San Diego Children's Discovery Museum

A really fun place for children. Perfect for ages 2 to 8, or maybe even a little older depending upon their attitude. Not very large, but plenty of activities to explore and learn from. Most very young children are too young to grasp the science concepts at each station, but they will receive some didactic experience with the forces and grow in curiosity and understanding. It has most stations that other regional discovery centers have, it’s just a much smaller facility - which is perfect for small children with short legs:-). Reading nook Aquarium Outdoor xylophone Outdoor stage Wind tunnel Large Lite brite Nature exhibits Magnet and Metal Ball drop Plenty of building stations Large low chalk board Etc… All my younger kids loved it. Not for teens! Perfect for young children.

Kids had a great time! Plenty to do inside and outside, tables outside to enjoy snacks we brought

A perfectly sized museum and center for kids to learn and have hands-on fun activities. This museum is divided into two areas: indoor and outdoor. The indoor area has sections and setups to do pretend grocery shopping, understand some physics principles around fluid dynamics and gravity, learn about money (financial center), pretend kitchen area, pretend laundry area, learn about common bugs and insects, etc. There is also an enclosed and safe play area for toddlers (2 and younger). The outdoor area also has a variety of activity sections. They have sand boxes to let kids do some fossil finding, flowing water to do some gold mining / search, plant sections explaining various veggies, compost center to play around with worms, gardening section, obstacle course , pollination center and an enclosure with a pet turtle. They also run sessions where kids can make their own fossils. Overall a great place to spend time with little kids and educating them on some of the common activities and things around us. To top it all off, the staff is super nice and the place has ample free parking. Definitely a place to visit.

Greeted once walked in and checked in quickly. Wish we would’ve known it was a school field trip day but drove an hour to get here and decided to stay. A lot smaller than pictured but my daughter enjoyed it for the most part minus how super crowded it was. Everything was fine until my toddler daughter was playing in the wind scarf sensory area and when she was coming to me, she slipped and fell face first onto the slick concrete floor. She was bleeding from her mouth and tore the tissue between her lip and gum and now has cuts and bruises in her mouth. The workers made it seem like it happens pretty often since they just handed me some gauze, an ice pack and a DIY car kit not suitable for a 2 year old toddler as an “I’m sorry your kid got hurt while here.” They didn’t check on her, asked if we needed anything, or even apologized for the incident that had happened. They didn’t even make eye contact with me or said anything as we were leaving. An incident report was filed but I believe nothing will be done. I understand it’s an indoor/outdoor place but a few rugs inside would be nice mostly in areas where kids are constantly getting hurt. I won’t be returning due to it not being as safe as other children’s museums I’ve been to.

My daughter had my granddaughter's 6th birthday party there and it was a great venue and all the kids loved it and had a fantastic time! My daughter went together with another friend's mother to share the costs. Both girls birthdays are about a week apart. It worked out wonderfully!! The museum closes to the public at 4:30 and opens for the party from 5pm to 9pm.