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I took my 6-year-old to Los Angeles. I was surprised by how kid-friendly the city is.

• I traveled from Maine to California with my 6-year-old son.
• I hadn't been in almost a decade and worried about what to do with him so he wouldn't get bored.
• I was surprised at how kid-friendly LA is, and now my son wants to go back again.

My family usually takes a big summer trip, but I  tore my ACL  earlier this year, so we decided to take it slow and allow my body to heal. That said, I also can't stay still, so I decided to plan a trip for my oldest kid and me to visit friends in Los Angeles.

At first, I was worried about taking a 6-year-old to such a massive city. We live in Portland, Maine , and it sometimes feels like there's not enough to do with the kids. Our activities are usually centered on food and birthday parties.

I asked on Threads for tips on what to do and quickly realized the options were endless. We did so much fun stuff, and now I know Los Angeles is truly a kid-friendly city.

He loved all of our adventures

Our flight out West was delayed , so when we finally arrived in LA, I threw our bags in the room, and we ran out to explore. Our first stop was the La Brea tar pits, which friends highly recommended. I purchased a GoCity pass , which allows you to visit several attractions without having to pay for a ticket, and the tar pits were included.

We explored the pits, which blew my adult mind, and then the museum, which included skeletons and fossils found there. My son loves archeology, so this was a great kick-off to the trip.

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We then headed to Ripley's Believe It or Not museum, which is kind of a tourist trap, but I remember loving it as a kid. His mind was once again blown when he stood next to the tallest man ever; I loved seeing Marilyn Monroe's dress that Kim Kardashian wore in real life.

We then walked the Hollywood Boulevard looking for celebrity stars until we reached a thrift store. We went shopping, and the cashier decided to give us 25% off because she thought my son was funny. A similar thing happened when we bought T-shirts at Amoeba Music.

The next day, we headed to Universal Studios Hollywood so he could visit the Super Nintendo World . Since we had early entrance and walked into the park at 8 a.m. we only stayed half a day.

After that, we went to the Griffith Observatory, where we saw the Hollywood sign and all the planetarium exhibitions, and watched a movie about whether life exists on other planets. He had so many questions after that.

No trip to LA is complete without a stop at In-And-Out , where before I could even place my order, my son was gifted stickers and a chocolate shake.

The next day, I took him to Sidecar for donuts, and the employee decided to give him his doughnut for free. At this point, my son started to think that all kids get free things in LA. We then walked to buy shoes for me, and while I was looking for cool sneakers, the shop owner called my son over to shoot some basketballs in a hoop.

After buying shoes, we went to the LA Zoo , which several people had recommended. I'm not a fan of zoos, but when we walked in, we saw there was a Lego DREAMzzz: a Wild Adventure where kids could help build a giant narwhal. Being a huge Lego bricks fan, my son was thrilled to participate and meet a true Lego master builder. He even got to leave with a goodie bag for participating.

To close out our trip and continue the Lego theme, we drove to Legoland in San Diego . He was walking all over the park screaming, "This is the best place eveeeeeer," which was pretty adorable to see.

We did more in a week than we do in a month at home

If it sounds like we did a lot of things, that's because we did. And while he tends to be a homebody at home, being in a new city had him excited for whatever was coming next.

When we are in Maine, all our activities revolve around where we eat and whether we have a party to attend. There's not much culture and diversity for kids, and we tend to have to drive to New Hampshire or Boston for more kid-friendly activities.

Even at restaurants here, it's often hard to find kid activity books or crayons, which I know is not the responsibility of the owner but rather the parents. Still, having a sticker book handed out with burgers made dinner so much easier .

At the end of our trip, I asked him what his favorite thing had been. He said, "Everything," and even when I tried to press for one top activity, he came back with the same answer.

As for me, I'm already thinking about when we can return to Los Angeles, because now that I know it's this kid-friendly, I have so many more things I want to do.

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With older adults staying fit longer, many are joining their grandchildren on travel adventures like wilderness hikes, bike tours and even bungee jumping.

By Julie Weed

Rick Rhoads, 80, was “training like crazy” last spring, walking six miles a day — “all hills” — to get ready for his summer vacation. Mr. Rhoads, of Orcas Island, Wash., and Lucy Erent, his 15-year-old granddaughter, who lives in Prague, were planning to trek 85 miles in eight days along Scotland’s West Highland Way .

The route, which passes through farmland and forest and runs along Loch Lomond into the Scottish Highlands , traverses a range of terrains, including steep inclines and rocky trails. A trip organizer was set to manage lodging and transport the luggage each day.

Mr. Rhoads wasn’t daunted by the distance, or by the age difference. He said he was looking forward to continuing discussions the pair has had on video calls, on topics as varied as stage drama, cosplay, pandemics and family dynamics. “I’ll get her to do the talking when we’re going up hills,” he joked.

