SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DESTINATIONS
We love a good day trip! We will pick a couple cities, visit some fun attractions and be back home before bedtime. This list compiles all of the places within a three hours radius of Burbank that we have been have been to or is on our bucket list for a day trip.
Nature & Wildlife Areas
Museums
Activities
Farms & Ranches
Gardens
Stores & Restaurants
Points of Interest & Landmarks
Events, Shows & Tours
Zoos, Sanctuaries, & Aquariums
Amusement & Fun
Acton
Farm Sanctuary
Paintball USA
Sweet Water Alpaca Tours
Agua Dulce
Animal Tracks
Vasquez Rocks
Altadena
Millard Falls
Alpine
Lions, Tigers & Bears
Arcadia
Los Angeles Arboretum
Santa Anita Racetrack
Anaheim
Bricks and Minifigs
California Adventure
Disneyland
Downtown Disney
Apple Valley
Deep Creek Hot Springs
Bakersfield
Buena Vista Museum of Natural History
California Living Museum
Ernst Quarries at Sharktooth Hill
Murray Family Farms
Wind Wolves Preserve
Barstow
Desert Discovery Center
Painted Rocks Brigade
Rainbow Basin
Beaumont
123 Farms
Beverly Hills
Greystone Mansion
Franklin Canyon
Tree People
Big Bear
Alpine Slide
Big Bear Alpine Zoo
Big Bear Discovery Center
Big Bear Historical Museum
Big Bear Pirate Ship
Gold Fever OHV
Ropes Course
Borrego Springs
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Galleta Meadows
Buellton
Ostrichland USA
Buena Park
Knott's Berry Farm
Medieval Times
Soak City
Burbank
Circle K Stables
Flappers Comedy Club
Martial Arts History Museum
Pickwick Ice
K1 Speed
Round 1 Amusement
Starlight Bowl
Stough Canyon Nature Center
The Bat Cade
Valley Skate Park
Vertigo Boulders
Warner Brother Studio Tour
West Coast Customs Tour
Cabazon
Cabazon Dinosaurs
California City
Cal City OHV Campground
Desert Tortoise Natural Area
Randsburg Town
Cantil
Jurassic Park Scene Location
Red Rock Canyon
Carlsbad
Flower Fields
Legoland
Legoland Water Park
Museum of Making Music
Oyster Aquafarm
Seal Life Aquarium
Castaic
Combat Paintball Park
Pyramid Lake
Cathedral City
Museum of Ancient Wonders
Cedar Glen
Wildhaven Ranch
Chattsworth
Stoney Point Park
The Valley Hive
Chino
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
Chino Hills State Park
Egyptian Building
Chula Vista
Sesame Street San Diego
Claremont
Raymond M Alf Museum of Paleontology
Corona
Big Air Trampoline Park
Costa Mesa
Noguchi Gardens
OCC Planetarium
Culver City
Museum of Jurassic Technology
Star EcoStation
Sony Pictures Studio Tour
Echo Park
Swan Pedal Boats
El Monte
American Military Museum
El Segundo
Zimmerman Automobile Driving Museum
Escondido
San Diego Safari Park
San Pasqual Battlefield State Park
Fillmore
Bennett's Honey Farm
Fillmore Fish Hatchery
Fountain Valley
The Reptile Zoo
Fullerton
Fullerton Arboretum
Fullerton Museum Center
Laguna Lake Park
Glendale
Brand Park Friendship Garden
Escape the Room
Forest Lawn Museum
Lego Store
Moonlight Rollerway
Neon Art Museum
Trolley at the Americana
Hollywood
Dave N Busters
Funko Pop Store
Ghiradelli
Grauman's Chinese Theater
Los Angeles Fire Department Museum
Madame Tussades Wax Museum
Ripley's Believe it or Not Museum
Guinness World Records Museum
Huntington Beach
Adventure Playground
Irvine
Great Park Balloon
Wild Rivers
