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Things to do in Riverside

Museums, family fun and bowling — 25 places to go in Riverside, California. Most admission $10 to $18. 8 have a verified saving right now.
Plan my day

Riverside's attractions lean toward indoor entertainment centers and family play spaces. Candeeland Riverside offers soft play structures and a climbing mountain with slide for younger children, plus a separate ball pit area for toddlers under 4 years old. John's Incredible Pizza combines arcade games and rides with an all-you-can-eat pizza buffet. Lucky Strike Riverside brings bowling lanes and arcade games together with food and drinks. Beyond these, the city holds museums dedicated to art, natural history, and Riverside's cultural heritage, botanical gardens with over 3,500 plant species, water parks, trampoline facilities, climbing gyms, and escape rooms. A rainy afternoon might call for Candeeland or Lucky Strike. A few hours with older children could mean John's Incredible Pizza or an escape room challenge. A full day suits the Botanic Gardens, a historic ranch, or the air museum.

What this list covers

Riverside has 25 places to go, mostly museums (8), family fun (4), bowling (2).

15 of them publish an admission price, 12 publish opening hours, 3 have something dated on now, 8 are running a verified saving.

Every figure here was read on the attraction’s own website, most recently on September 23, 2026.

How we know these are real

Savings here are quoted from the attraction’s own website, word for word. This one, for example:

“Discounted admission of $1 is available to those who present an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card and accompanying identification as part of the Museums for All program.”

Quoted from riversideartmuseum.org · checked on

What’s on in Riverside

3 places in Riverside have something dated on, 4 listings in all, the 3 starting soonest below. Dates and wording are the venue’s own.

Dec 6 · 8:00 amEvent

March Field Air Museum, Riverside

Hometown Heroes

The museum hosts a Hometown Heroes event. Families can visit the museum and explore the aircraft collection and exhibits during regular operating hours.

From $18 per person

“December 6 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm”

Quoted from marchfield.org · checked on
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Common questions

How many attractions in Riverside are running a deal?
8 of the 25 attractions in Riverside currently have a verified saving, covering 31 offers in total. Each is quoted from the attraction’s own website.
How much do things to do in Riverside cost?
Most admission in Riverside runs $10 to $18 per person. Published prices run from $5 to $17 — $5 at Adams Motorsports Park, $17 at The Cove Waterpark, across 3 attractions in Riverside that publish their own. Each figure is that venue’s own price line for what it names, which is not always plain admission, and each attraction’s page carries the rest of its rates.
What’s on in Riverside right now?
3 attractions in Riverside have something dated running, 4 listings between them. Each carries its own dates and the venue’s own sentence, and nothing is listed once its dates have passed.
What kinds of attractions are included?
museums (8), family fun (4), bowling (2), parks & beaches (2), theme parks (1), trampoline parks (1), adventure (1), historic sites (1), farms & pumpkin patches (1), escape rooms (1), indoor climbing (1), shows & live entertainment (1), water parks (1).
Are these deals guaranteed to still be available?
No. Every deal here carries the date it was last checked on the attraction’s own website and a link straight to the page it came from, so you can confirm it before you travel. Prices and offers change without notice.
What can my toddler do that won't overwhelm a short attention span?
Candeeland Riverside has a ball pit area designed specifically for children under 4 years old, where they can play in a separate space from older kids. The Riverside Art Museum offers free admission for children under 12, making a brief visit affordable. The Cove Waterpark provides swimming and water activities for families with young children.
My teenagers want something more active than a museum. What's available?
Sky Zone Trampoline Park lets visitors jump, spin, and flip across interconnected trampolines. Hangar 18 Indoor Climbing Gym offers rock climbing across multiple disciplines. ENTER Escape Room provides themed puzzle-solving adventures where teams work together within a 60-minute challenge.
Are there outdoor attractions, or is everything indoors?
UC Riverside Botanic Gardens spans 40 acres on the UC Riverside campus with over 3,500 plant species. California Citrus State Historic Park is a living museum dedicated to the citrus industry's history. Jensen Alvarado Historic Ranch and Museum preserves a 30-acre working farm established in the early 1870s.