CuriOdyssey

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CuriOdyssey

Photo: Don DeBold from San Jose, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

🦒 Zoo · San Mateo

3 hours · $$ · No reservation needed

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 4.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 5.0
  • 🚗
    About 30 min drive
    From Sunnyvale · Parking: $6 Coyote Point entry fee; free parking in front of the museum
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Some shade
    Great on sunny days · Good on cool days · Rain-OK
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 3 hours
    Best seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall · Winter

Hands-on science exhibits plus a small zoo of local animals (otters, a bobcat, owls) and an outdoor play area; the big Magic Mountain playground and a calm bay beach are steps away.

💡 Tips
Open daily 10-5; $24.95 for 18 months and up, free under that. Do the museum first, then the beach/playground — it gets windy after 1pm.

What this place offers

✓small zoo
✓science museum
✓indoor
✓outdoor
✓otters
✓bay views
✓playground
✓restrooms

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This weekend's weather in San Mateo

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

☀️
Sat 10/17
Sunny · 54–86°F · 0% rain
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Sun 10/18
Partly cloudy · 57–69°F · 0% rain

Location

San Mateo, California

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