A Quick Guide To Orange County Museums
Bowers Museum
2002 North Main St., Santa Ana
714-567-3600
Target Free First Sundays
Tuesday - Sunday
10 AM - 4 PM
www.bowers.org
The Bowers Museum gives families the opportunity to explore and experience the cultures of the world. It offers exhibitions, lectures, art classes, travel programs, children's art and music education programs, and other community events.
Orange County Museum of Art
850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach
949-759-1122
Target Free Second Sundays
Wed-Sun
11AM – 5PM
Thurs
11AM – 8PM
www.ocma.net
Experience art in OC's premier art museum. Be sure to enjoy Visionaries - interesting and educational activities with your family for hands on and in-depth exploration of the museum.
The Children's Museum at La Habra
301 South Euclid St.
La Habra, CA 90631
(562)905-9793
Tuesday -Friday, 10 AM to 4 PM
Fridays open at 9 AM for CMLH Members
Saturday, 10 AM to 5 PM
Sunday, 1 PM to 5 PM
www.lhcm.org
Fall Exhibit, Tell Me a Story, encourages children to explore several fables from different cultures and to try out some different ways to communicate a story. They can listen to tales, act out a tale, dress up for a tale or write their own tale! Any choice is great fun and a great opportunity to learn all about the art of Story Telling.
Marconi Automotive Museum
1302 Industrial Dr.
Tustin, CA 92780
(714)258-3001
Monday thru Friday 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
www.marconimuseum.org
The Marconi Automotive Museum has an impressive collection of historical, exotic, and classic cars. The collection includes, but is not limited to, Super Bikes, Open Wheel Racing Cars American Muscle Cars, Vintage Racing and High Performance Exotics. Tours last about 30-45 minutes including brief history of the museum and collection (all cars have placards). Tours are self-guided unless a guided tour is requested.
Red Car Museum
Corner of Main & Electric Next to Mary Wilson Library
Seal Beach, CA 90470
(562) 683-1874
Open the second and fourth Saturdays
Noon to 3 PM
www.beachcalifornia.com/redcar-museum-seal-beach.html
The Red Car Museum is inside authentic Pacific Electric Right of Way. Car No. 1734 is a rare Pacific Electric tower car built in 1925. The Red Car in Seal Beach is not a large museum by any means. Guests are invited to sit and watch a video documenting what the Red Car ride would have been like during its operations between 1904 and 1950s or close to it.
Lyon Air Museum
19300 Ike Jones Road
Santa Ana, CA 92707
(714)210-4585
Open daily
10AM-4PM
www.lyonairmuseum.org
The Lyon Air Museum has captivating and thought provoking exhibits, authentic aircraft, rare vehicles and related memorabilia, with emphasis on World War II.
Newland House Museum
1980 Beach Blvd.
Huntington Beach, CA 92605
(714)962-5777
Saturday – Sunday
1st and 3rd weekends of the month
Noon - 4 pm
www.hbnews.us/nwhouse.html
The oldest residence built in the city of Huntington Beach. This museum is a great window into what it was like to live at the turn of the century.
Discovery Science Center
2500 Main St.
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714)542-2823
Monday - Saturday:
10:00AM – 5:00PM
Sunday:
11:00AM to 5:00PM
www.discoverycube.org
With new exhibits throughout the year, it's hands-on fun for the entire family. Children will play as they learn about physics, energy, chemistry, climate change, dinosaurs and more. The life size dinosaur exhibit is not to be missed.
Elise Crane Derby blogs at Elise's Ramblings.
