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Best Science Centers & Discovery Zones

Discover the best science centers & discovery zones for kids in Downey.

Discovery Cube Los Angeles

Discovery Cube Los Angeles

Children's museum with hands-on exhibits. This playful, educational museum features permanent & traveling hands-on exhibits for children.

11800 Foothill Blvd, Sylmar, CA 91342, 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

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

Griffith Observatory

Griffith Observatory

Planetarium, telescopes & city views. This art deco landmark from 1935 features a high-tech planetarium, public telescopes & city views.

2800 E Observatory Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90027, United States

Autry Museum of the American West

Autry Museum of the American West

History museum with art & a cafe. Spacious museum featuring exhibits with artwork & artifacts, plus a cafe & children's activities.

Griffith Park, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Samuel Oschin Planetarium

Samuel Oschin Planetarium

Visit this great place for kids and families!

2800 E Observatory Rd Samuel Oschin Planetarium, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Randall Lewis Second Story and Beyond®

Randall Lewis Second Story and Beyond®

Visit this great place for kids and families!

12505 Cultural Center Dr, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739, United States

California Science Center

California Science Center

Hands-on exhibits, IMAX & the Endeavor. Admission's free to permanent exhibits at this kid-friendly spot, also boasting IMAX & the Endeavor.

700 Exposition Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90037

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.

7621 Granite Hill Dr, Riverside, CA 92509, United States

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.

4500 Riverwalk Pkwy, Riverside, CA 92515, United States

Science Center

Science Center

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Campus Dr, Santa Ana, CA 92706, United States

Discovery Cube

Discovery Cube

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

2500 N Main St, Santa Ana, CA 92705, United States

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Dinosaur skeletons & rotating exhibits. From T. rex skeletons to an insect zoo, popular attraction holds more than 35-million artifacts.

900 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007, United States

Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology

Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology

Famed museum with huge fossil collection. Notable paleontology museum offering a vast selection of fossils & specimens, plus history exhibits.

1175 Base Line Rd, Claremont, CA 91711

Ocean Institute

Ocean Institute

Maritime science & history exhibits. Coastal visitor center with marine wildlife, school programs & interactive exhibits on oceanography.

24200 Dana Point Harbor Dr, Dana Point, CA 92629, United States

The Children's Museum at La Habra

The Children's Museum at La Habra

7 galleries & 14 hands-on exhibits. Kids' museum with exhibits including a hand-carved carousel & guided tour of a 1942 railroad car.

301 S Euclid St, La Habra, CA 90631

ExplorOcean - Balboa Arcade

ExplorOcean - Balboa Arcade

Visit this great place for kids and families!

600 E Bay Ave, Newport Beach, CA 92661, United States

Southern California Children's Museum

Southern California Children's Museum

Kids' play space with hands-on exhibits. Indoor play area with interactive activities for toddlers, such as a kitchen, teepees & costumes.

459 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101, United States

Discovering Science

Discovering Science

Visit this great place for kids and families!

1057 E Imperial Hwy Suite 232, Placentia, CA 92870, United States

Children for Planet Earth

Children for Planet Earth

Visit this great place for kids and families!

532 N Magnolia Ave, Anaheim, CA 92801

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