Directly overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Pacific Park is an amusement park that is the only admission-free park in Los Angeles. If that isn’t incentive enough, the twelve rides in the park include the only solar-powered Ferris wheel. Thrill-seekers can enjoy the roller coaster looping around the park as it towers over the Pacific Ocean at a maximum height of a whopping 55 feet! Drop 45 feet to the ground on the Pacific Plunge, a drop tower, and the 12-car Inkie’s Scrambler. Of course, if you want to be swung back and forth and careen to the ground, the Sea Dragon, a pirate ship with a 180-degree turn awaits.

There’s plenty of fun for the little ones, from the Pier Patrol to Shark Frenzy, and the Frog Hopper, a milder drop tower that reaches 18 feet. When your tummy starts to rumble, there’s plenty of snack stands and eateries to enjoy a good meal. Movie fanatics will be delighted to step foot in the same place where feature films such as Iron Man 2 were shot, along with popular television productions like Modern Family and American Idol. So what are you waiting for? Make your way to the Pacific Park now!