Bay Area Discovery Museum
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557 McReynolds RdSausalito, CA 94965 (415) 339-3900
- Hours:
Tue-Fri 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Sat-Sun 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. - Good for Kids: Yes
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This place is great for little ones in the early years. My son is going into his second year and this place can keep him occupied for many hours and there are lots of children his age. He sleeps in the car on the way home every time and I can catch up with my friends there as well. It too expensive to go unless you get the membership and plan on going more than a few times a year. The weekend are usually crowded. We have a great time every time we go.
Great way to spend a day with my 1 year old and 3.5 year old with even enough stuff to keep my 7.5 year old's attention for most of the time. Breath taking views of the the city and the Golden Gate Bridge, ample parking and a nice mix of indoor and outdoor activities well maintained.
We just had a bit of sticker shock having to pay $44 for 3 kids and 2 adults. Oh well, welcome to the Bay area.
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We live 15 minutes from the San Jose Children's Museum; it takes at least an hour to get to this one. However, when it was time to buy a membership, I chose this one.
I leave the other museum feeling drained and run down. I leave this one with a weary smile. This beautiful location lifts your heart. We've had memberships on and off from 18 months to kindergarten age for each of our sons.
Try a free "second Saturday" and you'll see what I mean. Worth the drive.
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On a rainy Saturday morning, my grandson, Dylan, and I went trapsing over to Sausalito. This being my first time in 20 years, I was absolutely amazed at all the changes. The Tot Room was Dylan's favorite. He loved jumping on the lily pads (water beds), looking at the live fishes above. Crawling in tunnels, playing with stuffed animals.
Just outside is a mini waterfall with rubber sharks for kids to splash about. A separate building houses the art area with painting, construction projects, books ,etc.
There are also dress-up outfits - kiddies can put on i.e. bumble bee, butterfly, etc. etc.
I am looking forward to taking Dylan to the train area. I hear its fantastic. After I buy a membership for his mom & dad. . . its that much fun. . . .
Note to Parents: As you enter, you must take off your shoes before entering the Tot Room - cubby holes are provided for shoes.
Note to Parents: there is absolutely No strollers allowed in the Tot Area, as it is a fire hazard to block the entrance. (hence the 20 or so strollers lined up outside).
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On property, and sick.
Introduces kids to science... check.
A brilliant resource for parents... check.
A reason to leave my office and meet my sis and my nephew and neice and bro in law for a relaxing departure to my workday???
CHECK MOFO!!!!
Brilliant place... I simply adore it. THANKS BADM!!!
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Our family just loves coming here to spend time with our toddler. She really enjoys splashing around the water in the Toddler Spot and exploring all the rooms. The view of the Golden Gate Bridge is beautiful and the open space is great for her to run around. The cafe is full of organic goodies, which I find refreshing. I think everyone with young children should check it out. =)
I recently babysat for a 4 year old and two 6 year olds here and they had a blast in the wave room, Lookout Cove and the toy exhibit. Great place to spend a day. I even had a bit of fun searching for "treasure" in the sand pit with them!
What an amazing place for kids. Awesome play areas, learning toys, story time and shows. I've been a member for 1.5 years and my alomost 3 year old wants to go here almost evey weekend.
We love the SF zoo too, but this may be the best place in Marin or SF to take a child under 6 for a day of great fun.
We had been a long time ago when we only had 1 child, he must've been about 3 years old, so that makes it 5 years ago. The attraction at the time was the Lego Exhibit, which we all thought was AWESOME. Apparently we just missed the Clifford the Dog exhibit. Check their website for upcoming events and such.
Today we went for a birthday party. Had the weather been nicer, I think I could have enjoyed it better. The facility for the birthday party was quite large though and very accomodating.
Lots of hands on activities and exhibits, which I would say is good for toddlers to about 6 year olds.
