Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids
Explore the best best museums & educational spots for kids options for kids and families in Monte Sereno
Vasona Lake County Park
Site with a sprawling lawn, trail & lake. Public green space with 45 acres of lawn, a multi-use trail & picnic areas plus a lake with fishing.
New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU)
Art & history museum with studio space. Museum & community hub featuring art & history exhibits, plus studio space for workshops & training.
Little Free Art Museum ("SJ FLAG")
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Winchester Mystery House
Quirky mansion with odd design details. Sprawling landmark with a staircase leading nowhere & other odd features designed to confuse ghosts.
De Anza College Planetarium
Venue for astronomy & laser shows. This large planetarium offers educational astronomy shows & entertaining laser displays.
Euphrat Museum Of Art
Museum with college exhibitions. Exhibition space at De Anza College featuring shows by faculty & students & educational programs.
McClellan Ranch Preserve
Former horse ranch with a nature museum. Former horse ranch from the 1930s featuring a nature museum, community garden & historic buildings.
Immersive Gamebox - San Jose, Santa Clara
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Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
Exhibits featuring mummies & artifacts. Museum with displays on Egyptian burial practices, plus artifacts including jewelry & bronze tools.
Bill's Backyard
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Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
Shows, workshops & interactive exhibits. Children of all ages explore more than 150 interactive exhibits including a full-size fire truck.
Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum
Center promoting local history & culture. Local-history museum with rotating exhibits in a replica home of the area's founding family.
Triton Museum of Art
Free exhibits & 7-ac. sculpture garden. Exhibits of contemporary & historical works, with an emphasis on Bay Area artists.
The Tech Interactive
Interactive displays & an IMAX theater. Accessible, hands-on exhibits for all ages in a spacious facility, plus an attached IMAX theater.
San Jose Museum of Art
Rotating contemporary exhibitions. Revolving exhibitions from post-1980 to older 20th-century works plus a cafe & education center.
History Park (operated by History San Jose)
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Japanese American Museum of San Jose
Showcase for Japanese history & culture. Museum highlighting Japanese art, history & culture with an emphasis on the Bay Area.
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo
Animals, activities & conservation focus. Small zoo with an array of animals & rides, plus an education center, petting zoo & puppet theater.
New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum
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Intel Museum
Museum of technological innovation. Educational exhibits showcasing tech milestones & intel history like the making of the silicon chip.
Emma Prusch Farm Park
Community farm with orchards & gardens. Compact community farm features heirloom vegetable gardens, orchards, chickens & a fair.
Jehning Lock Museum
Old locks & safes in compact quarters. Small museum with a collection of old locks, safes, keys & locksmithing tools, plus a gift shop.
Moffett Field Museum
Aviation museum with tours & a gift shop. Exhibits documenting the history of aviation & aircraft, plus a gift shop & docent-led tours.
Computer History Museum
Devices dating back to the 1940s. Exhibits on early computers, the growth of the Internet, industry pioneers & more.
The Foster Museum
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The Mystery Spot
Iconic gravity hill offering tours. Opened in 1941, this roadside landmark is a tilt-induced visual illusion with tours & a gift shop.
Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo
Hands-on science & nature exhibits. Child-oriented venue with animals like birds & turtles, plus interactive educational exhibits.
Rodin Sculpture Garden
Famed sculptor's work in outdoor setting. Garden at Stanford's Cantor Arts Center showing 20 statues by famed sculptor Rodin (open all hours).
Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University
Fine art museum with a sculpture garden. Classic & contemporary art museum with an outdoor sculpture garden featuring Rodin bronzes.
The Museum of American Heritage
Exhibitions on inventions & technology. Charming museum in a 1907 home showcasing technology & inventions from the 1750s to the 1950s.
UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Rare plants & a butterfly garden. Vast collection of rare plants with a succulent garden, a butterfly area & a eucalyptus grove.
The Santa Cruz Children’s Museum of Discovery
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Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
Hands-on exhibitions & special programs. Expansive venue with hands-on art & history exhibitions, plus special programs good for all ages.
Capitola Historical Museum
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Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
Wildlife, plant & archaeology exhibits. Galleries & interactive programs exploring flora, fauna, geology & peoples native to the Bay Area.
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center
Theater & interactive exhibit gallery. Educational multimedia exhibits include theater, touch pools & a remotely operated underwater robot.
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