Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids

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

Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA)

Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA)

Ceramics & ancient Egyptian artifacts. Diverse mix of ancient & contemporary art, with a special focus on ceramics & Egyptian relics.

First Original McDonald's Museum

First Original McDonald's Museum

Historia & memorabilia of McDonald's. Compact museum with exhibits about the iconic hamburger chain, at the site of the first location.

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.

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.

Norton Air Force Base Museum

Norton Air Force Base Museum

Air Force photos, uniforms & memorabilia. Small military museum with tours & a collection of Air Force photos, uniforms & memorabilia.

Colton Area Museum

Colton Area Museum

Local artifacts in a historic library. Local-history collection in a neoclassical former library featuring artifacts, programs & a shop.

San Bernardino County Museum

San Bernardino County Museum

Cultural & natural-science exhibits. Educational exhibits on local culture & natural science, plus cactus gardens & a live-animal center.

Historical Glass Museum

Historical Glass Museum

Collection of American-made glass items. Museum & gift shop in a century-old Victorian home displaying American-made glass items & art.

Fiesta Village Family Fun Park

Fiesta Village Family Fun Park

Amusement center with varied attractions. Family amusement center featuring go-karts, laser tag, carnival rides & arcade games.

Lincoln Memorial Shrine

Lincoln Memorial Shrine

Historic presidential monument & museum. This 1930s structure commemorates the life of Abraham Lincoln with artwork & exhibits.

Kimberly Crest House & Gardens

Kimberly Crest House & Gardens

1897 mansion & renaissance-style gardens. 1897 home & sprawling renaissance-style Italian gardens, with tours available several times weekly.

John Rains House - A San Bernardino County Museum Historic Site

John Rains House - A San Bernardino County Museum Historic Site

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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.

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.

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.

Jensen Alvarado Historic Ranch and Museum

Jensen Alvarado Historic Ranch and Museum

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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.

Museum of Riverside

Museum of Riverside

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

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.

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.

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.

Benton Museum of Art

Benton Museum of Art

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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.

Lucky Art Crayonology

Lucky Art Crayonology

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Oak Glen School Museum

Oak Glen School Museum

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Riverside Heritage House

Riverside Heritage House

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

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.

San Dimas Canyon Nature Center

San Dimas Canyon Nature Center

Nature trails & an animal sanctuary. Nature center offering various walking & hiking trails, plus an animal sanctuary & junior programs.

NHRA Motorsports Museum

NHRA Motorsports Museum

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

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.

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.

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.

Chino Youth Museum

Chino Youth Museum

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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.

Rubel Castle

Rubel Castle

Unique, artsy building with guided tours. This historic, off-beat structure made with recycled materials offers tours by appointment.

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.

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.

Phillips Mansion

Phillips Mansion

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

Gilman Historic Ranch and Wagon Museum

Gilman Historic Ranch and Wagon Museum

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