LA Winter Vacation Guide: Best Getaways and Activities for Families
It gets chilly enough in LA that it can be tricky to find fun things to do with kids each and every day of Christmas vacation and those 3-day holiday weekends in the winter! What are we supposed to do when we can't hit the beach?
From where to go tubing, skiing, and snowboarding to indoor playgrounds, winter day trips to awesome staycations, we've rounded up the best things to do in LA on winter break and any chilly winter weekend!


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