Irwindale
Irwindale Speedway
Julian
Town of Julian
Kernville
Kern River Rafting
La Crescenta/La Canada
The Lost Bookstore
Descanso Gardens
Laguna
Pacific Marine Mammal Care Center
Pageant of the Masters
Sawdust Festival
Pirate Tower at Victoria Beach
Lake Hughes
Shadowland Foundation
Quail Run Ostrich Ranch
La Jolla
Birch Aquarium
Children's Pool Seal View
Scripps Pier
Sunny Jim's Sea Cave
Sea Cave Kayak Tour
Lake Balboa
Balboa Fun Zone
Ferry
The Japanese Garden
Little Lake
Fossil Falls
Little Rock
Charlie Brown Farms
Long Beach
Aquarium of the Pacific
Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden
El Dorado Nature Center
Gondola Getaway
Long Beach Glass Bottom Boat
Museum of Latin American Art
Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum
Queen Mary
Rainbow Lagoon Park
Los Angeles
Angel's Flight Railway
Audobon Center at Debs Park
Bob Baker Marionette
California African American Museum
California Science Center
Cayton Children's Museum
Chinatown
Chinese American Museum
Ferndell
Gene Autry Museum
Grammy Museum
Griffith Park Observatory
Griffith Park Pony Rides
Griffith Park Train Ride
Heritage Square Museum
Japanese American National Museum
La Brea Tar Pits & Page Museum
LACMA
La Plaza de Cultura y Artes
Live Steamers Railway
Los Angeles Zoo
Mineral Wells Trail
Museum of Dream Space
Museum of Motion Pictures
Natural History Museum
Noah's Ark at Skirball Museum
Off the Wall Gamezone
Olvera Street
Original Farmer's Market
Peterson Automotive Museum
Police Museum
St. Vincent Court
The Broad
The Last Bookstore
The Old Zoo
Travel Town Museum
Two Bit Circus
Vista Hermosa Natural Park
Lucerne
Wolf Mountain Sanctuary
Malibu
El Matador Beach
Leo Carrillo State Beach
Point Dume Nature Preserve
Rock N Rope Adventures
Zuma Beach
Mecca
Salton Sea
Mission Hills
Forneris Farms
Mojave Desert
Joshua Tree National Park
Montebello
Montebello Barnyard Zoo
Moorpark
America's Teaching Zoo
Underwood Family Farms
Newhall
Newhall Aquarium & Learning Center
Placerita Canyon Nature Center
William S Hart Park
Walk of Western Stars
Newport Beach
Davey's Locker Whale Watching
Newport Dunes Water Park
North Hollywood
Great Wall of Los Angeles
Northridge
Limekiln Canyon
Oak Glen
Los Rios Rancho
Oak Glen Preserve
Riley's Farm
Snow-Line Orchards
Oceanside
Buena Vista Audubon Society
Oceanside Museum of Art
Ojai
Barts Bookstore
Piedra Blanca
Ojai Meadows Preserve
Ontario
Amy's Farm
Planes of Fame Air Museum
Orange
OC Zoo
Pacific Palisades
J Paul Getty Museum
The Getty Villa
Palmdale
Hidden Springs Picnic Area
Wolf Connection
Palm Springs
Aerial Highway
Living Desert Zoo
Palm Springs Air Museum
Pasadena
Arlington Gardens
Eaton Canyon Nature Center
Fair Oaks Pharmacy
Huntington Gardens
JPL Tour
Kidspace Museum
Rose Parade
Southern California Children's Museum
The Dinosaur Farm
USC Pacific Asia Museum
Paso Robles
Mission San Miguel
Sculpture Garden
Zoo to You
Phelan
Forever Wild
Playa Del Ray
Ballona Wetlands
Pomona
Get Air Trampoline Park
Pomona Fairgrounds
Rancho Cucamonga
Bass Pro Shop
Ridgecrest
Trona Pinnacles
Riverside
California Citrus State Historic Park
Castle Park
Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center
March Field Air Museum
Mission Inn Museum