The only drawback is some of the other parents. UGH! Like instead of using the bathrooms and changing stations, instead they used the benches to COMPLETELY change their child's diaper and clothes WITHOUT a changing pad or barrier between their child's toosh and where other people have to sit. ICK! Or when parents are too engaged in conversation with their friends to notice that their child has wandered off, like 2 buildings away from the play area, and no one knows whose 18 month old it is. Then to have said parent come running to the large group and snatch the child back without a thank you. Or the other parents who congregate by the entrance of the door to an exhibit b/c they're too busy talking but when you kindly say "Excuse Me" they give you their snot attitude. Oy!
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This place is gold for the under 4 set. I have a super active toddler. As a baby we could tour him around in his stroller to "real" musuems and we would sort of enjoy looking at stuff and chill out. But once he started walking it was all over. And that being said, the zoo and the big kids places like Yerba Buena were still sort of over his head. The BADS museum is just the perfect spot. It is very low key and laid back kids museum - set up in various old barracks and former militray buildings at Fort Baker in Sausalito. (It is kind of fun to take the tots over to see the Coast Guard boats and marina and views of the bridge and the city when they tire of the museum stuff).
My son just adores this place -- everything is imaginatively set up a the toddler height, like all the tables of exhibits, etc. -- and designed to get them actively "doing" something in the exhibit, from crawling through stuff, to playing in a faux salmon river bed with plastic salmon to splash with, to waterbed like trampolines with lily pads, to an awesome train table - it is just a well-designed and thought out place. It is also terrific at keeping their interest as they progress in development. We have gone back every 4-5 months since he started crawling and each time he falls in love with a different exhibit/building. The monstrous and cool playground is also not to be missed with shipwrecks and pretend construction sites, it is just great.
One minor drawback, the cafe is monumentally slow in service and kind of overpriced. They have good fresh, organic food, etc. but just kind of mediocre service (and with hundreds of hungry kids wandering around at the lunch hour, the cafe line is ground zero for melting down children).
My advice is to get there (if nap schedule permits) right when it opens, and then hightail it out of there by 1pm. The whining and crying cacophony of tired and hungry kids reaches its apex right around 1:30/2pm - mine included, so I am NOT judging, but just nice to duck out when the fever pitch hits its highest point.
The toy store is also just awesome - pricey stuff but full of really great, handmade, wood toys and inventive and creative things you won't see in other "cheap, plastic, mass-`produced" chain stores.
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If you have little ones or know some kids from 6 months to 6 years old
this is the place to visit. I suggest pack a lunch and enjoy the view of the golden gate bridge. The theme of the museum is habitat. Kids enjoy jumping on the water bed "pond" in the tot spot. Clifford comes to life in
exhibition hall. If weather is permitting the water feature is a favorite pack extra clothes. For 3 and up they offer arts and crafts. check it, it is well worth it.
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Fantastic time. Solid 4 1/2 stars.
We took the little one (13 months) and she LOVED it. The Tot Room was superb. She could play with kids a little younger, a little older, run around, crawl in a tunnel, play with stuffed animals... I loved the fact that there was an area dedicated to kids her age, and it was clean!
We checked out some of the other buildings, she liked part of the Wave exhibit too. Unfortunately, the rain kept us indoors so we weren't able to check out the other exhibits outside.
My only complaint was that the eating area in the cafe seemed not as clean as I would of liked.
We will definitely be returning!
What a fun day for everyone! My girls 3 yrs. and 22 months, both enjoyed the place immensely. There was a perfect blend of indoors & outdoors fun and very age appropriate too. The lookout cove was wonderful, especially with such a great view of the golden gate bridge in the background!
Dear Santa,
I was a very good mummy this year. I took care of my off-spring with great devotion, even quitting my lucrative and social job for him. I have stopped sleeping a long time ago and have aged by 10 years in just one.
One of the great pleasures of this new life is to take the off-spring to the Bay Area Discovery Museum. So for Christmas, you would make be most happy by sending an annual family membership so that we do not spend all of his college money in one-time entry fees. The membership is only $105.
If you do that, I promise to be an even better mummy next year.
