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When it's too rainy or hot or cold, and the kids need some indoor activity, you can find it here, from museums to aquariums, bowling, play spaces, bounce houses, arts centers, libraries, story times, and more.Aquarium of the PacificParent rating: ![]() Location: 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA The Aquarium in Long Beach is a terrific facility celebrating the inhabitants of the Pacific Ocean. You'll find tropical fish exhibits, coral reefs, sea otters, seals and sea lions, sea turtles...
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Hotel Queen MaryParent rating: ![]() Location: 1126 Queens Hwy, Long Beach, CA Here's something a little different - tell the kids you're taking them to a hotel, and then bring them to a ship instead! The Queen Mary has been docked since 1967, but her long and vi... |
El Dorado Nature CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 7550 E. Spring Street, Long Beach, CA El Dorado Nature Center's 102.5-acre wildlife habitat features two lakes (with ducks a-plenty), a stream, two miles of dirt trail and a 1/4-mile paved access trail wind through meadows and fore...
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Averyboo ArtsParent rating: ![]() Location: 3908 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, CA Averyboo Arts in Bixby Knolls is a creativity center and gallery offering art enrichment classes and and an open studio. Kids can indulge in easel painting, craft tables, a variety of building ...
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Scorpion SubmarineParent rating: ![]() Location: 1126 Queens Hwy, Long Beach, CA Docked next to The Queen Mary (and also offered as a package tour with the ship), ...
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Queen Mary ToursParent rating: ![]() Location: 1126 Queens Hwy., Long Beach, CA Are your kids into the spooky and unexplained? For years, paranormal experts have believed that the Queen Mary is haunted. Passengers and crew members alike have reported numerous eerie sighti...
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Long Beach Convention and Entertainment CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 300 Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center includes the Long Beach Arena and Exhibition Halls, Long Beach Performing Arts Center with the Terrace and Center Theaters, and the ...
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Color Me MineParent rating: ![]() Location: 5269 East 2nd Street, Long Beach, CA Color Me Mine offers a collection of 400 pieces of bisque, ready for painting. Once an item has been painted, the studio takes care of glazing and firing, and the finished work is ready for pic...
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ARKParent rating: ![]() Location: 540 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA Sometimes offers family-friendly entertainment. |
International City TheatreParent rating: ![]() Location: 300 East Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA International City Theatre (ICT) is a professional non-profit theatre founded in 1985 with a commitment to explore exciting new theatre, and to experiment with innovative approaches to the grea...
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Terrace TheaterParent rating: ![]() Location: 300 East Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA The Terrace Theater, part of the Long Beach C...
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Long Beach Museum of ArtParent rating: ![]() Location: 2300 East Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA The Long Beach Museum of Art is situated on a bluff overlooking the Pacific, and includes lovely ocean-front gardens where art-overdosed little ones can let off a little steam. The ... |
Rancho Los Cerritos Historic SiteParent rating: ![]() Location: 4600 Virginia Road, Long Beach, CA Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Site is a public museum that offers tours, programs, and family-friendly events. The adobe-style home was built in 1844, and is primarily furnished to refl... |
Museum of Latin American ArtParent rating: ![]() Location: 628 Alamitos Avenue, Long Beach, CA The Museum of Latin American Art (MoLAA) in Long Beach is the only museum in the western United States that exclusively features contemporary Latin American art. The museum offe... |
Belmont Olympic Plaza PoolParent rating: ![]() Location: 4000 Olympic Plaza Drive, Long Beach, CA The Belmont Olympic Plaza Pool has hosted U.S. Olympic Swim Trials, NCAA championships, and dozens of collegiate conference championship events. More than 200,000 locals use the millio... |









