Griffith Park & Southern Railroad
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🚂 Train · Los Angeles
1 hours · $ · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 30 min driveFrom Arcadia · Parking: Free lot off Crystal Springs Dr
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days · Handles heat
- ⏱️Typical visit: 1 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall · Winter
A miniature train that has run for 70-plus years in the southeast corner of Griffith Park: a roughly 1-mile loop through a little tunnel, past a fake Old West town and dinosaur models; every 2-year-old demands to go again.
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Los Angeles, California
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