Everything You Need to Plan Your Visit
THE MUSEUM HEARTS YOU! NEW ADMISSION DISCOUNTS BELOW!
Admission
• $8 for adults and children
• Children 2 and under are free
• $5 for Seniors 60+
• $7 for military family Members
All reciprocal admissions to the San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum are valid for up to 4 people.
Children must be accompanied by an adult and adults must be accompanied by children
Group Discounts are available for groups with 10 children or more
with an advance reservation
Click here for group booking information.
Field Trips - CHECK OUT OUR NEW PRICING!
• Group Discounts are available for groups with 10 children or more. Admission is $5 per child.
• The group leader and chaperones are admitted free of charge.
For more information, download our field trip information sheet or contact sflores@slocm.org.
Click here for a field trip information form and a reservation request form
Click here for Summer Camp Field Trip information and request forms
Due to our new exhibit stroller parkins is temporarily unavailable.
Food and drink are limited to the outdoor patio, except water which is permitted inside the Museum.
Directions from the North:
1. US-101 S
2. Exit onto Marsh St
3. Continue North on Marst St.
4. Turn Left on Nipomo St.
5. The Museum is on the Left at the corner of Nipomo & Monterey
Directions from the South:
1. US-101 N
2. Exit onto Marsh St
3. Continue North on Marst St.
4. Turn Left on Nipomo St.
5. The Museum is on the Left at the corner of Nipomo & Monterey
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About the San Luis Obispo Children's Museum
You will have an opportunity to explore a series of volcanic caves inspired by the Seven Sisters of San Luis Obispo and investigate a variety of hands-on experiences in the arts and sciences.
Become a paleontologist at a Saber Tooth Cat Dig Site and uncover bones that can be reassembled into the skeleton of a big cat. Become a geologist as you walk into a volcanic lava tube to explore an illuminated wall chock full of Earth crystals and check out the Magic Portal, a cool communication device. At the Claymation Volcano, become a filmmaker and create your own 10-second long movie of an erupting volcano using clay.
There’s a whole lot of shakin’ going on at the Shake Table where you can hone your engineering skills by building and testing structures against the forces of an earthquake. “Get physical” at the Playmotion Video Wall by moving your body to interact with a variety of changing backgrounds, including outer space, a soccer field, a pool of water, et. al. Become a composer at the Earth Organ, an otherworldly twelve note pipe organ, and create your own music.
The Giant Bubble, back by popular demand, lets you surround your entire body with a giant soap bubble. Learn the power of attraction as you build magnetic sculptures with nuts and washers at the Magnet Table. Completing the floor, the Museum’s Art & Science Workshop space will provide programs that take hands-on investigation of the sciences and art creation to a deeper level.
In June, we invite you to participate in special programming that will complement our newest exhibits. Our Summer of Art and Science weekly explorations willoffer hands-on explorations of science themes like rocks and minerals, solar energy, density and buoyancy (water), force and motion, magnetism and art topics like photography, painting and ceramics. Two separate classes will be offered, one for children ages 3-5 and another for children ages 6-12. You can also try out your acting skills through our new Creative Dramatics program. Check the Museum’s website for details at www. slocm.org
This summer, the San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum is the place to be for new exhibits, new programs and cool air conditioned comfort. We are also extending our hours for your convenience to be open seven days a week. So whether you live in San Luis Obispo County, have grandchildren visiting or are spending your vacation on the beautiful Central Coast, we hope you’ll check out all the fun we have in store for you and your family, because at the San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum, it’s all about you.
Floor Two - Zoomtown, Farmers’ Market, Clocktower, Bubblegum Alley
The original museum reborn, the familiar is new again! Guests venturing to the second floor of the San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum will discover the town of Zoomtown. Zoomtown updates some of the most beloved elements of the former Museum and is an environment where children will find multiple opportunities to experience a variety of grown-up roles in over 1500 square feet of exhibit space.
Floor Three - Early Childhood Learning Center, Meeting Space
Finally, their own space to marvel and explore! A separate and quiet respite awaits the smallest visitors to the San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum. The Early Childhood Learning Center is situated separately on the third floor and features a themed train depot setting with a full-sized and explorable Brio™ Train. Wonder awaits toddlers at several view ports that allow them to look down through the town and into the volcano below. Over 600 square feet of age-specific content including a soft play area, a messy-play table and a reading corner round out the early childhood space.
Mission
The San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum inspires learning through play within a rich environment of interactive exhibits and programs in the arts, sciences and humanities. Since opening in 1990, we have been committed to offering experiences that both invoke curiosity and imagination about the world and promote active exploration, investigation and creation. Learning becomes fun because it is motivated from within and shared with others.
The San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum is proud to offer thousands of children, families, caregivers and teachers a variety of educational experiences that enrich their lives. We hope that you will enjoy the San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum for years to come.
