at the creatures in the Africa section....
Zoo
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