Attractions
Ages: 3 and up
Black Chasm Cavern, located in the Sierra Nevada foothills town of Volcano, is a National Natural Landmark. This cavern is one of only 5% of caves in the world feature rare helictite crystal formations.
The Walk Tour takes only 50 minutes and any visitor over the age of three will likely be awe-inspired by the formations. Babies may be carried in a front pack but not a backpack for safety reasons. This is a wonderful place to visit wh...
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Gilroy Gardens is a unique horticulture theme park with over 40 rides set among full garden displays and exhibits. Typically open from the first of March through the end of August, with weekend operations September through November, the park also runs an annual Holiday Lights attraction during the weekends of December.
Features:
- Splash Garden has four water unique features for full splashing fun.
- Bonfante Falls is a waterfall feature n...
Ages: 3 and up
Ages: 7 and up
Laser Quest is live action indoor laser tag. Laser Quest offers birthday party packages.
Hours of Operation: Wednesday-Thursday 5-9pm; Friday 4-11pm; Saturday 12-11pm; Sunday 12-6pm
more»Ages: 1 and up
Come out and play at the Alameda County Fair, 100 years in the making! The fair is held in Pleasanton at the Alameda County Fairgrounds, and is one of the state's largest county fairs with nearly a half million families visiting each year.
Large commercial buildings feature vendors selling everything from hot tubs and ladders to feather hair extensions and blenders powerful enough to chop up metal. Festival Square features a...
more»Ages: 3 and up
California Cavern is California's first cave show! Discovered in 1849 and opened in 1850, Captain Taylor made it possible for daring settlers to visit the inside of the cave for just a pinch of gold. Today's visitors may see the etched names of hundreds in the Registry Hall, a large chamber with limestone walls and ceiling.
But the excitement doesn't stop there! Since more of the cavern has been explored and made safe for further wal...
more»Ages: 3 and up
Great America offers 100 acres of fun for the whole family.
Boomerang Bay is open daily from June 4th-August14th, and open on weekends August 20th-September 4th. Enjoy 13 water slides, a wave pool, tubing, a multilevel water fortress, interactive fountains, or lounging poolside.
KidZville is a mini-town built just for kids. Bumper cars, mini-drop rides, small rides, swings, and a giant construction zone playground are all available i...
more»Ages: 6 and up
The Chabot Space & Science Center is located high on the tops of the Oakland Hills, a perfect spot to take advantage of the Center's telescopes, which are the largest research-quality telescopes open to the public west of the Mississippi.
The 86,000 square foot center features interactive space and science exhibits, digital dome planetarium shows and MegaDome shows. For a list of the center's current exhibits, click here, and for a ...
more»Ages: 0 and up
Matinee performances will feature favorite local children's artists. All performances will be held on the Mother Goose Stage and are free with paid park admission.
Scheduled performers include:
July 10 - Francie Dillon
July 17 - The Hipwaders
July 24 - Mister Cooper
July 31 - Octopretzel
These performances are free with paid park admission. These concerts are sponsored by the Loveall Foundation for Children.
more»Ages: 3 and up
Formerly known as Zeum, the Children's Creativity Museum uses multimedia technologies to nurture creativity and communication in children.
Interactive exhibits explore animation, digital arts and music videos, among other things, and nearly each of those hands-on activities can be captured and kept for prosperity. The super helpful employees of the museum will help visitors burn a copy of a stop-animation sequence to DVD, or email ...
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