Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids
Explore the best best museums & educational spots for kids options for kids and families in Maricopa
West Kern Oil Museum
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Fort Preservation Society
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Buena Vista Museum of Natural History & Science
Educational exhibits on earth history. Hands-on exhibits & artifacts exploring earth sciences such as geology, archaeology & paleontology.
Bakersfield Museum of Art
Fine-art institute dating to 1956. Longtime art museum offering exhibits by Californian artists, education programs & kids' classes.
Kern County Museum
16-acre museum for local history. Dozens of artifacts & displays chronicling the area's Native American, frontier & oil history.
Lori Brock Discovery Center
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California Living Museum (CALM)
Indoor & outdoor displays & exhibits. Museum exploring California's diverse flora & fauna, with a reptile house & botanical gardens.
The Big Red Barn, Murray Family Farms
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Ojai Valley Museum
Art exhibits in a historic church. Town history exhibits & contemporary local artwork showcased in a former Catholic church.
Lotusland
Botanical garden with exotic plants. 37-acre estate & botanical garden with 3,000+ plants, including rare cycads, cacti & euphorbias.
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
78 acres of native Californian plants. Enchanting garden featuring 5.5 miles of paths, authentic Japanese tea garden, redwood grove & more.
Conservation Center
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Carpinteria Valley Museum
Charming exhibits on local history. Gallery focused on the region's past, from Native American artifacts to Victorian antiques.
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Exhibits featuring area history & nature. Landmark with various exhibits including regional history, art, a planetarium & a butterfly garden.
Old Mission Santa Barbara
18th-century Spanish mission & gardens. Landmark 1786 Spanish mission with period art & artifacts, gardens with ocean views & a gift shop.
Santa Barbara Historical Museum
Educational museum of city history. Over 80,000 artifacts & objects tell a detailed story of the history of the city of Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara Museum Of Art
Small museum with Asian & American art. Compact museum featuring 20th-century Western American paintings as well as modern Asian ceramics.
Museum of Sensory & Movement Experiences
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MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation
Hands-on science, math & tech exhibits. Contemporary museum devoted to science, technology & the arts, with a focus on interactive exhibits.
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center
Interactive facility for ocean education. Aquatic exploration center with live shark touch pools, a tidepool tank & magnified sea specimens.
Santa Barbara Carriage and Western Art Museum
Horse-drawn vehicles & vintage saddles. Nonprofit museum since 1972 displaying historic horse-drawn vehicles, saddles & Western memorabilia.
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
Celebrating local maritime heritage. Museum preserving the maritime history of the local coast through exhibits, artifacts & events.
South Coast Railroad Museum
Historic depot, exhibits & rides. History & technology of railroading explored at a historic depot offering short rides & exhibits.
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