Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids

Explore the best best museums & educational spots for kids options for kids and families in Corona

Corona Heritage Park & Museum

Corona Heritage Park & Museum

Historical exhibits & gardens. Park with vintage buildings, city heritage displays, gardens, an arts colony & event space.

World Museum of Natural History

World Museum of Natural History

University natural history museum. Natural history museum on a university campus with animal, plant & mineral exhibits.

Susanna Bixby Bryant Museum and Botanic Garden

Susanna Bixby Bryant Museum and Botanic Garden

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Planes of Fame Air Museum

Planes of Fame Air Museum

Aviation exhibits to educate & inspire. Aviation museum featuring a collection of aircraft & memorabilia, plus a youth education center.

Yanks Air Museum

Yanks Air Museum

Huge aircraft collection & artifacts. Extensive collection of restored American aircraft at Chino Airport, along with aviation artifacts.

Riverside Heritage House

Riverside Heritage House

Furnished 19th-century house & gardens. Museum in a grand Victorian residence with period furnishings & decor, plus landscaped gardens.

Chino's Old Schoolhouse Museum

Chino's Old Schoolhouse Museum

Landmark site of a 19th-century school. The local historical society operates this museum set in a small late-1800s school.

Chino Youth Museum

Chino Youth Museum

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Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center

Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center

Nature-based activities for families. Nature-focused activities include an earth science museum & hands-on learning with rocks & fossils.

Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary

Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary

Wildlife preserve & science center. University-run wildlife sanctuary in a canyon with a science center, amphitheater & 3 trails.

Jensen Alvarado Historic Ranch and Museum

Jensen Alvarado Historic Ranch and Museum

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Chaffey Community Museum of Art

Chaffey Community Museum of Art

Contemporary community art gallery. Community art gallery started in 1941 displaying contemporary pieces by regional artists.

Ontario Museum of History & Art

Ontario Museum of History & Art

Art museum with events & workshops. Museum in a historic building with exhibits on art & history, plus workshops & events.

Museum of Riverside

Museum of Riverside

Regional history, culture & nature. Museum dedicated to the history, culture & nature of the region, including 2 landmark homes.

The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum

The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum

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Riverside Art Museum

Riverside Art Museum

Museum with art shows, classes & talks. Exhibition space that features art classes, workshops, lectures & a museum store selling local art.

Lucky Art Crayonology

Lucky Art Crayonology

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The African-American Museum of Beginnings

The African-American Museum of Beginnings

Source for history & cultural exhibits. Small museum featuring African & African-American history & cultural exhibits, along with programs.

Cooper Regional History Museum

Cooper Regional History Museum

Local history in an old fruit exchange. Regional & cultural history museum in a converted 1930's Art Moderne fruit exchange building.

Hunter Hobby Park

Hunter Hobby Park

City park with mini steam-train rides. Green space with softball fields, picnic tables, grills & free mini steam-train rides twice a month.

UC Riverside Botanic Gardens

UC Riverside Botanic Gardens

Forty green acres open to tours. University's garden offers 40 leafy acres of 3,500+ plant species & 200+ bird types. Open daily.

Camelot Golfland

Camelot Golfland

Long-running choice for mini golf & more. Amusement chain featuring mini golf courses & arcades, some branches with water slides & laser tag.

American Museum of Ceramic Art / AMOCA

American Museum of Ceramic Art / AMOCA

Exhibitions & classes devoted to clay. Dedicated solely to ceramic art, the museum hosts exhibitions & offers classes in its clay center.

John Rains House - A San Bernardino County Museum Historic Site

John Rains House - A San Bernardino County Museum Historic Site

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Claremont Lewis Museum of Art

Claremont Lewis Museum of Art

Cool venue with community art exhibits. Charming facility showcasing painting, sculpture & other works by local artists, past & present.

Benton Museum of Art

Benton Museum of Art

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Hilbert Museum of California Art

Hilbert Museum of California Art

Showcase of local 20th-century art. Watercolor & oil paintings by 1900s artists, depicting diverse Californian landscapes & city scenes.

Old Town Irvine

Old Town Irvine

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NHRA Motorsports Museum

NHRA Motorsports Museum

Hot-rod vehicles & memorabilia. Museum tracing the history of hot-rod racing with vintage cars, motorcycles & artifacts.

Phillips Mansion

Phillips Mansion

Stately historic manor built in 1875. Second Empire-style mansion constructed in 1875, damaged by earthquakes, now used for events.

March Field Air Museum

March Field Air Museum

Exhibiting 70+ historic aircrafts. Museum with more than 70 historic military aircrafts on display including rare operational jets.

Arboretum and Botanical Garden at Cal State Fullerton

Arboretum and Botanical Garden at Cal State Fullerton

26-acre botanical garden. A sprawling, 26-acre greenspace featuring 4,000+ types of plants, walking trails & a museum.

RailGiants Train Museum

RailGiants Train Museum

Train museum with real locomotives. Open the second weekend of each month, this museum on train history features locomotives on display.

Marconi Automotive Museum

Marconi Automotive Museum

Classic, exotic & historic car displays. This nonprofit museum exhibiting luxury, rare & historic cars donates admission fees to charity.

Discovery Cube

Discovery Cube

Rotating displays & interactive exhibits. Educational museum with a focus on kids offers over 100 hands-on exhibits, plus special programs.

The Escape Game Irvine

The Escape Game Irvine

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Irvine Spectrum Center Giant Wheel

Irvine Spectrum Center Giant Wheel

Family-friendly ride with city views. Day or night attraction with 52,000 LED lights & panoramic city views from the top.

Bowers Museum

Bowers Museum

Global art, lectures & a restaurant. Mission Revival-style museum for global art (permanent & temporary), lectures & an eatery, Tangata.

Bowers Kidseum

Bowers Kidseum

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Pretend City Children's Museum

Pretend City Children's Museum

Imaginary town & exhibits for kids. Set up as a pretend city, this kids' museum has a post office, cafe, farm & other interactive areas.

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