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Category: Museums

November 8, 2013 Museums

Embarcadero: Flying Chimpanzee Carousel

One of those crazy things you see when you walk around San Francisco… Photo taken November 2nd, 2013 In front

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November 7, 2013 Museums

San Francisco: The Exploratorium

“The Exploratorium is a twenty-first-century learning laboratory, an eye-opening, always-changing, playful place to explore and tinker. For more than forty

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September 6, 2013 Animal Fun / Museums / Trains

Outback Express Adventure Train: Oakland Zoo

For those of you with little ones in the train stage, this is a fun one!  The Outback Express Adventure

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September 5, 2013 Museums / Sacramento / Gold Country / Trains

Sacramento: California State Railroad Museum

The amazing California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento is a must-see for anyone with an interest in trains or American

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July 21, 2013 Animal Fun / Fauna / Museums / Nature Exploration / Nature Programs / Outdoor Education

Animal Fun! Sulphur Creek Nature Center, Hayward

I’ve been wanting to write about the Sulphur Creek Nature Center for a long time now.  When my son was

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June 18, 2013 Art Fun / Museums

Framed: Step Into Art Exhibit, Bay Area Discovery Museum

If you are in the area and have the opportunity, I highly suggest you take your little ones to the

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June 17, 2013 Museums / Water Play / Weekly Photo Challenge

Curves: Wave Workshop, Bay Area Discovery Museum

Photos from the Wave Workshop at the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito.  My son loves this exhibit.  Kids can

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April 5, 2013 Museums

Play: Lawrence Hall of Science

No visit to the Lawrence Hall of Science is complete without a bit of playtime on the massive DNA Sculpture

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March 14, 2013 Museums / Nature Programs

Sausalito: San Francisco Bay-Delta Model

Apparently, back in the 1950’s, engineers were considering building two dams in the San Francisco Bay to create fresh water

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February 4, 2013 Museums

Fun for Little Astronauts: Chabot Space Center

I’m surprised I haven’t written about the Chabot Space Center before, as we’ve been members for two years and visit

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February 3, 2013 Animal Fun / Fauna / Museums

Beautiful Butterflies: California Academy of Sciences

Photos taken January 29th, 2013 Rainforests of the World California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco

February 2, 2013 Animal Fun / Museums / Nature Exploration / Silent Saturday

Silent Saturday: Explore! California Academy of Sciences

Photos taken January 29th, 2013 California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco Also see… The Living Roof:  California Academy of Sciences

January 31, 2013 Gardens / Museums

The Living Roof: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco

We love to visit The Living Roof whenever we visit the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.  This paragraph

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December 27, 2012 Animal Fun / Fauna / Museums

Sleepy tiger + discount to the Oakland Zoo

During our Christmas Eve visit to the zoo, we mostly ran around and played, but we did check out a

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December 24, 2012 At the Park / Museums

Burning holiday energy…

Oh, my, is my five-year-old excited about Christmas tomorrow.  He can’t sit still, and he’s been acting super whacky.  It’s

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November 26, 2012 Animal Fun / Museums / Outdoor Education / Santa Cruz / Water Play

Seymour Marine Discovery Center, Santa Cruz

The Seymour Marine Discovery Center, located in Santa Cruz on the bluffs above the Monterey Bay, is a true gem. 

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October 28, 2012 Animal Fun / Fauna / Museums / Treasure Hunting

Boo at the Zoo, 2012

Yesterday we attended the annual Boo at the Zoo event at the Oakland Zoo.  Kids wear their Halloween costumes and

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August 29, 2012 Animal Fun / Museums

Butterflies, California Academy of Sciences

On Monday, my son and I enjoyed a fun visit to the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.  It

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August 22, 2012 Museums

Climbing the DNA Structure, Lawrence Hall of Science

No visit to the Lawrence Hall of Science  in Berkeley is complete without reserving some time to climb on the

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August 8, 2012 Museums / Quotes

John Muir National Historic Site, Martinez

I’ve always loved this quote, and it’s one I experience each and every time I head out into nature.  For

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July 30, 2012 Marin County / Museums / Point Reyes

Point Reyes Lighthouse

A highlight of any visit to Point Reyes National Seashore, on the California coast, thirty miles north of San Francisco,

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July 22, 2012 Gardens / Museums

Plantosaurus Rex Exhibit, Conservatory of Flowers, San Francisco

A visit to the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco has been on our to-do list for a couple months,

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July 9, 2012 Hiking with Kids / Museums / Treasure Hunting

Urbia Adventure #2: The Rocky Mountain Behind the Randall Museum

Yesterday, I wrote about our visit to the Randall Museum (see post here… “The Randall Museum, San Francisco”).  Whenever I

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July 8, 2012 Animal Fun / Museums / Nature Programs

The Randall Museum, San Francisco

The Randall Museum in San Francisco was created to be a place where children can handle, see, and learn about

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June 19, 2012 Animal Fun / Museums

Playtime at the Oakland Zoo

As an alternative to the local park or nature area, one of our favorite places for some quality outdoor playtime

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June 3, 2012 Museums

Tony Hawk Event, Rad Science Exhibit, Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley

Yesterday we had the opportunity to see Tony Hawk and other professional skateboarders perform, as part of the opening festivities

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May 31, 2012 Animal Fun / Gardens / Museums

Earthquake! And More… California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco

For months, my son has been asking when the new Earthquake exhibit will be opening at the California Academy of

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May 4, 2012 Museums

Rainy Day at the Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley

Any trip we take to the UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley also includes a visit to the Lawrence Hall of

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April 27, 2012 Museums / Parks

Fun! Children’s Fairyland, Oakland

Children’s Fairyland is a storybook park that’s been around longer than Disneyland.  In fact, it inspired Walt Disney to create

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April 26, 2012 Animal Fun / Museums

Visit Report: Lindsay Wildlife Museum

For those kids (and adults) who love animals, the Lindsay Wildlife Museum in Walnut Creek is a must-visit. The facility

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