| parking and continental breakfast are complimentary. colorful, simply furnished rooms with exterior doors feature air-conditioning, flat-screen tvs and free wi-fi. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. off interstate 5, this functional budget hotel is 1 mile from the nethercutt museum and 3 miles from the wildlife learning center. other amenities include an outdoor pool and coin-operated laundry facilities
Los Angeles International Airport 34 min
Lake Balboa/Anthony C. Beilenson Park (16 min)
Grassy open space with a 19,600-sq.-ft. maritime-themed playground & interactive drum play area. Goliath (16 min)
Twisting & turning steel hypercoaster with a 255-ft. drop, 85-mph speeds & a double helix. O'Melveny Park (8 min)
This park, the second largest in Los Angeles, offers picnicking & trails for hikers & bikers. Discovery Cube Los Angeles (15 min)
This playful, educational museum features permanent & traveling hands-on exhibits for children. Six Flags Magic Mountain (16 min)
Popular, longtime amusement park featuring many modern roller-coasters, plus rides for young kids. CBS Studio Center (19 min) Hurricane Harbor Los Angeles (17 min)
Open June to September, this water park boasts steep slides, a lazy river, wave pool & kids' area. Valley Relics Museum (14 min) Nethercutt Museum (5 min)
A large selection spanning the history of automobiles, plus antique furniture & musical instruments. The Japanese Garden (13 min)
Garden gift store stocking ceramics, books, cards & jewelry from Japan & the Asia-Pacific region. San Fernando Mission Gift Shop (6 min)
Late-18th-century mission with an elaborate altar, arched colonnade & Native American cemetery. Placerita Canyon Nature Center (10 min)
Wooded park features trails, picnic space, historic monuments & a nature center with regular events. X² (18 min)
Dramatic red roller coaster with rotating seats & abrupt drops, plus music & sound effects. Twisted Colossus six flags (22 min)
Iconic wood-steel hybrid roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain, with 2 barrel-roll inversions. Sherman Oaks Castle Park (14 min)
Family amusement center with batting cages, arcade games & 3 miniature golf courses. | 
