Things to Do in California
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Toddlers & Pre-K
Swimming
Palm Springs, California
Kids hoping to find a pool at the hotel will be blown away by Splashtopia, Rancho Las Palmas' water wonderland. With two 100-foot waterslides, kids may never want to leave the nearly two-acre swimming zone. ...
Swimming
Ventana Wildlife Society at Andrew Molera State Park
Central Coast, California
The Ventana Wildlife Society works to save 130 different threatened native species. The group's new discovery center at Andrew Molera State Park is one of the best, most kid-friendly environmental education programs at a state park....
Wildlife Sanctuary
Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad
Yosemite National Park, California
Perfect for the railroad buffs in your family -- or anyone pooped from a day of hiking -- this steam train (think: blowing whistles and chugga-chugga sound effects) will take you...
Train
Yosemite Museum and Indian Village
Yosemite National Park, California
Thousands of years before the Spanish occupied California, Native Americans lived in villages all over the Yosemite Valley. The Yosemite Museum's exhibits shed light on the history (the last 150...
Ethnic Museum
History Museum
Jungle Cruise
Disneyland
Only through the magic of Disney could one cross in minutes from the waters of the Amazon to the banks of the Nile. Not a world geography lesson, this Disney...
Attraction
Kidspace Children's Museum
Los Angeles, California
The fun starts when you walk in the door of this interactive, indoor-outdoor museum. You'll pass through mirrored tunnels and walls made of giant pencils, and visit a "diner...
Science & Nature Museum
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monterey Bay, California
Kids have no choice but to let go of their expectations at the door of the Monterey Bay Aquarium and let themselves be dazzled. ...
Science & Nature Museum
Musée Méchanique
San Francisco, California
A part of Fisherman's Wharf, a walk into the Musée Mécanique (French for "mechanical museum") is like taking a step back in time before video games, iPods, and other means...
Special Collection
California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco, California
Topped with a living roof, the newly rebuilt California Academy of Sciences is home to an aquarium, planetarium and natural history museum. ...
Science & Nature Museum
Special Collection
ESPN Zone
Los Angeles, California
You didn't come to Los Angeles to play arcade games, but your 8-and-up kid may have. ...
Arcade / Game Room
Restaurant
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