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Discovery Cube

2500 N Main St, Santa Ana, CA 92705, USA

Overview

Category:Museum Kids Activities
Location:Los Angeles, CA

Expert Summary

Detailed Insights

Discovery Cube offers highly interactive science exhibits focusing on space, dinosaurs, and environmental themes, making it a unique and educational experience for families, especially those with children interested in STEM.

Key Highlights

  • Interactive science exhibits covering space, dinosaurs, recycling, grocery shopping, and pulleys.
  • Opportunity to pet stingrays in an aquatic area.
  • Friendly and helpful staff across all exhibits.
  • Clean and well-maintained facility.
  • Bean Sprout Cafe with tasty and relatively healthy food options for kids and adults.
  • Discovery Market exhibit allows kids to "shop" and scan items.
  • Eco Challenge exhibit offers a surprisingly complex waste sorting experience.

Standout Features

  • Bean Sprout Cafe with healthy food options (Chicken Pesto Chango, Do-Re-For-Me, Chicken Salad, Tots & Dipper).
  • Interactive exhibits designed to inspire curiosity and learning.
  • Part of a reciprocal museum membership program (mentioned in one review).

Perfect For

Suitable for toddlers (2 years old and up) to tweens (ages 8-10 and beyond), offering age-appropriate activities.
The Discovery Market and Eco Challenge exhibits are particularly engaging for younger children.

Ideal For

Families with children interested in science and exploration.
Homeschooling families looking for engaging field trip options.
Birthday parties for young children (especially with dinosaur or space themes).

💡Pro Tips from Reviews

  • Plan for at least a couple of hours to explore all the exhibits.
  • Arrive early to avoid potential crowds.
  • Check the Bean Sprout Cafe menu beforehand if you have picky eaters.

Price & Value

The reviews suggest excellent value for the price of admission, with many parents stating they felt they got their money's worth. No specific pricing information was provided in the reviews.

🍎Food & Drink Policy

  • On-site cafe (Bean Sprout Cafe) offers food and drinks for purchase.

👥Crowd Levels

  • Potential for crowds, especially on weekends, but no specific details provided.

What People Say

What's Great

  • Clean and well-maintained facilities (mentioned in 2 reviews)
  • Friendly and helpful staff (mentioned in 9 reviews)
  • Fun and entertaining activities (mentioned in 3 reviews)
  • Great for birthday parties (mentioned in 2 reviews)
  • Spacious play areas (mentioned in 5 reviews)

Recent Reviews

BlueMage Quin

BlueMage Quin

2 weeks ago

Went here for a friend's 2 year old birthday party, and it was amazing! If you enjoy dinosaurs and space exploration, this place is for you. There are so many interactive science exhibits, and the staff is so friendly. It's an amazing place for inspiring a kid's curiosity

Cody Guger

Cody Guger

4 months ago

We enjoyed going to the Discovery Cube as a family while on our vacation to Cali! They have so many cool interactive activities and they are fun for kids of any age and the whole family. My 2 little girls really enjoyed it, ages 8 and 10. Everything in there is very educational. If you homeschool your child, this is a great place to take them as a field trip 1 day. The kids are sure to love it. They sell food inside where you can also sit down and eat and there is of course a gift shop. The have scientific experiments involving space, pulley and weight experiment, recycling experiments, grocery shopping experiment which makes the child read the ingredients on certain items so that they scan the right 1 for their cart. They have an experiment about hockey, you can learn alot about dinosaurs and they also have an aquatic area where you can pet stingrays. Awesome place which takes at least a couple hours to get through if you do each experiment. You definitely get your money’s worth here!

Candace Veneberg

Candace Veneberg

4 months ago

In my opinion the Discovery Cube is the best interactive science museum we have been to in the US. Kids of all ages will enjoy this unique museum! Our son loves to check out science museums when we travel and this is by far the most interactive. Kids from toddlers to tweens were busy playing with the variety of science related areas. There is a small snack shop with healthier foods for kids plus a coffee shop for the adults. We really enjoyed spending a couple of our vacation hours at the Discovery Cube. We also appreciated that all of the employees were very friendly and helpful. The facility is also clean and tidy.

Cyn Elle

Cyn Elle

a month ago

An interactive science museum that is bigger then it looks from the outside. So many hidden extra exhibits. This is a treat! Bonus is that it's part of the reciprocal museum membership program. The cafe has some tasty food as well.

Michelle H

Michelle H

3 months ago

I told my husband that I would come back just for the food. Bean Sprout Cafe did not disappoint—Emily was so helpful, and everything we tried hit the spot: Chicken Pesto Chango (so juicy), Do-Re-For-Me (perfectly sweet and creamy), Chicken Salad (crisp and flavorful!), Tots & Dipper (healthy-ish tot vibes), and a fresh, crisp apple. So yeah… the real reason we came to Discovery Cube might’ve been for the snacks. 😆 But for real, we were here for our 2-year-old, and Discovery Cube nailed it. Discovery Market was a total win; he loved “shopping” and scanning items (huge props for the realistic design!). Eco Challenge: Race to Recycle surprised us too—turns out, waste sorting is more complex than you’d think! And DINO QUEST was just pure fun; we loved helping him explore and learn about dinos. Shout-out to the team behind these exhibits—thoughtful, interactive, and totally kid-friendly. Every staff member across the different exhibits were super helpful. Perfect spot for a fun, hands-on day with the fam!

Contact Information

2500 N Main St, Santa Ana, CA 92705, USA

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Opening Hours

Monday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Quick Stats

Overall Rating
4.3
Total Reviews3714
Recent Reviews5