Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids
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San Dimas Canyon Nature Center
Nature trails & an animal sanctuary. Nature center offering various walking & hiking trails, plus an animal sanctuary & junior programs.
RailGiants Train Museum
Train museum with real locomotives. Open the second weekend of each month, this museum on train history features locomotives on display.
NHRA Motorsports Museum
Hot-rod vehicles & memorabilia. Museum tracing the history of hot-rod racing with vintage cars, motorcycles & artifacts.
Phillips Mansion
Stately historic manor built in 1875. Second Empire-style mansion constructed in 1875, damaged by earthquakes, now used for events.
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.
Rubel Castle
Unique, artsy building with guided tours. This historic, off-beat structure made with recycled materials offers tours by appointment.
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.
Claremont Lewis Museum of Art
Cool venue with community art exhibits. Charming facility showcasing painting, sculpture & other works by local artists, past & present.
Benton Museum of Art
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The African-American Museum of Beginnings
Source for history & cultural exhibits. Small museum featuring African & African-American history & cultural exhibits, along with programs.
Lucky Art Crayonology
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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.
Chino Youth Museum
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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.
Ontario Museum of History & Art
Art museum with events & workshops. Museum in a historic building with exhibits on art & history, plus workshops & events.
Chaffey Community Museum of Art
Contemporary community art gallery. Community art gallery started in 1941 displaying contemporary pieces by regional artists.
Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum
Historical landmark open to the public. This Los Angeles historical landmark features a country home from 1870 & hosts a variety of events.
John Rains House - A San Bernardino County Museum Historic Site
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Yanks Air Museum
Huge aircraft collection & artifacts. Extensive collection of restored American aircraft at Chino Airport, along with aviation artifacts.
Planes of Fame Air Museum
Aviation exhibits to educate & inspire. Aviation museum featuring a collection of aircraft & memorabilia, plus a youth education center.
The Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage
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Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Lush landscape full of plants & peacocks. Sprawling manicured grounds filled with plants & featuring roaming peacocks & a Queen Anne cottage.
The Children's Museum at La Habra
7 galleries & 14 hands-on exhibits. Kids' museum with exhibits including a hand-carved carousel & guided tour of a 1942 railroad car.
American Military Museum
Over 170 military vehicles on display. Open Friday to Sunday, this museum stars 170+ military vehicles from WWI to Operation Desert Storm.
Arboretum and Botanical Garden at Cal State Fullerton
26-acre botanical garden. A sprawling, 26-acre greenspace featuring 4,000+ types of plants, walking trails & a museum.
Whittier Museum
Educational displays of city history. Historical artifacts & exhibits related to the city of Whittier; open to the public weekends only.
Mount Wilson Observatory Museum
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Susanna Bixby Bryant Museum and Botanic Garden
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Fullerton Museum Center
Rotating art, history & science exhibits. Educational space showcasing diverse exhibitions & programs in history, science, art & humanities.
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Cultural center with galleries & gardens. Expansive complex housing art galleries with famous works, rare-book collections & lush gardens.
Camelot Golfland
Long-running choice for mini golf & more. Amusement chain featuring mini golf courses & arcades, some branches with water slides & laser tag.
Southern California Children's Museum
Kids' play space with hands-on exhibits. Indoor play area with interactive activities for toddlers, such as a kitchen, teepees & costumes.
USC Pacific Asia Museum
Art gallery & research library. Museum with research library relating to Asian & Pacific art & culture in a Chinese-style building.
Hathaway Ranch Museum
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