UC Riverside Botanical Garden
Van Buren Drive-In Theatre
Rosamond
Gem Hill
Feline Conservation Center
San Bernardino
First Original McDonald's Museum
Inland Empire Military Museum
San Bernardino History and Railroad Museum
San Diego
San Diego Zoo
Seaworld
USS Midway
Wild Wonders
San Dimas
Puddingstone Lake
Raging Waters
San Juan Capistrano
Mission San Juan Capistrano
Zoomer's Farm
San Pedro
Abalone Cove
Cabrillo Aquarium
Fort MacArthur Museum
Grunion Run
Marine Mammal Care Center
USS Iowa
Santa Ana
American Ninja Warrior Adventure Park
Kidseum at Bowers Museum
Marconi Car Museum
Santa Ana River Trail
Santa Ana Zoo
Santa Barbara
Chumash Painted Cave
Cold Spring Tavern
Museum of Exploration + Innovation
Santa Barbara Trapeze Company
Santa Barbara Zoo
Santa Clarita
Gibbon Conservation Center
Mountasia Family Fun Center
The Gentle Barn
Santa Monica
Annenberg Community Beach House
Heal the Bay Aquarium
Museum of Flying
Santa Monica Art Museum
Santa Monica Pier
Pacific Park
Trapeze School New York
Seal Beach
San Gabriel River Bike Path
Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge
Sherman Oaks
Castle Park Amusement
Silverado
Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary
Skyforest
SkyPark at Santa's Village
Simi Valley
Ronald Regan Library
Solana Beach
Annie's Canyon Slot Trail
Solvang
Nojoqui Falls Trail
Old Mission Santa Ines
Trolley Tour
South Gate
Hapik Climbing Gym
Studio City
Pinz Bowling Center
Studio City Farmer's Market
Sylmar
Discovery Cube LA
Hansen Dam Fishing
MB2 Raceway
Wildlife Learning Center
Tarzana
Vanalden Cave Trail
Tehachapi
Adorable Alpacas
Tehachapi Depot Railroad Museum
Tehachapi Loop
Tehachapi Mountain Park
Mountain Spirit Center
Temecula
Pennypickles Workshop
Temecula Berry Co
Temecula Duck Pond
Toluca Lake
Toluca Lake Farmer's Market
Tujunga
Oro Vista Park
Switzer Falls
Universal City
Citywalk
iFly
Universal Studios
Valencia
Bridgeport Marketplace Pond
Hurricane Harbor
Six Flags Magic Mountain
Van Nuys
Break Room LA
Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve
Skyzone
SuihoEn Japanese Garden
Venice
Venice Canals
Ventura
Channel Islands Visitor Center
Ventura Harbor
West Covina
Laser Land
Whittier
Friscos Car Hop
Yermo
Calico Ghost Town
Peggy Sue's Diner
Animal Tracks, Agua Dulce
Ernst Quarries at Sharktooth Hill, Bakersfield
Big Bear Alpine Zoo, Big Bear
Ostrich Land USA, Buellton
Cabazon Dinosaurs, Cabazon
SEA LIFE Aquarium, Carlsbad
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Chino
Star Eco Station, Culver City
The Reptile Zoo, Fountain Valley
Madame Tussade's Wax Museum, Hollywood
Descanso Gardens, La Canada
Sunny Jims Sea Cave, La Jolla
Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach
Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles
La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles
Forneris Farms, Mission Hills
William S. Hart Park, Newhall
Amy's Farm, Ontario
Living Desert Zoo, Palm Springs
Forever Wild, Phelan
Feline Conservation Center, Rosamond
San Diego Safari Park, Escondido
Marine Mammal Care Center, San Pedro
Heal the Bay Aquarium, Santa Monica
Annie's Canyon Slot Trail, Solana Beach
Wildlife Learning Center, Sylmar
Universal Studio Hollywood, Universal City
Ventura Harbor, Ventura