Museum Guide for Kids in Los Angeles and Orange County

Like everything else, LA's museums are some of the best—and most unusual—in the world.
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Dive into fun at the Cayton Children's Museum. Photo by Matthew Tucciarone
Best Children's Museums in Los Angeles and Orange County
This limited-time Barbie exhibit is open at Discovery Cube LA through May 11, 2025.
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Kiddos can climb through the famous Ant Tunnel. Photo courtesy of Kidspace
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Explore an interactive Noah's Ark at the Skirball. Photo by Steve Cohn courtesy of Skirball Cultural Center
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Everything at the Cayton has been carefully crafted with one goal in mind: to help create a better world through the power of play.
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Children's Museum Houston is free every Thursday evening. Photo courtesy of the Children's Museum Houston
Free Museum Days (and Always-Free Museums!) in Houston
Bookmark this list of Houston's free admission days and free museums.
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Houston’s Newest Pop-Up: The Balloon Museum Floats into EaDo
Check out this new museum installation while it's in Houston.
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The museum has an interactive play area for smaller children. Photo by the author.
Houston Maritime Center & Museum Reopens in East River: A Hidden Gem for Families
A hidden gem small museum for a short outing or just to beat the heat.
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Kids (and their grownups) with an interest in space will love Saturday Stargazing. Photo by Elizabeth R. for Mommy Poppins
A Night Under the Stars at George Observatory: A Family Stargazing Adventure
A must for space-obsessed big kids and teens.
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Visit the Hall of Paleontology at the Museum of Natural Science. Photo courtesy of Visit Sugar Land.
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Don't miss HMNS's younger sibling in Sugar Land - it's an exciting museum in its own right.
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See aquatic life without a fee at Sea Center Texas. Photo courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife
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Indoor and outdoor (but only those with lots of shade or water!) fun for kids and families that...
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