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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.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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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... |
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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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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Long Beach PlayhouseParent rating: ![]() Location: 5021 East Anaheim Street, Long Beach, CA The Long Beach landmark, built in 1929, is a professional theater that stages a new production in one of its two performance spaces every three weeks. The Long Beach Playhouse also offers actin...
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Cesar E. Chavez ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 401 Golden Avenue, Long Beach, CA Cesar E. Chavez Park is an urban, 30-acre park in central Long Beach with a playground, picnic areas, jogging trails, and playing fields. The recreation center holds programs for all ages, tiny...
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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... |
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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Art TheatreParent rating: ![]() Location: 2025 East 4th Street, Long Beach, CA The Art Theater is the oldest operating single screen cinema in Long Beach. The Art Deco landmark opened in 1924 as a silent movie theater with a pipe organ and orchestra pit. It is now a favor...
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Bixby ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 130 Cherry Avenue, Long Beach, CA Part of Rancho Los Alamitos, John W. Bixby and the original park superintendent, Mr. Nessick planted the original trees for Bixby Park between 1886 and 1903. Bixby Park and Communit... |
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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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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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 ... |
ARKParent rating: ![]() Location: 540 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA Sometimes offers family-friendly entertainment. |









