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Best Museums & Educational Spots For Kids

Discover the best museums & educational spots for kids in Costa Mesa.

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.

217 E A St, Upland, CA 91786, United States

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.

1101 W McKinley Ave, Pomona, CA 91768

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.

3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501, United States

San Bernardino History and Railroad Museum

San Bernardino History and Railroad Museum

Exhibits on trains & local history. Set in an 1918 train depot, this museum showcases artifacts dedicated to railroad & local history.

1170 W 3rd St, San Bernardino, CA 92410

John Rains House - A San Bernardino County Museum Historic Site

John Rains House - A San Bernardino County Museum Historic Site

Visit this great place for kids and families!

8810 Hemlock St, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730, United States

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.

399 N Garey Ave, Pomona, CA 91767

INLAND EMPIRE MILITARY MUSEUM

INLAND EMPIRE MILITARY MUSEUM

Small army memorabilia museum. Small army museum with a collection of military artifacts & uniforms from the civil war, WWI & WWII.

1394 N E St, San Bernardino, CA 92405, United States

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.

14998 Cal Aero Dr, Chino, CA 91710, United States

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

Visit this great place for kids and families!

3581 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501, United States

California Surf Museum

California Surf Museum

Historic boards, iconic surfers & more. Surf museum chronicles the history of the sport with exhibits of surfboards, famous surfers & more.

312 Pier View Wy, Oceanside, CA 92054, United States

Muramid Art Studio of Joanne Tawfilis

Muramid Art Studio of Joanne Tawfilis

Huge global collection of murals. Thousands of murals painted on canvas from around the world, plus events & rotating exhibits.

480 N El Camino Real, Oceanside, CA 92058, United States

Heritage Museum of Orange County

Heritage Museum of Orange County

Restored buildings from the 1890s. Attraction featuring restored homes & buildings from the 1890s set amid extensive floral gardens.

3101 W Harvard St, Santa Ana, CA 92704

Marconi Automotive Museum

Marconi Automotive Museum

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

1302 Industrial Dr, Tustin, CA 92780, United States

Mount Wilson Observatory Museum

Mount Wilson Observatory Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Mt Wilson, CA, United States

Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum

Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum

A railroad museum with display trains. A steam, gas-mechanical & electronic train history museum, with outdoor exhibits of vintage cars.

5202 Zoo Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Hollywood Bowl Museum

Hollywood Bowl Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

2301 Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90068, United States

The Mystic Museum

The Mystic Museum

Oddities museum & eclectic gift shop. Novelty & vintage memorabilia store also featuring a small museum for Ouija boards, oddities & more.

3204 W Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505

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.

29 Hubble, Irvine, CA 92618, United States

Balboa Island Museum

Balboa Island Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

210 Marine Ave, Newport Beach, CA 92662, United States

Hollywood Wax Museum

Hollywood Wax Museum

Museum containing waxwork celebrities. Famous Hollywood faces are cast out of wax at this museum with late-night hours.

6767 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028, United States

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