Kidspace Children's Museum

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🎨 Museum · Pasadena

3 hours · $$ · Check website for reservations

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 4.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 3.0
  • 🚗
    About 15 min drive
    From Arcadia · Parking: Free museum lot (next to the Rose Bowl), different arrangements on Rose Bowl event days
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Some shade
    Great on sunny days · Good on cool days · Handles heat · Rain-OK
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 3 hours
    Best seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall · Winter

A mostly outdoor children's museum next to the Rose Bowl: wade in the Arroyo Adventure creek, go wild in the mud kitchen, climb a three-story tower, pedal the trike track, and explore the indoor bug gallery and physics toys; the number one destination for ages 1–8 in the Pasadena area.

💡 Tips
Admission is about $18 per person, free under 1; get in at the 9:30am weekend opening, as afternoons are packed. Bring a change of clothes and a small towel, the water areas will soak them. There is a free family night every month; check the website.

What this place offers

✓children's museum
✓outdoor
✓water play
✓climbing tower
✓mud kitchen
✓trikes
✓restrooms

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This weekend's weather in Pasadena

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Sat 10/17
Overcast · 75–89°F · 0% rain
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Sun 10/18
Sunny · 74–86°F · 0% rain

Location

Pasadena, California

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