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Things to do in San Diego with kids

Museums, tours & cruises and family fun — 138 places to go with kids in San Diego, California. 6 free to enter · most admission $13 to $35. 43 have a verified saving right now.
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Museums in San Diego38

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Tours & cruises in San Diego35

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Family fun in San Diego16

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Escape rooms in San Diego9

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Adventure in San Diego7

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Ice & roller skating in San Diego6

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Indoor climbing in San Diego6

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Parks & beaches in San Diego4

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Theme parks in San Diego3

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Bowling in San Diego3

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Shows & live entertainment in San Diego3

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Historic sites in San Diego3

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Mini golf in San Diego2

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Zoos & aquariums in San Diego1

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Farms & pumpkin patches in San Diego1

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Trampoline parks in San Diego1

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What’s on in San Diego

Within 25 miles of San Diego. Dates and wording are each venue’s own.

Free in San Diego

6 attractions in San Diego get you in for nothing, in the venue’s own words.

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Places with deals in San Diego

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San Diego's attractions lean heavily toward water-based activities and escape rooms, with dozens of each across the city. Adventure Whale Watching offers guided boat tours on military inflatable boats searching for whales, dolphins, sea lions, and pelagic birds. Belmont Park is a beachfront amusement park where visitors ride the Giant Dipper roller coaster, experience zipline adventures, and access unlimited rides through Ride & Play Wristbands. Fleet Science Center operates the IMAX Giant Dome Theater in Balboa Park, where visitors explore interactive exhibit galleries and attend immersive dome shows. Beyond these anchors, families find competitive climbing gyms like Asylum and Vertical Hold, bowling alleys at Aztec Lanes and other locations, go-kart racing at K1 Speed, and indoor skydiving at iFLY. Museums cover maritime history aboard the Star of India at Maritime Museum of San Diego, aviation at San Diego Air & Space Museum, and natural history with five floors of exhibitions including Fossil Mysteries and Skulls. Themed escape rooms scattered throughout the city challenge groups to solve puzzles within sixty minutes, while outdoor options include Old Town Trolley Tours' narrated 25-mile hop-on, hop-off loop and zipline adventures at Belmont Park.

What this list covers

San Diego has 138 places to go, mostly museums (38), tours & cruises (35), family fun (16).

97 of them publish an admission price, 120 publish opening hours, 14 have something dated on now, 43 are running a verified saving.

Every figure here was read on the attraction’s own website, most recently on November 1, 2026.

How we know these are real

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

“Active duty military & dependents: Free”

Quoted from veteranmuseum.net · checked on

Common questions

How many attractions in San Diego are running a deal?
43 of the 138 attractions in San Diego currently have a verified saving, covering 94 offers in total. Each is quoted from the attraction’s own website. Examples include Adventure Whale Watching, Asylum - Outdoor Bouldering, Axe Throw San Diego. Check each venue’s offer wording and eligibility conditions.
How much do things to do in San Diego cost?
Most admission in San Diego runs $13 to $35 per person, and 6 places are free to enter. Published prices run from $10 to $500 — $10 at The Loma Club, $500 at Pretty Pink Boat San Diego, across 16 attractions in San Diego 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 San Diego right now?
14 attractions in San Diego have something dated running, 26 listings between them. Each carries its own dates and the venue’s own sentence, and nothing is listed once its dates have passed.
Is there anything free to do in San Diego?
6 attractions in San Diego say on their own website that admission is free. We only say free when the venue does, unqualified — a child rate priced at nothing is not a free attraction. Examples include Botanical Building, Goff Family Pumpkin Patch, Legacy Center San Diego.
What kinds of attractions are included?
museums (38), tours & cruises (35), family fun (16), escape rooms (9), adventure (7), ice & roller skating (6), indoor climbing (6), parks & beaches (4), theme parks (3), bowling (3), shows & live entertainment (3), historic sites (3), mini golf (2), zoos & aquariums (1), farms & pumpkin patches (1), trampoline 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 water activities can my family do in San Diego?
Adventure Whale Watching offers guided boat tours on military inflatable boats to search for whales, dolphins, sea lions, and pelagic birds. San Diego Whale Watch operates daily tours from Mission Bay where visitors witness fin whales, blue whales, humpback whales, and dolphins. Multiple sailing, speedboat, and harbor cruise operators depart from various San Diego locations, including City Cruises and Flagship Cruises & Events.
Are there places for young children to play indoors?
Bluebird Play in Ocean Beach combines custom-built play structures, wall-to-wall murals, and pretend play zones with a curated bookstore. Rise and Shine Play is an indoor playground designed for children ages five and under with two-hour drop-in play sessions. Tiny Tiger in Miramar features imaginative spaces for children ages one through seven.
What museums would interest a teenager?
USS Midway Museum is a decommissioned aircraft carrier where visitors tour the flight deck, hangar bay, and berthing compartments via self-guided audio tour and explore flight simulator exhibits. San Diego Natural History Museum offers five floors of exhibitions including Fossil Mysteries and Skulls. San Diego Air & Space Museum features Moon Base San Diego, an immersive exhibit exploring lunar environments and space exploration.