![]() The Cartoon Art Museum hosts classes for children and adults as well as other educational events. Several major exhibitions are held each year. It’s located in Yerba Buena Gardens, and it also features a research library and a bookstore. The museum gained support from Charles Schultz, creator of the Peanuts comic strip. This is the only museum on the West Coast devoted solely to cartoon art. It has something for everyone, and older kids will appreciate the visit. You can find anything from Spiderman to the Economist, and cartoons encompass everything from humor to politics, from profoundly simple to exquisitely complex. The collection includes comic books, graphic novels, as well as Sunday funnies. This museum is home to more than 6,000 original pieces of cartoon and animation art. ![]() Address: 1201 Mason St, San Francisco, CA 94108, United States.Located in Nob Hill, this museum will take you a step back in time. Young conductors can check out three antique cars from the 1800s along with the gadgets. Go underground and see the large wheels that still pull the cables today, in action. The Cable Car Museum is part of the complex that also houses the cable car powerhouse and the car depot.Īlthough the car depot is not open to the public, you can see the powerhouse which drives the cables. It contains historical and explanatory exhibits that will teach you about the most iconic mean of transportation in San Francisco.Īll of the systems mechanical are on display, and you can learn when they were first developed. The Cable Car Museum is the perfect place if your kid is machine-obsessed and wants to know how cable cars work. Address: 221 4th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, United States.Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday 10am-4pm.There are activities for younger kids too: think sandboxes, a dress-up area, and a storybook space.Ĭhildren can also learn how to program a robot, or take a “mystery box challenge” and create a solution to a problem.ĭon’t forget to take a ride on the restored LeRoy King Carousel, the handcrafted machine from 1905. Kids can invent the new machine, bring clay to life in the animation studio, or record their own song in the music studio. Rather than simply viewing the exhibits, Children’s Creativity Museum is participatory and a hands-on space. Its educational approach encourages children to imagine, create and share the way they learn. It has a wide range of engaging activities that allow children to imagine and create. This museum in Yerba Buena Gardens offers interactive art and technology experiences for children ages 2-12 and their families. Address: 104 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94129, United States.Prices: Adults $25 Students $20 Youth (6-17) $15 Children under 5 Free.Opening Hours: Thursday to Sunday 10am-5pm.Make sure to watch a Disney classic at the Fantasia-themed theatre. There are ten permanent galleries, and the lobby displays all the awards Disney won during his career. This one-of-a-kind exhibit at the Walt Disney Family Museum gives visitors a chance to glimpse into Walt Disney’s mind. Watching original Mickey Mouse drawings, and artifacts from Disney classics like Snow White and Pinocchio.ĭon’t miss the 12-foot diameter model of Disneyland, as Walt initially imagined it. Lose yourself in 40,000 square foot space (3,715 square meters) of Disney history. ![]() While it focuses on the life of Walt Disney, it gives you the chance to explore stunning interactive displays, videos, and animations of your favorite Disney characters. If you can’t go to Disneyland, head to San Francisco’s Presidio to visit the next best thing. Address: Pier 15, The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94100, United States.Kids ages 3 and under don’t need a ticket. There are more than 650 interactive exhibits in this museum at Pier 15, that will entertain your children for three or four hours. You will also learn more about social interaction, light and sound, microscopic organisms, and have a chance to build something by themselves or with other visitors. Kids can learn how the eyes work, watch eggs explode, and find out how cacao beans become chocolate and why do people love it so much. In this interactive science museum, the installations require touching, building, playing, and experimenting.Įducation is a major focus at the Exploratorium and the venue is well organized into different themes. It will make you question how you perceive the world around you. They will find out how simple gadgets work and discover mind-blowing tricks of nature. If your kids have even the slightest interest in science, then you shouldn’t miss visiting the Exploratorium. San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park ![]()
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