With a 1YO, the key is to find places you enjoy, and stay in a place with a nice pool, and a good bed so you can take naps.
Here is my top ten list of places to go with kids:
Disneyland: The Happiest Place on Earth. Half a billion visitors can鈥檛 be wrong. (Sometimes it seems all at once)
Santa Monica Beach and Pier: Great beach scene and a classic seaside amusement park, complete with antique carousel that has been in a lot of TV and movies. (The Sting and "Three's Company" come immediately to mind).Bubba Gump Shrimp Company right on the pier. Kids love the rides on the pier, and the games. Or just playing in the sand.
Griffith Park - Home of the Los Angeles Zoo, Griffith Park Observatory, Travel Town, the Greek Theatre, Pony Rides and Griffith Park Railroad, Merry-Go-Round, and Gene Autry Museum of Western Heritage. While the zoo is not as good as San Diego Zoo, it is still good, and enough to entertain most kids. The Pony Rides and railroad are for the younger kids. Travel Town is a rail museum where you鈥檙e not SUPPOSED to climb on the engines, but kids have been ignoring those signs for 40 years. The recently renovated Observatory now requires shuttle reservations. Or you can just play in one of the picnic areas in the park. There are plenty of toys to play on.
Los Angeles Science Center: A favorite museum for kids for over 40 years. Exposition Park, by the Coliseum.
Discovery Science Center, Santa Ana: The big cube right next to I-5, exit Main St.
Los Angeles Children鈥檚 Museum: Located downtown near the Music Center
La Brea Tar Pits/Paige Museum: What kid doesn鈥檛 like dinosaur exhibits?
Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach: Lots of fun marine exhibits for kids to explore. And the mac and cheese at Bubba Gump鈥檚 across the street is good, too.
Legoland, Carlsbad: This is more of a San Diego attraction, but kids 10 and under generally love it.
Places to eat:
In-N-Out Burger: Multiple locations, best burger in LA, ask anyone.
Pink鈥檚 Hot Dogs: 709 N. La Brea, just north of Melrose. Might see a celebrity.
Tommy鈥檚 Chili Burgers: Look for the shack, an LA tradition. Original location at Beverly %26amp; Rampart, a couple miles west of downtown.
Canter鈥檚 Deli: 419 N. Fairfax, between Beverly %26amp; Melrose. Near CBS, might spot a celebrity.
Phillippe鈥檚: 1001 N. Alameda. Great roast beef sandwiches. Near Union Station, Olvera Street. Watch the mustard, it鈥檚 hot.
Cap鈥檔 Kidd鈥檚, across from Disneyland: NOT!
Places to Stay:
In Hollywood, I recommend the Hollywood Celebrity Hotel and the Farmer's Daughter Hotel.
In Anaheim, I recommend the HoJo Anaheim, and the Candy Cane Inn. If you want to splurge and make this a most memorable trip, stay at Disney鈥檚 Grand Californian. You get the full Disney experience.
In Santa Monica, the Holiday Inn Santa Monica is close to the pier and reasonably priced.
it depends on how far you are in the pregnancy but a good place to visit is San Diego. It's about 2 hours south of LA. There you can visit the world famous San Diego Zoo or Seaworld. http://www.socalthemeparks.com/theme-par鈥?/a>
The good thing about these parks is that there is a lot to see and you can enjoy the day at a slow pace.What to do in California with a 1 year old?
Just put on the sunglasses and have a good book to read.
Along with all them diapers to change. %26lt;}8-)
disney land.....redwood, i think that is a really long drive up north, if so san francisco
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