"History comes to
life at the Sacramento
History Museum!
Explore family-friendly
interactive exhibits
about the Gold Rush,
the beginnings of
Sacramento City,
and the communities
that have made Sacramento
thrive. Located
in the heart of
Old Sacramento,
this museum is the
best place to start
your day.
Home of the popular
Underground Tours
of Old Sacramento!"
Castle
Air Museum
Atwater, CA
Phone: (209) 723-2178
Presently the museum
has 43 World War II,
Korean War, and Vietnam
Era aircraft on display.
Rare aircraft such as
the SR-71, and B-36.
All restored and maintained
by our devoted volunteer
staff, these aircraft
are a tribute to the
men and women who maintained
and flew them.
Catalina
Island Museum
Avalon, CA
Phone: (310) 510-2414
The museum exhibits
include history of native
Americans, Spanish discovery,
ranching & mining, military
occupation, maritime
history, sports & recreation
and Hollywood filmmaking.
Habitot
Childrens' Museum
2065 Kittredge Street
(near Shattuck) in downtown
Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Phone: (510) 647-1111
Habitot Children's Museum,
the only hands-on discovery
museum for young children
in the East Bay.
Hall
of Health
2230 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley, CA
Interactive, hands-on
exhibits to learn about
the workings of the
body, the value of sound
diet and exercise, and
the destructive effects
of smoking and drug
abuse.
Lawrence
Hall of Science
Berkeley, CA
Phone: (510) 642-5132
Kids can play and learn
in this all-hands-on
exhibit where toys are
used to demonstrate
scientific principles
such as inertia, momentum,
and center of gravity.
The Lawrence Hall of
Science is located in
the hills east of the
main U.C. Berkeley campus,
on Centennial Drive
just above the Botanical
Gardens.
Click here for directions.
Movieland
Wax Museum
7711 Beach Boulevard
(one block north of
Knotts Berry Farm)
Buena Park, California
90620
Phone: (714) 522-1155
Movieland showcases
America's favorite movies
and actors in wax.
Ripley's
Believe It or Not
7850 Beach Boulevard
Buena Park, California
90620
Phone: (714) 522-1152
Strange and weird things
kids love.
Burlingame
Museum of Pez Memorabilia
214 California Drive
Burlingame, CA
Phone: (650) 347-2301
National
YoYo Museum
320 Broadway
Chico, California 95928
Air Force
Flight Test Center Museum
Edwards AFB, CA
The original museum
opened in 1994 and hosted
over 65,000 visitors
before moving to a new
facility in July 2000.
The new 12,000 sq. ft.
museum houses exhibits
covering such diverse
subjects as the formation
of the ancient lakebeds,
early homesteading,
the first military uses
of Edwards, flight testing
during WWII, breaking
the sound barrier, aviation
records set at Edwards,
testing the X-15, and
the story of Glen Edwards,
for whom the base was
named. Other exhibits
include aircraft hardware,
personal memorabilia,
aviation fine art and
photography, and models.
A museum centerpiece
is the historical mural
"Golden Age of Flight
Test," a 10 foot by
20 foot painting by
noted aviation artist
Mike Machat.
Hollywood Wax Museum
6767 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
Phone: (213) 462-5991
The approximately 220
wax replicas on display
at the museum include
major movie and television
stars of past and present,
sports figures and a
host of other celebrated
people.
International
Surfing Museum
411 olive avenue
Huntington beach, CA92648
Phone: (714) 960-3483
The International Surfing
Museum located in Huntington
Beach, California is
home to a collection
of some of the most
significant artifacts
in the history of surfing.
With surf music and
videos playing in the
background, you'll be
in the mood to view
the many fine exhibits.
Children's Museum -
La Habra
La Habra, California
Lake
Arrowhead Children's
Museum
28200 Hwy 189, Suite
T-100
Lake Arrowhead, CA 92352
Phone: (909) 336-3093
A discovery museum for
young people (ages 12
and under) and their
families, providing
hands-on exhibits and
programs designed to
encourage visitors to
learn by doing, to imagine,
to make choices and
create. We have approximately
2,500 square feet of
exhibit space, a museum
store, a craft/birthday
party room and offices.
Queen
Mary Museum
Long Beach, CA
California
Science Center
700 State Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90037
Phone: (323) 724-3623
The California Science
Center offers fun and
informative permanent
exhibits presented in
interactive worlds.
Through hands-on experiences
in our galleries, you'll
learn about human inventions
and innovations, the
life processes of living
things and more. The
Science Center also
features fantastic special
exhibits that change
all the time.
Griffith
Observatory
2800 East Observatory
Road
Los Angeles, CA
Phone: (323) 664-1191
The Observatory is divided
into three main areas:
the Hall of Science
astronomy museum, the
telescopes (see below),
and the planetarium
theater. All are open
to the public and, except
planetarium shows, are
free of charge. The
telescopes operate only
when the sky is clear.
Chabot
Observatory and Science
Center
Oakland, CA
Phone: (510) 336-7300
The March
Field Air Museum
March Air Reserve Base,
Riverside, California
92518
Phone: (909) 697-6602
Home to over 50 historic
aircraft and many inside
displays relating to
the history of March
Field, now known as
March Air Reserve Base.
Kid Zone
Riverside Youth Museum
3800 Main St.
Riverside, CA 92501
Phone: (909) 683-3800
There's a little something
for everyone at the
KidZone. Younger children
can play and learn in
our special preschool
park. Older children
will find plenty of
things to do from digging
up "artifacts" to being
a newscaster at our
own KKID television
station. Come
and learn why birds
don't get electrocuted
when resting on live
power lines, or find
out how water gets to
your home...and what
happens to it after
you use it.
Discovery
Museum - Sacramento
3615 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento,
CA 95821, 916-808-3942
The Reuben H. Fleet
Science Center
1875 El Prado Balboa
Park
San Diego, CA
Phone: (619) 238-1233
San Diego
Aerospace Museum
2001 Pan American Plaza,
Balboa Park
San Diego, CA
92101
Phone: (619) 234-8291
A dazzling collection
of over 65 U.S. and
foreign aircraft and
spacecraft.
San Diego
Aircraft Carrier Museum
San Diego, CA
San Diego
Maritime Museum
1492 North Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA
92101
Phone: (619) 234-9153
