Bay Area Discovery Museum

A great children's museum set in a beautiful location at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge, with a great variety of activities for kids ages 1-10. My kids particularly enjoy the outdoor area with the look-out crow's nest, the model of the GG Bridge, the musical frogs and the willow branch "house". They also really enjoy the indoor train set and fishing boat. The outdoor toddler area is extra special and my son was especially disappointed when he could no longer go there. We visit CA every summer, and both my kids make sure we visit this museum every year. Even the adults enjoy this place! You can bring a picnic lunch or food is available for sale at a small restaurant. Better to eat early or late and avoid the lunch hour rush.

A very nice day out in an outstandingly scenic landscape. Plenty of hands-on science and art fun for kids 0-7. Wandering musicians and drop-in activities make this a great bet for a full day of fun. Highly recommend.

THis is a children's museum with plenty of hands on activites for you little ones. I think the cut off age here woudl be around 11 or 12. Our kids love the ship that you can climb on and ususally spend a lot of time there.

The BADM is a wonderful place to take kids from infants to elementary school age. They have different areas suitable for all ages. My daughter loves the rock area the best and it's hard to get her to see the other areas. They do add and change areas so it's not always the same thing every time you go. You can bring a lunch with you if you'd like to save a little money. Buying a membership gets you into other kids museums as well and allows you to bring a few guests with you each time, so it's well worth the money. They have play areas both indoors or outdoors, but the outdoor areas are generally busier and more fun.

PROS: Play areas my daughter loves
CONS: Too far from my house to go everyday

The Bay Area Discovery museum is a neat place to take children. It is like a minature of the Exploratorium, where children can touch, play with, and particpate in most of the exhibits. The museum is composed of several small buildings that contain the exhibits, and there is also a small playground in the middle. The musuem is located almost right on the water, with the Golden Gate Bridge in view.

Definitely a must-see for families with children. You may want to bring your own lunch though, I don't remember there being a snack bar, although it may have just been closed when we went. Call to make sure.

In Marin, my favorite place is the Discovery Museum. Some of it is outdoors, but lots is indoors. There is one building with sort of a waterbed play area and more things for smaller kids. They have several building chock full of things for your kids to do. The last time we went here, there was a big outdoor pirate ship, fort type structure. All of the kids seems to be enjoying themselves. There is an onsite cafe with reasonable prices so you can buy something prior to your kid going into a low sugar meltdown.

I haven't been to this place in a couple years, but now I am an art student and that museum is totally what got me into found object sculpture. This is an excellent place to take your kids! I would absol;utely recommend it to everyone with children. Or even if you're an adult you could still get something out of it!

We took our neice here and she loved it! I can't wait until our baby is big enough to enjoy it. There is so much to do, you can easily spend most of a day here. I loved the toddler play area, the fish spot and the huge bird's nest. Just a fun place to spend a day. They have a snack area, but I would probably just bring a little picnic with us next time. We will definitely buy the family pass, since I'm sure we'll be here at least twice a month!

Indoor or outdoor. Sunshine or rain or fog. This is a great place to take the kids. There's a special toddler section where kids who are too tall can't come in. There are lily pads to climb in and a tunnel to go through. There's an outdoor area with a ship, an area to dig, and a hut made out of sticks. The cafe serves vegetarian chili and a variety of healthy foods. Every second Saturday of the month is free from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.