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.

1. Take a sailboat trip around the shore of Sand Diego and Coronado
2. Visit Disneyland Park & California Adventure
3. Visit Knotsberry Farm
4. Walk around the Walk of Fame in Hollywood.
5. Go to the Rose Parade
6. Visit San Diego Zoo & Safari Park
7. Visit the Universal Studios and take the Universal Tour
8. During Halloween, visit Horror Nights at Universal Studios
9. Have brunch and hit the beach at Paradise Cove
10. See an IMAX movie at the California Science Center
11. See a movie at Disney’s El Capitan
12. Visit Griffith Observatory
13. Visit the Catalina Islands
14. Tour (or stay at) the Queen Mary
15. Go for a bike ride along the beach bike path.
16. See the Avila Adobe – LA’s oldest house
17. Visit and tour the San Juan Capistrano Mission
18. Visit the Santa Monica Pier/Pacific Park
19. Visit Venice Beach
20. Go to the Chinese New Year Parade in Chinatown
21. Take a Warner Brothers Studio Tour
22. Visit the Balboa Park and go for a bike trip.
23. Visit San Diego Sea World
24. Visit LegoLand California and stay in the Legoland Hotel
25. Visit any County Fairs: Sand Diego, Riverside, Orange or Los Angeles
26. Go to a Medieval Times dinner tournament
27. Visit the Temecula Valley Wineries for a taste of real California wine.
28. Attend a Comic Con in San Diego
29. Visit Big Bear
30. Go for a trip to Palm Springs
31. Go whale watching at Newport Beach
32. Visit the Catalina Zip Line Echo Tour
33. Go for a hike at the Escondido Canyon Park and see the waterfall.
34. Visit the Graumans’ Chinese Theather
35. Go shopping at the Long Beach Flea Market
36. Pick Strawberries at the Carlsbad Strawberry Company
37. Pick your own veggies at Underwood Farms
38. Take a Beverly Hills Trolley Tour
39. Take part in a Dia de los Muertos Festival at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
40. Tour the STAR Eco Station
41. Visit Kidspace Children’s Museum
42. Eat a chili dog from Pink’s
43. Go to the LA Times Festival of Books
44. Pick some flowers at the LA Flower Mart
45. Visit a Native American event at the Autry National Center
46. Ride the Orange County helium balloon
47. Go to the Rose Bowl Flea Market
48. Go to the LA Times Festival of Books
49. Visit a Dodger’s Game
50. Hike to the Bat Cave at Griffith Park
51. See a play at the Theatricum Botanicum
52. Take a surfing lesson
53. Have some food at any famous LA Food Truck
54. Ride the Marina del Rey Water Bus
55. Go Hunting in
56. Camp in Malibu Creek State Park
57. Go to a Family Festival at the Getty Center
58. Spend a sleepover at the Natural History Museum
59. Go for a walk through the Venice Canals
60. Visit Six Flags
61. Visit Olvera Street
62. Join LACMA Nexgen
63. Check out the Heritage Square Museum
64. Get in the Halloween spirit at Knotts Scary Farm
65. Take your kids to Pretend City
66. Visit La Brea Tar Pits
67. Go to a Presidential Library – Reagan or Nixon
68. Visit the Walt Disney Concert Hall
69. Attend an event at the Central Library
70. Attend the Hollywood Christmas Parade
71. Visit Old Town Temecula & Old Town San Diego

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