Museums

Bowers Museum 2002 N. Main St. Santa Ana, CA 92706 Phone: (714)567-3600 Fax: (714)567-3603 www.bowers.org Hours: Tuesdays - Sunday 10am - 4pm Admssion Adults $12 Students and seniors (62+): $9 Children under 6 are FREE About Bowers Museum: One of Southern California's finest museums and Orange County's largest, the Bowers Museum is one of the only museums in the United States devoted to promoting human understanding through art. Currently on display: Where Masks Still Dance: New Guinea features 35 black-and-white photographs by acclaimed documentary photographer Chris Rainer, known for his revealing images of the earth’s last wilderness areas and isolated indigenous peoples who live there, on display through June 6, 2010.  Dining at Bowers Tangata is open solely for lunch Tuesdays through Sundays, the restaurant serves a diverse menu of California cuisine (714) 550-0906

Discovery Science Center 2500 N. Main St. Santa Ana, CA 92705 Phone: (714) 542-CUBE www.discoverycube.org Hours 10am - 5pm Discovery Science Center is open daily except for Thanksgiving Day & Christmas Day. Admission Children 3-17 $8.50 / Adults $11.00 Seniors 55+ $8.50 / Children 2 and under Free About the Discovery Science Center Discovery Science Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating young minds, assisting teachers and increasing public understanding of science, math and technology through interactive exhibits and programs.

Fullerton Arboretum 1900 Associated Rd. Fullerton, CA 92831 Phone: (714) 278-4796 Fax: (714) 278-7066 www.arboretum.fullerton.edu Hours Open daily from 8am - 4:45pm About the Fullerton Arboretum The Fullerton Arboretum, a 26-acre botanical garden with an ecologically arranged collection of plants from around the world

Fullerton Museum Center 301 N. Pomona Ave. Fullerton, CA 92832 Phone: (714) 738-6545 Fax: (714) 738-3124 www.ci.fullerton.ca.us Prices Admission ranges from $1 - $4 Hours Monday closed Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday noon - 4pm Thursday noon - 8pm About the Fullerton Museum The Fullerton Museum Center is dedicated to developing and presenting the best in multi-disciplinary exhibitions and educational programs in the areas of history, science, and art.

Marconi Automotive Museum & Foundation for Kids 1302 Industrial Dr. Tustin, CA 92780 Phone: (714) 258-3001 Fax: (714) 258-9117 www.marconimuseum.org Hours Monday - Friday 9am - 4:30p Please call to schedule a tour

Mission San Juan Capistrano 26801 Ortega Hwy San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 Phone: (949)234-1300 Fax: (949)481-9895 www.missionsjc.com Hours 8:30am - 5pm Admission Adults $6 / Seniors 60 + $5 / Kids 4 - 11 $4 Children ages 3 and under are admitted free About The SJC Mission Built in 1776, one of Father Junipero Serra's historic missions known for the return of the swallows every March. The birthplace of Orange County, Mission San Juan Capistrano, was founded more than two centuries ago. Today it is a monument to California's multicultural history, embracing its Native American, Spanish, Mexican and European heritage. Originally built as a self sufficient community by Spanish padres and Indians, the Mission was a center for agriculture, industry, education and religion.

Newport Harbor Nautical Museum 151 E. Pacific Coast Hwy. Newport Beach, CA 92660 Phone: (949) 675-8915 x111 Fax: (949) 675-8864 www.nhnm.org Hours 10am - 6pm, closed Tuesdays

Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits 5801 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036 Phone: (323) 934-PAGE www.tarpits.org Hours Monday - Friday 9:30am - 5pm Saturday, Sunday and Holidays 10am -5pm Prices Adults: $7.00 Seniors 62 and older and Students with I.D.: $4.50 Youths 13-17 years old: $4.50 Children 5-12 years old: $2.00 Members and Children under 5: Free

Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd. Yorba Linda, CA 92886 Phone: (714)993-5075 Fax: (714)528-0544 www.nixonlibraryfoundation.org

Additional Museums in Orange County

Childrens Museum at La Habra
301 S Euclid St
La Habra CA
562.905.9793
lhcm.org
Hours: Tuesday - Friday 10am - 4pm|Saturday 10am - 5pm|Sunday 1pm - 5pm|Closed Mondays and all Major Holidays
The Children's Museum at La Habra opened in December 1977 and is located in a historic 1923 Train Depot. It features 7 galleries and 14 different hands on exhibits, many of which remain unique to the field today. In addition to these exhibits, an outdoor dinosaur topiary and historic 1942 caboose, the Museum features an exhibit which changes 4 times a year. The Children's Museum at La Habra was the first children's museum to open west of the Rocky Mountains, and was one of only a few such museums to open on the West Coast during the 1970s. The Children's Museum welcomes local, national and international visitors. Children can ride a kid-size carousel, take a walk in T-Rex's footprints, pet an Arctic fox, pump gas, drive a bus, dress up and perform, and dig for fossils all in one afternoon!

