A few days of Southern California fun - with young teens

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Anonymous wrote:What about heading out to Catalina? It's good 2 day visit. Ferry ride out, rent a golf cart to drive around, mini golf, just relax. Too cold for the water, but a quiet time on the island.

Or what about heading to big bear or mountain high for skiing?

You do realize the Pacific Ocean is ALWAYS freezing, right?

Yup, grew up in Santa Barbara. Went to the beach all summer. September/October is the best for warmer water. Wore a wetsuit as a kid the rest of the time.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about heading out to Catalina? It's good 2 day visit. Ferry ride out, rent a golf cart to drive around, mini golf, just relax. Too cold for the water, but a quiet time on the island.

Or what about heading to big bear or mountain high for skiing?

You do realize the Pacific Ocean is ALWAYS freezing, right?

Yup, grew up in Santa Barbara. Went to the beach all summer. September/October is the best for warmer water. Wore a wetsuit as a kid the rest of the time.

My kids swam in the ocean in Santa Monica and had a blast.

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Anonymous wrote:I took my tweens to the Aquarium at Long Beach. There is also the Queen Mary there, and we took a ride around the harbor.

We also did Universal Studios, which was a lot of fun.

Thanks, PP! The aquarium is actually not that far from where we're staying, but we've never been and it looks fun. For Universal Studios, do you mean the studio tour or the park?

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Anonymous wrote:I took my tweens to the Aquarium at Long Beach. There is also the Queen Mary there, and we took a ride around the harbor.

We also did Universal Studios, which was a lot of fun.

Thanks, PP! The aquarium is actually not that far from where we're staying, but we've never been and it looks fun. For Universal Studios, do you mean the studio tour or the park?

We did both (both are included in the ticket). We did the Studio Tour right when they opened, then the rest of the park for the remainder of the day. If you are going on a weekend or during a peak time, it might be worth purchasing Front of Line tickets.