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Orange County Model EngineersParent rating: ![]() Location: 2525 Placentia Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA The Orange County Model Engineers operate the Mackerel Flats and Goat Hill Junction Railroad - a seven and a half inch gauge railroad over a five mile layout of track at Fairview Park in Costa ...
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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... |
The SEA LabParent rating: ![]() Location: 1021 North Harbor Drive, Redondo Beach, CA The SEA Lab is a hands-on coastal science education center in Redondo Beach that offers free and low cost programs for explorers of all ages. The SEA Lab houses over a hundred rescued an...
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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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Griffith ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles doesn't have many of those beloved public spaces that give energy and a sense of identity to great cities like New York, Chicago or Boston. Griffith Park is one of the few such spac...
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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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Santa Monica Pier AquariumParent rating: ![]() Location: 1600 Ocean Front Walk, Santa Monica, CA Built underneath the Santa Monica Pier for the purpose of research and ed...
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Studio City Farmers' MarketParent rating: ![]() Location: Ventura Place, Studio City, CA Farmers markets have proliferated around Los Angeles faster than you can say, "What the heck is kale?" But it's a trend that appears to be here to stay. In Studio City, families have one of the finest...
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Hopkins Wilderness ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 1102 Camino Real, Redondo Beach, CA Hopkins Wilderness Park was developed in 1977 as a center for camping, nature study, and conservation. It is a large, shady wilderness park with self-guided nature walks and two large ponds wit...
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Pierce CollegeParent rating: ![]() Location: 6201 Winnetka Avenue, Woodland Hills, CA One of nine Los Angeles Community Colleges, Pierce College has a working farm (cows and all) as part of its agricultural program. The annual Farm Walk every spring invites the public to ...
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Griffith Park Horse RentalsParent rating: ![]() Location: 480 E. Riverside Dr., Burbank, CA 91506, Burbank, CA Griffith Park Horse Rentals is the official livery of the LA Equestrian Center and offers guided trail rides daily. |
Conejo Valley Botanic GardenParent rating: ![]() Location: 350 W. Gainsborough Road, Thousand Oaks, CA The Conejo Valley Botanic Garden covers 33 acres of unique terrain in Thousand Oaks. A significant portion of the Garden's acreage is preserved as a natural habitat for birds and small animals,...
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