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Los Angeles

Universal Studios Hollywood

Ride roller coasters, see movie characters, and learn how films are made in sunny Los Angeles!

Valencia

Six Flags Magic Mountain

Six Flags Magic Mountain is a theme park located in Santa Clarita, California, 35 miles northwest of Downtown L.A. It boasts enormous rollercoasters and amusement rides.

Los Angeles

Aquarium of the Pacific

Go under the sea and meet 11,000 aquatic animals at one of California's premier aquariums

Burbank

Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood

Warner Bros. Studios is a film and television entertainment company headquartered in Burbank, California. Visitors to the studio can take a tour of props, sets, and exhibits of the most defining movies of classical Hollywood cinema. Get up close and personal to set pieces used in your favorite movies and learn about the script-to-screen process. Don't leave your camera behind for this tour of movie history!

Los Angeles

Holocaust Museum LA

Learn about historical events and hear survivor stories

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Buena Park

Knott's Berry Farm

Find spills and thrills at Knott's Berry Farm in sunny California

Los Angeles

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

The 300,000-square-foot Academy Museum features gallery space dedicated to a highly immersive permanent exhibition and a schedule of diverse temporary exhibitions; two state-of-the-art film and performance theaters; Fanny’s, the museum’s full-service restaurant, bar, and café; and the Academy Museum Store.

Los Angeles

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Encounter dinosaurs, experience nature, marvel at one of the world’s most impressive gem and mineral collections, and learn how LA came to be on a visit to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles.

Los Angeles

La Brea Tar Pits and Museum

Discover an Ice Age excavation site, right in the heart of Los Angeles! Watch as scientists carve fossils of mammoths, saber-toothed cats, and more right out of the asphalt, and then see the final product inside of the Fossil Lab.

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Riverside

Castle Park

Spend a day full of adventures with your friends and family at Castle Park

Los Angeles

Medieval Torture Museum

The Medieval Torture Museum gives you a reminder of how much suffering humanity can inflict in the name of cause and justice when the right tools are placed in the hands of fanatics, madmen and tyrants. The Hollywood Boulevard exhibit fills more than 5,000 square-feet. Spend an hour here and you will better know the nature of fear!

Los Angeles

World of Illusions

The World of Illusions in Los Angeles is a brain-frazzling house of 3D delight. The museum is loaded with one-of-a-kind illusions that are as fun to look at as they are to interact with. Remember your camera, you'll want to show your friends!

Los Angeles

Ripley’s Believe It or Not

View a collection of unbelievable artifacts

Los Angeles

Madame Tussauds Hollywood

Madame Tussauds Hollywood is a wax museum and tourist attraction located on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. It's the ninth location for the Madame Tussauds franchise, which was set up by wax sculptor Marie Tussaud. It features 125 wax figures of famous celebrities and historical figures.

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Los Angeles

Battleship Iowa

Battleship Iowa is a retired United States warship. Launched in 1942 and finally struck in 2006, USS Iowa served in World War Two and the Korean War, and was the lead ship in its class. Since 2011, the world-famous ship has been an exhibit of the Pacific Battleship Center in Los Angeles.