Lots of Love,
Elsa
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Rarely am I moved to purchase a season pass for any one museum or park because I feel like there is so much to explore in the Bay Area, that a season pass wouldn't be worth it. But I have to say... this is the kind of experience for children that will grow with their evolving developmental stages. And yes, after a visit this weekend I am going to become a member.
I loved the fact that it is home to both indoor and outdoor activities. And being located just over the GG bridge (read: beyond the fog belt), it's a great way to escape the City's cold summer days and get out for some fresh warm weather and fun!
The variety of activities captivated the group of little ones that we went with (five kids ages 2 - 6) and it was a good time to be had by all. Best of all it seemed very clean, the staff was really nice and it looks like they might be expanding with new exhibits and such.
Definitely a winner in my book.
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Not bad, not bad at all. Easy to get to Sausalito side of GG Bridge, (take the very first, Marin Headlands exit). Plenty of parking. Close to a pier to walk out on. Pretty views. There are several activities (in door and out) for small children (I'd guess best for kids 3 to 8 ?). The entry fee for adults is $10.00) seems a little high just to watch your kids, but...it is the bay area. Why only 4 stars? The restrooms were dirty and they stunk, yech.
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The Bay Area Discovery Museum is great for preschoolers and kids up to age 8. Everything about the place felt laid-back and low-key, which is nice as a family getaway from busy playgrounds like Yerba Buena's.
There's not much for tiny toddlers to do. We spent most of our time in the Tot Spot building and outdoor fountain area. Tot Spot has two rooms for your little ones to play in: one room is 'aquatic' with waterbeds, frogs that blow bubbles, fish, and bubble displays; one room is more 'anthill' or 'foresty' with stuff to climb, tunnels, etc. The rooms were nicely laid out and clean! The outdoor fountain for water play was great even if the local birds were using it as a birdbath.
The Lookout Cove area was nice as a shipwreck playground, and its view of the Golden Gate Bridge was fantastic. Little ones may not find that much to do either, but walking around is always fun.
The cafe was anemic and disappointing. I would suggest bringing your own favorite snacks and then finding a place in Sausalito to eat lunch or dinner after visiting the museum.
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Excellent referral from a friend and from YELP!
Great place to play, although, now that we've seen it, we probably wouldn't pay the entrance fee to go again unless it was for a special event of some kind. Don't get me wrong, it's worth the fee. It's a cool place with tons to do, but would I go again?
Yes, but I'd buy a season pass.
Yeah, yeah, I hear what all of the other reviewers are saying but how great this place is for toddlers and kids a little older. But, come on, admit that taking a kid there is a great excuse to enjoy playing with all of the fun toys yourself! I have a 22 month-old niece and this place rocks for both of us!
The toddler area with the little stream and fake fish and frogs is so fun, I almost should have worn a waterproof smock myself! Then, you go inside and there's a little cave with stuffed animals crawling in and out, so fun to go in there like the old days when you used to build forts! It's a little creepy that because when you're inside you have to take your shoes off and some people are walking around barefoot, but then again, this is San Francisco!
My other favorite area, I think my niece liked it too, was the sunken ship with the buried treasures. It was great to see her use a broom and find things under the sand!
We didn't spend a lot of time in the craft area, it was pretty crowded, but they had several different activities in there for kids of all ages. Especially cool was that you can paint on glass that's hung on the wall. We did try this and it may explain my niece's new found love of drawing on the walls at home...I think I'm getting blamed for that!
And, there's usually a different activity going on over the weekend. When we were there they had a wheelchair basketball game, something you don't get to see a lot and that kids of all ages, including me, can be interested in.
The location is great, just a quick ride over the GG Bridge, and there's plenty of parking. The view across the bay is awesome, too, so if you just wanted to bring a picnic and walk down to the water it's a good place for lunch.
I can't wait to go back, I've got to kidnap my niece again! Oh, and if a family has a yearly pass pretty much anyone can get in with it, so you save some bucks there.
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A friend once noted that he calls this place "the Milf Museum."
