Family travelers to California in 2025 will have plenty to look forward to, including new accommodations, theme park attractions, cultural offerings and anniversaries.
Museums
- Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center is slated to open
- The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Performing Arts Center is scheduled for a 2025 opening in San Diego
- San Francisco is slated to welcome Counterculture Museum in spring 2025
Theme Parks
- Jewels of the Sea: The Jellyfish Experience comes to SeaWorld San Diego
- Disneyland Resort celebrates its 70th anniversary
- LEGOLAND California’s Driving School reopens in its new location
- San Diego’s beach-front Belmont Park amusement park celebrates its 100th year
- The agricultural-themed Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park turns 25
- It’s the 75th birthday of Children’s Fairyland in 2025
Other News and Celebrations
- Outpost Meadow opens at Presidio Tunnel Tops in summer
- America’s first Hijinx Hotel opens at Irvine Spectrum Center
- Great Palm Springs sees the expansion of The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
- Santa Barbara remembers the centennial of the 1925 earthquake that transformed the city’s architecture
“The diversity and abundance of new openings across California in 2025 reinforces the state’s position as the Ultimate Playground,” said Caroline Beteta, president & CEO, Visit California. “With so many new offerings to explore and anniversaries to celebrate, now is the perfect time to plan a trip to California.”
Check out these anticipated 2025 hotel openings in California, as well: Appellation Healdsburg, Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara, La Bahia Hotel & Spa, AutoCamp Sequoia, Reset Hotel Twentynine Palms, Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center, Under Canvas Yosemite, Kimpton Pacific Grove Hotel, The Jordan San Gabriel Hotel and AC Hotel by Marriott Pasadena.
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