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🎨 Museum · Santa Ana
3 hours · $$ · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 40 min driveFrom Arcadia · Parking: Free museum lot
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Lots of shadeRain-OK · Handles heat
- ⏱️Typical visit: 3 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall · Winter
That giant cube by the freeway is it: in Dino Quest kids carry scanners through a dinosaur jungle hunting fossils, in the Science of Hockey they really shoot and tend goal, and there is an earthquake room, a rocket lab and a toddler area that even a 2-year-old can play in.
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