While I don't appreciate the perky young moms bouncing around with their children as much as my friend does, I do think this is one of the best places to take your kid. I spent many days here as I kid, so I should know!
There are TONS of activites that are layed out in a way that doesn't make you feel like you're at some cheezy Toob Town or something. A lot of the activites are very educational and there is just so much to do here.
I love bringing my niece and nephew to the Bay Area Discovery Museum when I can because I know how much fun they have. When I was little this place was a second home to me, so it's really fun to come back.
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What a great place to visit and even better, a place to go to on a rainy day!!!!
- Isolated location with breath-taking views of the bay
- Good parking
- Museum consisted of multiple buildings - this was a bit challenging on the WINDY day we went
- The little one is 13 months and walking. He really enjoyed the Tot Lot. Other exhibits were a bit too advanced, but we're sure to visit again. Looking forward to the Art & Crafts.
- Second Saturday is free, so this was a great plus for us
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Hi! Here's the whole story from the membership departments at all three regional children's museums (I work at this one!):
In truth, the reciprocal program at all three regional children's museums - the Bay Area Discovery Museum, Habitot, and the San Jose Children's Discovery Museum - has only been changed from its original structure. You can still visit the other two museums when you are a member at one of them. You'll get two free passes for up to six people at each visit - do the math and that's about $100 in itself. After your second visit, you'll pay $4 per person. Again, that is about half-off admission. Plus, you can visit any other children's museum in another city, just like before, for free. As always, your admission to your favorite museum is free all year long. These museums need your support, and membership is a great savings for families who visit even a few times a year.
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Decent children's museum, but it is spread out in different buildings so if the weather is bad........ The location is amazing and you can see the golden gate bridge from the playground which makes for a great photo op with the kids!
The craft room was way too small and as usual, there were plenty of brat kids who don't know the concept of waiting your turn.
I loved the room with the water play. They have a really neat ocean room with plenty of hands on stuff and also a room with a big fishing boat to play on. Definitely cool for kids under 7.
There is a huge lawn area around the parking lot good for a picnic lunch or flying a kite.
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Paradise for Toddlers.....Aunt Kate is beloved when she takes her nephew here.
Hugh immediately runs for the truck/gravel pit outside. He could play there for hours, but who would want to miss the pirate ship, the natural mazes, the water room or the train room? He can play restaurant or learn about how waves work. He can climb through indoor tunnels and learn about how our world work by land and by sea.
This is the kind of place that makes imagination grow.
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Finally a place for toddlers! and older kids too!
Ignats P. pretty much summed it up in her review. So I wont bore you with details other than the fact that my 15 month old loved this place and never got bored. As a bonus he took an extra long nap when we got home.
I can't wait to go back!
Some addtl. info:
museum is designed for 6month olds to 8 year olds
HOURS:
Tues-Fri. 9-4
Sat&Sun. 10-5
closed Monday
Admission:
adults: $8.50
kids(1-17): $7.50
seniors:$6.50
under 1: free
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I LOVE the Bay Area Discovery Museum!!! There is sooo much to do, indoors and out. My children are 3 years apart and this is one place that completely entertains them both. There really is a lot to do for multiple ages and I don't see my son (who is 4) getting sick of it anytime soon. My daughter who is 16 months LOVES it too (and has since she has been able to get around). The staff there is great and the cafe (a bit pricey) is filled with natural and organic foods. There is a small indoor eating area (crowded on rainy days) and lots of outdoor seating (with high chairs)- be weary of the pigeons (they are not shy) The annual membership pays for itself after just a couple of visits- well worth it. My son has been going here for years and wants to stay at least 5 hours each time (and we go there a lot!). When I was pregnant we would go there and I could sit while he entertained himself all day long. Near the end of the school year you need to try to avoid field trip days- maybe call ahead because there's often swarms of older children who are not supervised very well.
