I’ve come up with a simple itinerary of a fun filled week with places/events that are free or are almost free. I’ve posted about these fun places before but I thought I would mention them again since they are tried and true favorites! Plus all you need is a tank of gas, some parking and food and you are ready to roll! Have fun!
- California Science Center/Air Space Exhibits – Free Admission(parking is $8.00 and there is a McDonald’s on the ground floor of the Center)
- OC Zoo- Pack a picnic!! $3.00 Irvine Regional Park admission- Admission is $2.00
- The Boone’s Children’s Gallery at the LACMA– Free Admission with NextGen membership, which is free and available to kids 17 and under.
- Centennial Farm – Absolutely Free and your kiddos will love learning about farm animals.
- A visit to the Skirball Cultural Center– Free on Thursdays
- Free Admission to the Paleontology Museum in Claremont on Wednesday
- La Brea Tar Pits– Free Admission the first Tuesday of the month- April 3rd
- Enviromental Nature Center– Free Daily
- National History Museum of Los Angeles County– Free Admission Tuesday- April 3rd (parking is $8.00)
- Kidspace Children’s Museum-Free Admission on Family Night Free Admission- Tuesday April 3rd(4pm-8pm)
- Griffith Park Observatory– Free Admission
- Travel Town Museum – Griffith Park- Free Admission
- Santa Ana Zoo after 2pm- discounted admission
- Cabrillo Aquarium- Free- A little gem of an aquarium!
- Getty Center– Free Admission -($10 for parking)
- Getty Villa– Free Admission with Reservations ($10 for parking)
- Roundhouse Aquarium– Free
- Fullerton Arboretum– Free
- Dollar Movie Theaters– $1-$4 throught SoCal
Love this! Thank you!
La Brea Tar Pits free admission on Tuesdays…..be aware that it is extremely crowded on that day and parking is a nightmare. So plan on getting there really early to park in the lot or even to get a close spot on the street. Bring coins for the meters if you do have to park on the street….and it’s not cheap!
Awesome!! We are in Orange County, but this list puts a little road trip on our agenda for spring break. Thank you!!
Parking at the Science Center and Natural History Museum in downtown LA is now $10 and they only take cash. Just FYI. Thanks for the list of ideas.
Echoing Stephanie. Awesome indeed! Anything free is worth visiting. Will share this info with my relatives and I’m sure my nephews and nieces will enjoy these places!
Such great ideas!! Thank you for sharing. 🙂
Great list! I am using ths for summer !
Great list! Will share.
Fantastic list of super fun places!
Fabulous list! Definitely going to bookmark. I want to take the kids this weekend to do some awesome fun things…. : )
Very good list. Movies for a dollar? I must check this out!
So many fabulous ideas! Thanks for planning our Spring Break activities for next week! 🙂