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Best Museums & Educational Spots For Kids

Discover the best museums & educational spots for kids in Newport Beach.

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

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 Wende Museum

The Wende Museum

Cold War history museum. Museum featuring Cold War-era European & Soviet Union artifacts & history archives.

10808 Culver Blvd, Culver City, CA 90230, United States

Torrance Art Museum

Torrance Art Museum

Contemporary exhibits & free admission. Museum offering free admission to 2 galleries focusing on contemporary art from Southern California.

3320 Civic Center Dr, Torrance, CA 90503, United States

Wonder of Dinosaurs

Wonder of Dinosaurs

Visit this great place for kids and families!

1815 Hawthorne Blvd, Redondo Beach, CA 90278, United States

The Getty

The Getty

Celebrated free venue for art exhibits. Famous, sizable free museum highlighting American & European art, architecture & manicured gardens.

1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049

Roundhouse Aquarium

Roundhouse Aquarium

No-cost ocean & marine life education. This free aquarium sits at the end of Manhattan Beach Pier & is host to classes, parties & camps.

Manhattan Beach Pier, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

Rubel Castle

Rubel Castle

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

844 N Live Oak Ave, Glendora, CA 91741, United States

Hilbert Museum of California Art

Hilbert Museum of California Art

Showcase of local 20th-century art. Watercolor & oil paintings by 1900s artists, depicting diverse Californian landscapes & city scenes.

167 N Atchison St, Orange, CA 92866, 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

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

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.

225 Euclid Ave, Ontario, CA 91762

Southern California Railway Museum

Southern California Railway Museum

Historic train cars & weekend rides. Sprawling educational museum with historic railway cars & locomotives, plus weekend rides.

2201 S A St, Perris, CA 92570

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