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What could be better than a museum that your kid can romp and stomp through, up, over and around? There's no end to the activities and excitement in this sensory playground. My one-year-old loves "tot spot" -- two playrooms designed around the themes of a pond and an anthill. I can't wait until he's old enough to enjoy some of the other "exhibits," like the sea cove, ship wreck and replica of the Golden Gate Bridge. Also, becoming a member is a real deal: For $100 a year, you can get up to six people in for free any time you come and access to a variety of other California museums (not like the Asian Art Museum, more like Habitot in Berkeley, if you know what I mean). Anyway, if you end up going just a few times a year, the membership pays for itself -- and that's easy to do since the Bay Area Discovery Museum turns any old afternoon into an adventure.
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There is no reason that I would have made the trek to Sausalito for a childen's museum, except that a company perk offered free admission for myself and a child, so I called a friend with a four year old son and two year old daughter. A couple of aspects impressed me:
-The Berenstein Bears exhibit. Oh, yes. After all this time, the Bears are alive and kicking (not so much for the authors)
-the organic selections at the cafe. This was the case at Sesame Place in Redding, PA, and twenty five years later, SP still stands out in mind as being the worst meal of my entire childhood. They made pizza taste bad. Not so here. The kids ate happily, and I didn't starve
-I also remember a ship that they could climb in/on. This was a very big hit. Overall, the exhibits held the kids' attention for longer than I would have anticipated-high praise.
I would save this place for a nice day-it's not huge, but to miss the playground and outside exhibits would be a significant loss. Must visit for the preschool set.
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I brought my 15 and a half month old daughter here the other day and she loved it. My friend has a family membership so we got in free, which is always a plus when doing any activity but especially when you are with a toddler whose mood can change on a dime. There is nothing worse than expending a great deal of time, effort, and money to go somewhere just to have a baby fall asleep or through a tantrum, so when it is free it is such a relief.
I had never heard about this place until a few days ago, and for parents looking for a new activity it is fabulous. They split the bunker style old army base buildings into different age groups so that the kids can play with out their parents having to protect them from getting trampled by the older kids. You need to go on a bright sunny day so that the kids can fully enjoy the outside area. There is a large man made stream that varies from waist to chest high that has a waterfall and plastic fish squirt guns. They also provide plastic colorful aprons for the little ones to wear to prevent total drenching. And although the aprons don't really help that much the munchkins look pretty adorable in them. They also have chalk board easels for the artistically inclined child as well as employees playing drums and other instruments wandering around the entrance. There is also an outdoor deck area slightly up the hill that is surrounded by trees. A beautiful and fun place for the whole family.
Indoors they have two rooms. One has water bed ponds for the kids to jump and roll around on with paintings of frogs and ducks on the walls that make sounds when they are touched. The other room has different textures on the floor and soft blocks that fit into different shaped cut outs in a bench as well as toys and a cave to crawl through. Overall this was a great place for a new family to spend a few hours wearing out the tykes. We will definitely be going back.
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Took our kid here. He wasn't really impressed with the museum. He was too young to play on the regular playground and he was bored of tot spot.
We went to see the Monkey King exhibit which was mobbed with people. Yes there's great views but I really recommend this place for kids 3 and up. Younger kids just get bored with the whole thing.
Oh yeah, if you go on the second Saturday of the month, it's free admission. You'll only pay $5 ($4 if you have FasTrak) to cross the GG Bridge to go here on the second Saturday.
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Housed in several historic buildings (and therefore not as great on rainy days), this hands-on museum is a blast for children and parents alike. Older children will enjoy the art studio, media center, science lab and special exhibits, while my younger children enjoyed exploring in their own Tot Spot. When the weather permits, the outdoor play and picnic areas offer fantastic views of the Golden Gate Bridge. The on-site cafe food and selection was better than I expected. Try a panini.
