Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids

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

Western Museum of Flight

Western Museum of Flight

Museum dedicated to aviation history. Real & model aircraft in a museum devoted to the history of aviation in Southern California.

Lomita Railroad Museum

Lomita Railroad Museum

Museum devoted to steam train history. Museum exploring the history of steam trains, featuring engines & other cars, plus tours & events.

Point Vicente Interpretive Center

Point Vicente Interpretive Center

Park with exhibits & whale-watching. Natural & local culture exhibits in the visitor center of a waterfront park with whale-watching.

Battleship USS Iowa Museum

Battleship USS Iowa Museum

Navy warship with kid-friendly tours. Storied Navy warship offering kid-friendly tours (from the decks to the Captain’s Cabin) & exhibits.

Torrance Art Museum

Torrance Art Museum

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

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

Fish on display, a touch tank & more. Longtime aquarium showcasing Southern California fish via exhibits, a touch tank & other activities.

The Banning Museum

The Banning Museum

Landmark home with living history tours. Landmark 19th-century estate provides living history tours, education programs & community events.

Hermosa Beach Museum

Hermosa Beach Museum

Historical society & heritage museum. Historical society featuring a quaint museum devoted to local heritage, with archival photos & more.

Wonder of Dinosaurs

Wonder of Dinosaurs

Visit this great place for kids and families!

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.

Aquarium of the Pacific

Aquarium of the Pacific

Sea-life exhibits in a waterfront space. Pacific Ocean dwellers on display at this large aquarium with touch tanks & behind-the-scenes tours.

Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA)

Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA)

Modern spot for Latin American fine art. Contemporary Latin American art & educational programs featured at a museum with a sculpture garden.

Long Beach Firefighter's Museum

Long Beach Firefighter's Museum

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Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum

Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum

Museum of early California history. California history museum in an 1826 adobe on the site of the first Spanish land grant in the state.

Long Beach Museum of Art

Long Beach Museum of Art

Exhibits & a cafe on a scenic bluff. Museum & a cafe on a bluff-top site featuring galleries with works by Southern California artists.

Flight Path Museum & Learning Center

Flight Path Museum & Learning Center

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Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens

Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens

Historic adobe ranch home & garden tours. Expansive property includes a historic adobe ranch home, gardens & horse barns, plus guided tours.

Los Angeles County Fire Museum

Los Angeles County Fire Museum

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Columbia Memorial Space Center

Columbia Memorial Space Center

Kid-friendly exhibits about space. Modern locale featuring family-friendly, interactive exhibits about space, including a simulator.

The Wende Museum

The Wende Museum

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

Exposition Park

Exposition Park

Public green space with museums & arenas. Urban space comprising 160 acres with arenas & museums, plus some green areas with trees & gardens.

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.

Space Shuttle Endeavour

Space Shuttle Endeavour

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California African American Museum

California African American Museum

Art, culture & history exhibits. Center presents art, culture & history exhibits with a focus on California, plus live events.

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.

USC Fisher Museum of Art

USC Fisher Museum of Art

From old masters to contemporary works. Museum presents fine art with a diverse permanent collection of more than 1,800 objects.

Museum of Flying

Museum of Flying

Aircraft & aviation artifacts on display. Museum exploring Southern California's aviation history through historic aircraft & artifacts.

Diorama-Museum of Bhagavad-gita

Diorama-Museum of Bhagavad-gita

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The Museum of Jurassic Technology

The Museum of Jurassic Technology

Quirky exhibits of art & natural history. Collection of microscopic sculpture & other eccentric curiosities in art, science & natural history.

Sproul Museum

Sproul Museum

Museum of local & Sproul family history. A notable local family's home, now housing a collection of local historical & family artifacts.

Cayton Children's Museum

Cayton Children's Museum

Educational play for ages 8 & under. Designed for children 8 & under, this museum boasts hands-on exhibits & frequent family programs.

Hathaway Ranch Museum

Hathaway Ranch Museum

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GRAMMY Museum L.A. Live

GRAMMY Museum L.A. Live

Interactive exhibits & music memorabilia. Interactive exhibits & showbiz artifacts honor music greats past & present at this sprawling center.

ASU FIDM Museum

ASU FIDM Museum

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