Posted on 06/03/2015 7:59:45 AM PDT by GOP_Party_Animal
I am planning to fly into LAX this August with my daughter (7) and son (9) while Mom stays home with the other two. We are mainly going to spend an afternoon with my dad on the Iowa at his Navy reunion, but will have a day, day-and-a-half to do other things.
I would definitely like to go to a beach as the kids have never seen the ocean. Some other attraction or park would be nice too.
I've never been to the L.A. area before and am not entirely sure what to expect. Could use some advice! Thanks.
Drive northeast.
Or southwest.
Concur. Drive down to San Diego. Nicer town. Nicer beaches.
Drive about 400 miles straight up the coast and enjoy the beaches without freaks and smog.
Santa Monica Pier..Griffith Park..LA zoo
Universal Studios would be fun for them if want to spend day at theme park.
Little further south of LA, Long Beach has a nice aquarium
Orange County has Disneyland & Knotts Berry Farm but doesn’t sound like you have too much time
Go See the Kardashians(just KIDDING)!!!
Beaches are free. If you have money, Disney, knotsberry farm, queen Mary. Helicopter excursion, museums are free. You will need lots of patience for traffic.
Board the first thing making smoke and don’t return.
The beaches in Ventura and Orange Counties are also nice, but closer to LAX.
I wanted to try In-And-Out Burger too. Something we don’t have in the Midwest.
Leave.
Hermosa Beach is a nice upscale beach just a few miles from LAX. Ventura is very nice and still has a small town vibe. Unless you really want to see LA or the Hollywood sign I would avoid LA with kids. It is very stressful getting around and a big dirty city. Where is the reunion and where will you stay? The beach towns north of LA are where I would go. Malibu, Ventura, Santa Barbara, maybe even up to Morrow Bay. There is nothing worth seeing in LA if you have never been to the beach.
Also depends on where you’re staying, traffic is horrible.
The ship is actually in Long Beach, isn’t it?
Leave LA-too dangerious for your Family
Oh wait. No it isn’t. It’s actually AT the L.A. water front.
Never mind.
Universal Studios
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