AMERICAN MILITARY MUSEUM (El Monte) $5 Adults; $4 Veterans & Seniors; $3 (10-16 yrs.); $1 (5-9 yrs.): FREE (under 5) The American Military Museum has been collecting, preserving, restoring, and sharing the largest inter-service collection of military equipment in the Western United States for over 45 years.
ATLANTIS PLAY CENTER (Garden Grove) $1 per person, children under 2 are free Kids will have a blast here playing on the concrete animals or sliding down the sea serpent slide. All of the other expected playground amenities are here as well, from swings to climbers. Adults are not allowed without kids, and kids are not allowed without adults, so it's the perfect chance for a little together time.
CHINO YOUTH MUSEUM (Chino) $3 per child, adults are free This museum display the history of the Chino area.
CREATIVE LEAP (Northridge) $5 per child after 6:00 p.m.An educational play & activity center offers the most amazing spot to jump, climb, bounce, spin, slide, explore, create, design, and interact in a safe, clean, and most importantly, fun environment!
FINGERPRINTS YOUTH MUSEUM (Hemet) $5 per person; FREE under 2 This is an interactive youth museum which offers a passport to adventure, exploration, learning and fun for your whole family!
LOMITA RAILROAD MUSEUM (Lomita) $4.00 Adults; $2 (under 12) Dedicated to the proud era of the steam engine, complete authenticity is the hallmark of the Museum. It also displays miniature steam operated locomotives.
GULL WINGS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM (Oxnard) $6 per person; $5 (2-16) FREE under 2 This museum provides a fun, hands-on, interactive and educational place for children.
ORANGE COUNTY ZOO (Orange) $2 per person; FREE under 2 The Zoo is nestled among the majestic 477 acre of Irvine park. Animals on exhibit include black bears, mountain lions, bald eagle, island foxes, ocelot, red-tailed hawk, great horned owls, porcupine, coyotes, turkey vultures, coati and more. The zoo also features a barnyard with domestic goats, chevoit sheep, jacob sheep, pot-bellied pigs, doves and pheasants.
SANTA MONICA PIER AQUARIUM (Santa Monica) $5 donation per person; FREE for kids 12 and under A marine science aquarium located beach-level, just below the Carousel, at the Santa Monica Pier. Visitors will get a unique view into the ocean world just outside its doors and dozens of species of marine animals and plants.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MEDICAL MUSEUM (Riverside) $2 per person The Southern California Medical Museum is the only museum in Southern California dedicated to the collection and preservation of medical artifacts and the recording of the history of medicine in the Inland Empire, California and the West.
TEMECULA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM (Temecula) $4.50 per person Children of all ages are welcome in the home workshop of Professor Phineas T. Pennypickle, Ph.D., scientist, time traveler, and inventor of wacky and wonderful contraptions that amaze, delight and educate! Your whole family will enjoy exploring the Professor's latest inventions, secret passageways, puzzles, machines, and whimsical gadgets & gizmos found in this innovative, award-winning facility.
ZOOMARS PETTING ZOO (San Juan Capistrano) $6 adult; $5 children ZOOMARS has over 100 friendly animals to pet, feed, love and learn from.
