Explore Family Adventures
With Sophie Bennett
Join me as I guide you through fun, stress-free trips the whole family will love. From theme parks to hidden gems, I’ll help you plan the perfect adventure.
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Silver Lake Mixes Playgrounds and Pastries for Los Angeles Families
Silver Lake doesn’t have a single playground with slides and swings, and that’s fine. This east-side neighborhood, four miles from downtown, works best as a relaxed half-day outing where kids run on the reservoir meadow while parents work through a shortlist of LA’s best coffee and pastries. The mix is the draw. The Reservoir Loop […]
The Getty Center Tram Ride Is Half the Fun for Los Angeles Kids
The Getty Center’s free tram ride is a short, scenic journey that kids remember as much as the art inside. It’s the kind of thrill that turns a museum visit into an adventure. The Getty Center sits on a hilltop in the Sepulveda Pass, and the only way up (unless you walk the winding path […]
Kidspace Makes Rainy Days Feel Like Adventures Near Los Angeles
A rainy day in Los Angeles usually means one thing: every indoor play space within twenty miles turns into a controlled chaos of damp coats and overtired toddlers. Kidspace Children’s Museum in Pasadena sidesteps that script by being mostly outdoors, which sounds like a problem until you realise that a light drizzle actually makes the […]
The Secret Stairways of Silver Lake Turn Los Angeles Into a Treasure Hunt
Silver Lake was built into the hills of Los Angeles before cars ruled everything. The result is a strange, wonderful network of public stairways that shortcut through the neighborhood, turning a walk to the coffee shop into a small urban expedition. For a family looking to trade the rental car for a pair of sneakers, […]
Midnight Grunion Runs Turn Los Angeles Beaches Into a Silver Spectacle
Most Los Angeles beaches empty out by midnight. But on a handful of nights each year, the sand fills again with people clutching flashlights and waiting in the dark for thousands of small silvery fish to wash ashore, spawn, and slip back into the surf. It’s not a special effect — it’s a grunion run, […]
The Rose Parade Is Worth Waking Up Before Dawn for Near Los Angeles
Let me just confirm the rumor: yes, the Rose Parade requires a hotel alarm set for sometime around 4 a.m. on January 1. But after watching 39 floral floats roll down Colorado Boulevard past hundreds of thousands of bundled-up spectators, I can tell you the early wake-up call is part of what makes it feel […]