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I drove my 3 yo nephew and 9 mo niece here today. It was a beautiful day and I'd never been, so why not? It's super close to the city so we got there really fast. There is so much to do here! I think we spent about 4 hours there. There's a Tot Spot where you have to take off your shoes and play in. Lots of stuff to bounce around in, climb on, run around. Animal costumes to wear around. There's a toddler beach room where kids can learn about waves and also a train room! There's a lot of outdoor areas. An area with water that my nephew loves. They provide aprons so the kids (theoretically) will stay dry. They never do. Bring a change of clothes for your kids if you plan to let them play with water. The pirates cove area is really neat. And they have a spider web the little ones can climb on. There's just so much stuff! I wish I were a toddler so I could play around too! The cafe also has some really good organic selections. We had planned to get there earlier in the day, but got set back so we had to eat lunch there. The food is a little pricey, but it's good. And, did I mention, organic?
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An excellent children's museum in a gorgeous location on the Golden Gate. The indoor/outdoor layout is perfect on a hot or mild day, but would not be great in a rainstorm. The exhibits are nicely maintained and do a very nice job of grabbing a little kid's attention. There is also an impressive outdoor playground complete with a mock Golden Gate Bridge, pirate lookout tower, shipwreck and well-stocked dumptruck area. My kids are 1.5 and 3.5 -- there was plenty for them, but also plenty that was over their heads. Based on the other attendees, I would guess that this is a very nice option for many kids under 8 or 9.
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This is a well-thought-out facility in a beautiful location,but keep in mind it's for preschool and elementary school kids only. Older kids will be bored. You could easily spend a day here if the weather is nice. Bring a picnic lunch.
I'm lucky enough to live about 5 -10 minutes away, so we come here often! There is so much to do, my daughter is still discovering new activities here. The Art Studio has clay, you can paint on glass, there is always one cut + glue project, the personnel are usually very helpful. The pirate's cove has a ship that kids can walk onto, a gravel yard with shovels, dumptrucks & hardhats, plus a giant mazelike hut built of sticks for kids to hide & seek in, AND a "spider web" you can climb on. Paths above the cove offer great views of the gg bridge. The Tot Spot (for 3 & under) has an outdoor stream filled with water and plastic fish & sealife for kids to play in, plus aprons to keep them semi-dry. Inside the tot spot are waterbed-like areas to tumble and lay in, across the way from there is another room full of sorting, climbing, and sensory textures. The tot spot is somewhat protected from the wind, so its a little warmer. I go here regardless of the weather, since ther are both indoor & outdoor activities. Even on a hot day, its a bit cooler here by the water. I have 2 children, a VERY active 2 year old and a quite disabled 4 year old son. Both of them really enjoy it here, and I've only scratched the surface of BADM. Food in the Bay Cafe is quite good, and the gift shop is well stocked and you get a discount if you are a museum member. I joined after my fist visit, its a great deal and worth every dollar. Miss Kitty gives performances here often, as do other popular kids' musicians.... Remember that they close at 4 PM on weekdays, 5 PM on weekends.
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This is a great spot for kids, no question, and the other reviews are right on about that.
OF NOTE: The membership policies have recently changed in a rather unfavorable way for families who tend to visit all three of the area museums--San Jose, Berkeley, and Sausalito--rather than just one. As of June 2007, the Museum Passport membership, which used to include unlimited access to the other children's museums in the Bay Area, now only includes two passes to the other museums. There is a small discount at other local museums, but the membership is no longer truly reciprocal. Notably, a membership will still get you into other non-Bay Area children's museums--the change only impacts the three Bay Area children's museums. For people who live equidistant from a couple of the museums, rather than right next door to one of them, a museum membership may no longer be a good value.
Probably this is fine for people who live near one of the three museums or want to visit non-Bay Area museums while visiting grandparents. However, the new membership structure creates no incentive for people who live reasonable driving distance (but not close) to two or more museums to join. With one child, you would have to visit your membership museum 8 times in order to pay for the membership.
One of my favorite places to spend a day with the kids. Educational, beautiful views and lots of activities. Pack a picnic and enjoy watching your kids discover.
The best place to spend a day with your kids. Its located at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, you can't miss the view or the array of activities to do while your there. Yay for the mastermind who put a museum right on beach. Check it out.
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