Funderland

Specs
Type:	Amusement
Distance:	Short Drive
Area:	Sacramento
Ages:	All ages, but smaller kids will enjoy more
Cost:	$ to $$
Information:	www.funderlandpark.com

Think you have to wait until August for amusement park rides to come to town? Think again! Funderland is open year-round. Sure, they don't have The Nitro or the Scrambler, but there's plenty to keep kids from preschool age to tween occupied for a whole afternoon.

There's no fee to get into Funderland, but of course you do have to pay for ride tickets. They are sold individually or in packs--unless you're just stopping in it's definitely worth it to get the pack. The lines aren't usually too long (an exception is the log flume line, which is slow loading), and most of the rides will accommodate kids from about age four and up (though you may have to ride with your child on some of them).

For horse crazy kids, there's usually a pony ride next door to Funderland, though I don't know if it's year-round or seasonal. Funderland is in the same complex as the Sacramento Zoo and Fairy Tale Town, so if you don't want to spend your whole day on the kiddie rides there's plenty of other activities in the neighborhood.