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Things to Do in Fresno

Parks, museums, trampoline parks, mini golf, trails, dining, and the week's family events. Everything worth doing in the Central Valley, in one place.

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Forestiere Underground Gardens

Forestiere Underground Gardens

Hand-dug underground tunnels, rooms, and planting courtyards built by Baldassare Forestiere starting in 1906. ...

Indoor & Outdoor·$$
Fresno, CA
Family ActivitiesArts & Culture
Kid-friendly
Fresno Chaffee Zoo

Fresno Chaffee Zoo

Fresno's zoo in Roeding Park, with elephants, lions, a tropical aviary, giraffe feeding, and a stingray touch ...

Outdoor·$$
Fresno, CA
Outdoor RecreationFamily Activities
Kid-friendly
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

The two national parks closest to Fresno, home to the largest trees on earth including the General Grant and G...

Outdoor·$$
Three Rivers, CA
Family ActivitiesOutdoor Recreation
Kid-friendly
Woodward Park

Woodward Park

Fresno's largest park, about 300 acres near the river bluffs, with trails, a dog park, disc golf, an amphithea...

Outdoor·$
Fresno, CA
Family ActivitiesOutdoor Recreation
Kid-friendly
Chukchansi Park

Chukchansi Park

Downtown Fresno's ballpark and home of the Fresno Grizzlies, with family nights, fireworks, and close-to-the-f...

Outdoor·$$
Fresno, CA
Family ActivitiesSports & Fitness
Kid-friendlyFree
Legion of Valor Museum

Legion of Valor Museum

A downtown museum of military uniforms, medals, and war memorabilia from the Civil War onward, run by veteran ...

Indoor
Fresno, CA
Family ActivitiesArts & Culture
Kid-friendly
Meux Home Museum

Meux Home Museum

A restored 1889 Victorian house in downtown Fresno, seen on a guided tour of its period rooms. Open limited da...

Indoor·$
Fresno, CA
Family ActivitiesArts & Culture
Kid-friendly
Millerton Lake State Recreation Area

Millerton Lake State Recreation Area

The closest big lake to Fresno, 25 minutes north behind Friant Dam, for boating, swimming, and fishing. Bald e...

Outdoor·$
Friant, CA
Family ActivitiesOutdoor Recreation
Kid-friendly
Roeding Park

Roeding Park

A shaded 90-acre historic park west of downtown, home to Fresno Chaffee Zoo, the Playland rides, and Storyland...

Outdoor·$
Fresno, CA
Family ActivitiesOutdoor Recreation
Kid-friendly
The Discovery Center

The Discovery Center

A small hands-on science and nature museum in east Fresno, with indoor exhibits plus an outdoor cactus garden,...

Indoor & Outdoor·$
Fresno, CA
Family Activities
Kid-friendly
Wild Water Adventure Park

Wild Water Adventure Park

The Central Valley's largest water park, east of Clovis, with slides, a wave pool, a lazy river, and shaded pi...

Outdoor·$$$
Clovis, CA
Sports & FitnessFamily Activities

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