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Audubon Center at Debs ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 4700 North Griffin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA Bugs, birds, and backpacks take center stage at the Audubon Center at Debs Park. Family Nature Programs take place during late afternoons and weekends, and include activities tha... |
Franklin Canyon ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 2600 Franklin Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills, CA A quiet hideaway in the center of the city's hustle and bustle, Franklin Canyon Park rests on 605 acres at the geographic center of Los Angeles, between the San Fernando Valley and Beverly Hill...
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Monrovia Canyon ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 1200 North Canyon Boulevard, Monrovia, CA It's a wonder that such a vibrant forest exists five minutes above the urban din of the San Gabriel Valley. Monrovia Canyon Park - an oak woodland, chapparal, and riparian forest - is ho...
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Cabrillo Marine AquariumParent rating: ![]() Location: 3720 Stephen White Drive, San Pedro, CA The Cabrillo Marine Aquarium is an educational, recreational, and research facility devoted to encouraging active public participation to promote knowledge and conservation of the marine life o...
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Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic GardenParent rating: ![]() Location: 310 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA An arboretum is a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes; it's also a place for strolling, sunning, and relaxing among shady trees, flo...
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Eaton CanyonParent rating: ![]() Location: 1750 Altadena Drive, Pasadena, CA The Eaton Canyon Nature Center, at the foot of Mount Wilson, is a great place to begin for some family-friendly hikes into the 190-acre Eaton Canyon Nature Area, and the San Gabriel Moun...
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Kidspace Children's MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 480 N. Arroyo Blvd, Pasadena, CA With more than 20 exhibits to explore, Kidspace Children's Museum invites young visitors to try the Raindrop and Wisteria Climbers (scale climbing platforms sculpted into the form of raindrops ...
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Temescal Gateway ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 15601 Sunset Boulevard, Pacific Palisades, CA This city park, nestled in the Pacific Palisades' Temescal Canyon, is criss-crossed by miles of hiking trails, offering sweeping vistas of the ocean and the city, and providing access to...
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Descanso GardensParent rating: ![]() Location: 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge, CA Nestled in the foothills of the San Rafael Hills, the 160 acres of gorgeous Descanso Gardens is well-worth the drive. Camellia lovers come from miles around to see the unrivaled splendor of the...
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Channel Islands HarborParent rating: ![]() Location: 3600 South Harbor Blvd., Oxnard, CA Oxnard's Channel Islands Harbor is a launching point for exploring the beautiful chain of islands known as Channel Islands National Park. The closest of these islands, Anacapa, is only about a ...
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The Gibbon CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: P.O. Box 800249, Santa Clarita, CA The Gibbon Conservation Center is a nonprofit facility established by Alan Richard Mootnick in 1976 for the study, conservation, and betterment of the endangered small ape, the gibbon, and for ...
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Charmlee Wilderness ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 2577 S. Encinal Canyon Road, Malibu, CA Charmlee Wilderness Park covers 590 acres of the beautiful Santa Monica Mountains Coastal Slope environment. The park includes picnic areas as well as eight miles of hiking trails, native plant...
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Laguna Coast Wilderness ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA Nestled in a coastal canyon by Laguna Beach, Laguna Coast Wilderness Park is home to the only natural lakes in Orange County. The 6,500-acre park is part of the South Coast Wilderness area, and...
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Peter Strauss RanchParent rating: ![]() Location: 30000 Mulholland Hwy., Agoura Hills, CA Set among the oak woodland of the Santa Monica Mountains, Peter Strauss Ranch was home to the Chumash people for thousands of years and became part of Rancho Las Virgenes after Spanish coloniza...
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