Over a half dozen amusement and water parks are located within the Inland Empire. Families who enjoy thrill rides may want to check out Castle Park (castlepark.com) or Scandia Amusement Park (scandiafun.com), which has a number of rides that include rollercoasters, Tilt-A-Whirls and more. Families looking for a fun way to cool down in California's hot sun may enjoy the water rides and slides located at Raging Waters (ragingwaters.com).
Museums around the Inland Empire cater to visitors with many different interests and age levels. Families with young children may want to visit A Special Place Children's Hands-On Museum (no website; 1003 E. Highland Ave., San Bernardino; 909-881-1201), which houses exhibits such as an aquarium and a shadow room along with hands-on activities. Other area museums include the March Field Air Museum (marchfield.org), Yorba and Slaughter Families Adobe Museum (no website; 17127 Pomona Rincon Rd., Chino; 909-597-8332) and Riverside Metropolitan Museum (riversideca.gov/museum)
Several types of spectator sporting events are available throughout the Inland Empire. Race fans may want to check out the races at Glen Helen (glenhelen.com) in San Bernardino or the Auto Club Speedway (autoclubspeedway.com) in Fontana. Baseball fans can take in a game with the Inland Empire Sixty Sixers (ie66ers.com), a minor league team located in San Bernardino. Other area sporting events include soccer, the rodeo, skiing and snowboarding.
Families may enjoy the variety of recreational activities provided around the Inland empire. These include roller skating at Roller World Skate Center (no website; 805 E. Foothill Blvd., Rialto; 909-875-4233), rock climbing with Joshua Tree's Uprising Adventure Guides (uprising.com) and swimming at Big Bear Lake (bigbearinfo.com).
