Knott's Berry Farm
This lively amusement park is fun for all ages. Once a 160-acre boysenberry farm, it's now an entertainment complex with close to 40 rides, dozens of restaurants and shops, arcade games, live shows, and a brick-by-brick replica of Philadelphia's Independence Hall. Take a step back into the 1880s while walking through Knott's Old West Ghost Town. Ride on a horse-drawn stagecoach or board a steam engine to start your journey into the park; just keep your valuables close to you, as bandits might enter your train car and put on quite a humorous show. Camp Snoopy has 15 kid-friendly attractions. There are awesome thrill rides including the exhilarating steel coaster Pony Express that goes from zero to 35 mph in less than three seconds.
Be sure to get a slice of boysenberry pie, as well as boysenberry soft-serve ice cream, jam, juice—you name it. There's even a Boysenberry Food Festival once a year. In the fall, part of the park is turned into Knott's Scary Farm, a popular activity for teens and adults. FastLane wristbands give you quicker access to the most popular rides. Purchase tickets online for a savings on single tickets, dining bundle and purchase four or more single day tickets for an even better discount.
Fun fact: In 1934, Cordelia Knott began serving chicken dinners on her wedding china to supplement her family's income. The dinners and her boysenberry pies proved more profitable than her husband Walter's berry farm, so the two moved first into the restaurant business and then into the entertainment business.
