Upon arrival in LA, you will be flabbergasted by the amount of entertainment in the city. If you are going on a family trip, La-La-Land will give you a thousand opportunities to have a great time with your children. Below you will see the top-5 activities and destinations where no one will be bored, neither adults nor children!

Step into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Plunge into Hollywood Magic with the Wizarding World of Harry Potter! Harry Potter-themed land has been part of the theme park for seven years now. During the summer and Christmas holidays, visitors have the opportunity to enjoy a large-scale projection show and witness how the houses of Hogwarts come to life.

The main attraction of the land, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey will allow you to move through tangible scenes under a projection cupola to meet everything from soulless dementors to mighty dragons. You can also go on a family rollercoaster ride Flight of the Hippogriff or become the proud owner of a magic wand and learn how to make enchantment with your own hands.

Explore the Universal Studios Hollywood

Children will have an unforgettable experience visiting Universal Studios Hollywood’s hillside theme park. Among the park zones, the absolute leaders in attendance are Nintendo, Harry Potter, and Jurassic World lands. The park consists of two main levels. The road from the Jurassic-anchored lower lot takes you to the action-packed Revenge of the Mummy. An upper level hosts a zone of 3-D movies, stage shows, and Waterworld.

Enjoy a family-friendly ride The Secret Life of Pets crowded with challenges and witty dog and cat animatronics. Do not miss a unique opportunity to go behind the scenes on a Studio Tour to see with your own eyes how famous blockbusters are filmed. Exciting rides created on the basis of cult Despicable Me Minion Mayhem and TRANSFORMERS™: The Ride-3D will be a great way to spend time for the whole family.

Experience the Aquarium of the Pacific

Long Beach is home to one of the largest aquariums in the U.S. the Aquarium of the Pacific will captivate you with plenty of exhibits and more than thousands of representatives of the major zones of the Pacific Ocean. You can watch over a typical penguin day, how they jump into the water and torpedo around entertaining and captivating visitors with their vibrancy and sociability. Children will be able to get acquainted with the species features of puffins, sharks, whales, and fish inhabiting the deep ocean. The aquarium could be a great place to spend time allowing kids to experience aquatic animals and reefs.

Refresh Yourself in Downtown Disney

If you are searching for a delicious refuel with kid-friendly dining, move to Downtown Disney. This scenic place with live performances, gift shops, delicious eateries, and artist showcases is ideal for experiencing the wizardry of the Disneyland Resort. Families with children will appeal to Naples Ristorante e Bar providing classic Italian delicacies. This Neapolitan eatery offers a great kid’s menu with a wide choice of entrées, main courses, and desserts. Whether your children are after a pizza, burger, or something more sweet yum-yum, the chef of Naples Ristorante will delight them with crispy chicken fingers, special small pizzas, tasty ricotta pancakes, fresh fruit smoothies, and toothsome gelato.

Have fun in Griffith Park

While in Los Angeles, do not miss the chance to visit a true wilderness oasis in the heart of the city — Griffith Park. It is the largest municipal park among the wild nature zones in the U.S. The park will offer you many ways to have fun with children: from the Griffith Observatory and the famous LA Zoo to Park Southern Railroad and City golf courses.

The innovative play environment in Griffith Park is a real pearl among all parks and playgrounds in Los Angeles and the standard for public playgrounds all over SoCal and beyond. Kids will never be bored with a multitude of exciting play items, such as spellbinding iridescent wheels and captivating rainmakers that engage all the senses. And that’s not all – updated climbing structures, spinners, giant xylophones, and sliding poles will not leave anyone indifferent.

Griffith playground is unique in its inclusive facilities so that people with disabilities can fully relax and enjoy attractions like the We-Go-Round® which can easily accommodate wheelchairs aboard the flush base or DigiFuse® panels which provide interaction by sign language.

Griffith Park is open daily from 5:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. There are a lot of parking lots open for visitors in specially designated areas. The most comfortable way to get to the park is to rent a spacious van. LAX 12-passenger van rental could be a perfect option for families with children, as it is cost-efficient, easy to drive, and has excellent in-and-out accessibility. Family van rentals is a popular way to travel around SoCal. With the rental of a 12-seater van, you will enjoy the time spent on the road which is one of the most important aspects during the family trips. To reach the park, take one of the exits below:

– Interstate-5 road: Los Feliz Boulevard, Griffith Park (direct entry), and Zoo Drive
– Eastbound California Highway 34: Forest Lawn Drive or Victory Boulevard
– Westbound California Highway 34: Zoo Drive or Forest Lawn Drive.