Travelling with your entire family to Los Angeles can be a great bonding time for you and your kinds. There are a lot of family-friendly tourist attractions that you can find here that your children will enjoy. There is always something for everyone in LA.

Theme Parks:

You can go to various theme parks in the city including the Universal studio hollywood where you can find behind the scene actions of your favourite movie. You can also take them to the Universal City Walk Holywood to find a star of their favourite celebrity or dine at the famous Hard Rock Cafe. Other theme parks that you can go to in LA are Six Flags Magic Mountain, Knots Berry Farm, and of course, the ever so popular Disneyland.

Beaches:

You can also take your family to the beach and enjoy the Los Angeles sun and its waters. You will enjoy the fun crowd that will welcome you in the sandy shore of LA. Better visit the Santa Monica Beach where you can find the Pacific Park. You can also go down the cost of Marina Del Rey and ride a bike through the South Bay Bike Patch. If your family loves surfing, better go to the Malibu Lagoon State Beach. You can also go to a more quiet setting at the Cabrillo Beach, which is very near the Point Fermin Park and the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium.

Playgrounds:

If you want to save up on your family travel, you can head to LA playgrounds where your kids can play their heart out without a worry. You can visit the playground at Venice Beach, Beverly Hills Roxbury Park and the Cheviot Hills Park.

Los Angeles is one of the most visited tourist destinations of this world. Los Angeles travel packages always include many options of doing exciting activities, which will make your vacation even more memorable.

Q1) How to spend an exciting time in Los Angeles

Los Angeles offers a variety of exciting touring options like theme parks, beaches, museums, sports arenas etc. Hollywood has always been the primary attraction of the tourists. You can visit Universal Studios, Kodak theater, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Laserium Theater and Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum.

You can also visit museums like La County Museum of Art, Norton Simon Museum, Pacific Asia Museum etc. If visit to theme parks excites you, there are many in Los Angeles like Six Flags Magic Mountain, Legoland, Knott's Soak City, Wild Rivers Water Park, Raging Waters Water Park etc.

Q2) Options of outdoor activities in Los Angeles

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You can arrange for outdoor activities like go karting, horseback riding, gliding, bungee diving, whitewater rafting, rock climbing and so on. There are paved cycling paths for avid cyclers. You can cycle along the beach or river banks. You can also go hiking along several hiking trails or you can visit state parks like Malibu Creek and Leo Carrillo.

There are hundreds of things to do in Los Angeles. How do you decide what to do? The following places should be on the top of your list. No other place, except maybe New York, has so much to do in one city. Get your walking shoes, your camera, and we're off.

First on our list is the Getty Center, a 110-acre compound full of the most incredible collection of sculpture, photographs, drawings and manuscripts. A full day of walking around to see all this amazing culture, history, and personal art collection engages not only the mind, but the history buff in us all.

http://www.getty.edu

Universal Studios at Universal City in Los Angeles puts you right on the lot of some of the greatest movies and television ever made. See where the orginal "Jaws" was filmed - and get to see the giant shark, and all of his teeth on the tour. Live shows, amusement rides, and actual movie sets thrill all visitors. See how movies are made, and even participate in the show.

http://www.universalstudios.com

And speaking of movies, if you want to be a part of an historical theater, Grauman's Chinese Theater needs to be on your list. The original movie theater opened in the 1930s, and has been running ever since. Check out the celebrity footprints on the sidewalk outside. Truly one of the elegant theaters showing us the history and elegance of movies, Grauman's is a must!

http://www.manntheatres.com/chinese/

More steps, more celebrities, take the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Over 2000 celebrities now have a star on the walk. See star legends like John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, and even recent stars like Tim Robbins and Hugh Jackman. Get a map of the walk, and where stars are located at The Hollywood Walk of Fame Chamber.

http://www.hollywoodchamber.net/icons/walk_of_fame.asp

Finally, one of the final must-sees in Los Angeles is the La Brea Tar Pits. One of the richest fossil sites in the world, get a look at some of the preserved Ice Age mammals.

http://www.tarpits.org