Costa Mesa Historical Soceity Museum
1870 Anaheim Ave
Costa Mesa CA
949.631.5918
costamesahistory.org
The Costa Mesa Historical Society was formed in 1966 as a support group for the newly restored Diego Sepulveda Adobe. The stated purpose of the new organization was "to promote and preserve the natural, civil, literal and ecclesiastical history of the Harbor area in general and the City of Costa Mesa in particular." Society members collected period furnishings for the Adobe and served as tour guides. Soon other projects were added -
collecting historical photographs, presenting speakers on local history topics, establishing a library and archives for collected books, maps and personal papers. In 1979 the Society organized a SAAAB Wing to include those who played a part in the activities of the Santa Ana Army Air Base during World War II

International Surfing Museum
411 Olive Ave
Huntington Beach CA
714.960.3483
surfingmuseum.org
Hours: Monday - Friday 12 - 5pm|Saturday - Sunday 11am - 6pm
Included are sections for Duke Kahanamoku, music, classic surfboards and a section devoted to the first Endless Summer movie that includes Bruce Brown's original camera.

Newport Sports Museum
1000 Newport Center Drive Suite 100
Newport Beach CA
949.721.9333
newportsportsmuseum.org
Hours: Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm
A sports memorabilia museum and educational center dedicated to mentoring children and preserving the history of sport. The Museum utilizes well-known athletes to educate today's youth about the importance of staying in school and athletics, off of drugs and out of gangs. Over 100 professional athletes donate their time and memorabilia to assist with the Museum's youth outreach programs, and more than 20,000 children have met with an athlete in the past five years alone. The Museum's programs reach out to children by treating them to motivational talks that capture their attention and provide role models they recognize, relate to, and willingly listen to.

Orange County Natural History Museum
28373 Alicia Parkway
Laguna Niguel CA
949.831.3287
ocnhm.org
Hours: Wednesday - Sunday 11am - 5pm
The Orange County Natural History Association is committed to the preservation, exhibition, and interpretation of Orange County's natural history. Its goal is to make the public more aware of the environment. Visitors can learn about the habitat of Orange County, its climate and the animals that live there now and those that lived there in the past. It offers a monthly lecture series on a topic related to natural history. Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for seniors and children under 12.

The Red Car Historical Museum
707 Electric Ave
Seal Beach CA
562.683.1874
Hours: Open the second and fourth Saturdays from Noon to 3 p.m.
Red Car Museum inside an authentic Pacific Electric Right of Way. Car No. 1734 is a rare Pacific Electric tower car built in 1925. It was once a roving machine shop sent out to troubleshoot problems along the 40-mile Pacific Electric LA-Newport Line. The Red Car in Seal Beach is not a large museum by any means. Nevertheless, we rank it as one of our favorite Saturday afternoon haunts along with Rancho Los Alamitos and Los Cerritos in Long Beach. In the Red Car, guests are invited to sit and watch a video documenting the Red Car ride would have been like during its operations between 1904 and 1950s or close to it.

Ripley's Believe it or Not! Museum
7850 Beach Blvd.
Buena Park CA
714.522.7045
ripleys.com
Hours: Daily 10 AM - 12 Midnight
The unusual museum is home to strange and rare artifacts from 98 countries collected by RObert Ripley in the early part of the 20th century. The collection includes everything from a violin that fits in the palm of your hand to a shrunken head.

Tustin Area Historical Society and Museum
395 El Camino Real
Tustin CA
714.731.5701
tustinhistory.com
The Tustin Area Historical Society was founded in 1976 for the purpose of preserving the rich and colorful history of our local area. To accomplish this, we rely on membership dues and proceeds from our Annual Old Town Home and Garden Tour since there is no admission charge to visit the Museum.