Every Major SoCal Attraction That’s Open Now

Movie theaters, theme parks, zoos, museums—more and more places are opening up and we’re here to keep you updated! Every place on this list is open in some capacity unless otherwise stated.

Tips Before Going:

1. Check each attraction’s website to confirm details. Information changes on a whim!
2. Most of the attractions listed require an online reservation (even if it’s free admission).

Most Recent Updates:

• Knott’s Soak City opens 5/29/21

Attractions & Museums

• Anaheim – Bowers Museum
• Anaheim – Muzeo (soft opening 5/15/21, reopening in June)
• Chino – Planes of Fame Air Museum
• Costa Mesa – Segerstrom Center for the Arts (open for outdoor events)
• El Segundo – Automobile Driving Museum
• Fillmore – Fillmore & Western Railway
• Irvine – Irvine Park Railroad
• Irvine – Pretend City Children’s Museum
• La Habra – Children’s Museum at La Habra
• Los Angeles – Autry Museum of the American West

Photo: Battleship IOWA Museum in San Pedro

• Los Angeles – Battleship IOWA Museum
• Los Angeles – California African American Museum
• Los Angeles – California Science Center
• Los Angeles – Discovery Cube LA (reopens Friday, 5/28/21)
• Los Angeles – Getty Villa
• Los Angeles – Hammer Museum
• Los Angeles – Hollywood Bowl (reopens Tuesday, 6/15/21)
• Los Angeles – La Brea Tar Pits
• Los Angeles – LACMA
• Los Angeles – Natural History Museum
• Los Angeles – Petersen Automotive Museum
• Los Angeles – Skirball Cultural Center
• Los Angeles – The Broad (reopens Wednesday, 5/26/21)
• Los Angeles – World of Illusion Museum
• Pasadena – Kidspace Children’s Museum
• Pasadena – Southern California Children’s Museum
• Perris – Southern California Railway Museum
• San Diego – USS Midway Museum

Photo: Mission San Juan Capistrano

• San Juan Capistrano – Mission San Juan Capistrano
• Santa Ana – Discovery Cube OC (reopens Friday, 5/28/21)
• Santa Ana – Lyon Air Museum
• Santa Monica – 3DAR Trick Art Museum
• Westminster – Donut Life Museum
• Westminster – Rose Center Theater (open for outdoor productions)
• Yorba Linda – Nixon Library
• [STILL CLOSED] Buena Park – Pirate’s Dinner Adventure
• [STILL CLOSED] Buena Park – Medieval Times
• [STILL CLOSED] Downey – Columbia Memorial Space Center
• [STILL CLOSED] Long Beach – Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA)
• [STILL CLOSED] Los Angeles – Getty Center
• [STILL CLOSED] Los Angeles – Griffith Observatory
• [STILL CLOSED] Los Angeles – Museum of Tolerance
• [STILL CLOSED] Santa Monica – Cayton Children’s Museum
• [STILL CLOSED] Simi Valley – Reagan Library

Aquariums & Zoos / Animal Encounters

• Alpine – Children’s Nature Retreat
• Alpine – Lions Tigers & Bears
• Bonsall – Wild Wonders
• Carlsbad – LEGOLAND Sea Life Aquarium
• Dana Point – Ocean Institute
• Fountain Valley – The Reptile Zoo
• Irvine – OC Zoo
• La Jolla – Birch Aquarium

Photo: Pacific Marine Mammal Care Center

• Laguna Beach – Pacific Marine Mammal Care Center
• Lakewood – Pony Time
• Long Beach – Aquarium of the Pacific
• Los Angeles – LA Zoo
• Phelan – Forever Wild Exotic Animal Sanctuary
• Ramona – Oasis Camel Dairy
• San Diego – Safari Park
• San Diego – San Diego Zoo
• San Pedro – Marine Mammal Care Center
• San Juan Capistrano – Zoomars
• Santa Ana – Santa Ana Zoo
• Santa Monica – Heal the Bay Aquarium
• Solvang – Ostrichland
• Sylmar – Wildlife Learning Center
• [STILL CLOSED] Culver City – STAR Eco Station
• [STILL CLOSED] San Pedro – Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

Family Fun Centers & Bowling

• Anaheim – Camelot Golfland
• Anaheim  – Splitsville Luxury Lanes
• Buena Park & Laguna Hills – Big Air Trampoline Park
• Carson – Go Kart World
• Irvine – Boomers
• Irvine – Irvine Lanes
• Lakewood – Cal Bowl

Photo: Golf N’ Stuff in Norwalk

• Norwalk – Golf N’ Stuff
• Various Locations – Bowlero
• Various Locations – Chuck E. Cheese (some locations open for games)
• Various Locations – K1 Speed

Movie Theaters

• AMC Theatres
• Cinemark
• Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas
• Harkins Theatre (Cerritos)
• IPIC Theaters (Pasadena)
• Regal Cinemas
• Starlight Cinemas

Nature Centers, Gardens & Farms

• Anaheim – Oak Canyon Nature Center
• Arcadia – LA County Arboretum
• Carlsbad – The Flower Fields

Photo: Sherman Library & Gardens in Corona Del Mar

• Corona Del Mar – Sherman Library & Gardens
• Huntington Beach – Bolsa Chica Wetlands
• Huntington Beach – Shipley Nature Center
• Irvine – San Joaquin March & Wildlife Sanctuary
• Irvine – Tanaka Farms
• La Cañada Flintridge – Descanso Gardens
• Laguna Niguel – Niguel Botanical Preserve
• Long Beach – El Dorado Nature Center
• Long Beach – Rancho Los Alamitos
• Long Beach – Rancho Los Cerritos
• Moorpark & Somis – Underwood Family Farms
• Newport Beach – Environmental Nature Center
• Newport Beach – Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve

Photo: SOAR Tropical Butterflies Exhibit at South Coast Botanic Garden in Palos Verdes Peninsula

• Palos Verdes Peninsula – South Coast Botanic Garden
• San Diego – Balboa Park
• San Diego – Japanese Friendship Garden
• San Diego – San Diego Botanic Garden
• San Marino – The Huntington
• [STILL CLOSED] Costa Mesa – Centennial Farm
• [STILL CLOSED] Fullerton – Fullerton Arboretum
• [STILL CLOSED] Long Beach – Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden
• [STILL CLOSED] Irvine – Turtle Rock Nature Center

Theme Parks & Water Parks

• Anaheim – Adventure City
• Anaheim – Disneyland & California Adventure (reopens Friday, 4/30/21)
• Buena Park – Knott’s Berry Farm (reopens Friday, 5/21/21)
• Buena Park – Knott’s Soak City (opens 5/29/21)
• Carlsbad – LEGOLAND
• Carlsbad – LEGOLAND CHIMA Water Park
• Hollywood – Universal Studios
• Long Beach – El Dorado Frontier

Photo: Newport Dunes’ Inflatable Waterpark

• Newport Beach – Newport Dunes’ Inflatable Water Park (opens Friday, 5/28/21)
• San Diego – SeaWorld
• Valencia – Six Flags Magic Mountain
• [STILL CLOSED] La Mirada – Splash! La Mirada Regional Aquatics Center (pools open)
• [STILL CLOSED] San Dimas – Raging Waters
• [STILL CLOSED] Valencia – Hurricane Harbor

Is your favorite attraction open? Let us know below!

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