When they finally did the trek, in early July, there were a few wrinkles: The hiking was tougher than expected, and one of Mr. Rhoads’s boots began to fall apart near the end — nothing some duct tape couldn’t fix. Overall, Mr. Rhoads said, the adventure was challenging, but he was eager to do another, perhaps a route “that passed by cafes.”

Sixty may or may not be the new 40, but it’s clear that many older adults are enjoying longer “ healthspans ” — the time they are active, fit and healthy. This shift is adding a new dimension to traditional grandparent-grandchild vacations: adventure. Think bike trips instead of cruise ships, wilderness treks instead of bus tours.

According to the World Health Organization , healthy life expectancy, defined as “the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health” without disabling illnesses or injuries, rose globally to 63.7 in 2019 from 58.3 in 2000. In the United States, 40 percent of people 65 and older interviewed last year in an Outdoor Foundation study said they engaged in outdoor activities like hiking or biking. Older adults are also now more likely to be able to afford vacations: Americans 55 and over control nearly 70 percent of U.S. household wealth, compared with about 50 percent in 1989 .

Travel companies are taking notice. Craft Travel , a luxury trip planner that handles about 150 itineraries per year, has seen a big increase in grandparent-grandchild travel over the past five years, said Julia Carter, its founder, adding that “the trend has definitely been toward more adventurous, or bucket-list-type, experiences” — African safaris, hikes in Patagonia and trips to Antarctica.

Tour companies and activity providers, which generally don’t impose age caps on their offerings (though some do have minimum age requirements), are making accommodations for the new demographic. Some examples:

The Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort in Savusavu, Fiji, which offers snorkel and scuba outings, has had grandchildren with grandparents as old as 84 learn to scuba dive together. For guests older than 70, along with the standard safety training, the resort provides a doctor to certify the diver’s health.

Road Scholar , a travel company that was founded to serve older adults and now has an online catalog dedicated to grandparent-grandchild travel, details the physical expectations of its trips so participants can decide if they can handle them. The description of its white-water rafting trip on the Lower Salmon River in Idaho, for example, tells travelers they’ll be “carrying bags in camp across uneven terrain. Temperatures often in the 90+ degree range.”

Backroads , which offers multigenerational biking, hiking, snorkeling and kayaking trips, sends training advice in advance of departure. Like many other bicycle trip organizers, Backroads makes e-bikes available, with a typical minimum age set in the midteens. Some grandparents use the e-bikes to keep up with their grandchildren, but depending on everyone’s fitness level, it may be the younger generation using them, said Liz Einbinder, a Backroads spokeswoman.

Some older adults are embarking on more extreme adventures. Nick Steers, the executive director of Great Canadian Bungee , which hosts more than 10,000 guests per year in Chelsea, Quebec, for bungee jumping, zip lining and rafting, said nearly 5 percent of its participants were 60 or older, including some grandparents there with their families. Ron Jones, the founder of Bungee America , outside Los Angeles, said that in July, a 15-year-old had jumped with his grandparents.

Active grandparents have some tips for others considering an adventure vacation with their grandchildren.

“Preparation for any trip is key,” said Joe Bassett, 60, who runs the guided wilderness adventure company Valiant Outfitters . He takes his grandchildren, the oldest of whom is 7, on hikes and overnight stays. For a camp-out he said, grandparents might walk the trail in advance to make sure they know its contours. “An ideal route would be a loop that is never more than a couple miles from the parking lot,” he said. Mr. Bassett advises no-cook meals. “Keep it simple with familiar foods,” he said.

Harriet Vogel, 84, of Palm City, Fla., also has some advice: Choose activities you both enjoy and then “have hopes rather than expectations, and just let the trip happen,” she said. When she was 79, Ms. Vogel celebrated her grandson Matthew’s college graduation by snorkeling, paddle boarding and biking with him in the Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis, all mutual interests. Last year it was her granddaughter Jessie’s turn, and the two went on a walking and hiking trip in Switzerland, organized by Backroads. Ms. Vogel is currently planning a fall trip with another grandchild. The time together “increases our closeness,” she said.

While many grandparents may be ready to go on adventures with their grandchildren, not all of them are eager to deal with technology to do so.

When Fin Expeditions, in Cocoa Beach, Fla., noticed an increase in multigenerational groups going out on its kayaking tours, management made sure to offer reservations over the phone for those who don’t like dealing with websites.

But that kind of help wasn’t necessary for Fran Doran, 79, of Butte, Mont., who took her granddaughter scuba diving in Thailand this summer as a graduation gift. “I organized it and made all the reservations online,” Ms. Doran said. The pair also rode in a bamboo boat and waded with elephants in a river. “It’s fun to research,” she said.

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