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Visitor tip
Engage children with the scavenger hunt activity and interactive exhibits like the chemistry display and outdoor dinosaur excavation sand pit. These hands-on experiences significantly increase engagement, especially for early school-age children.
Best time
Plan to visit Wednesday-Saturday between 9am-3pm when the museum is open. Note that the planetarium has limited availability (currently only 2 Saturdays per month), so check the schedule in advance and plan accordingly if planetarium shows are a priority.
Visitor tip
Combine your museum visit with a walk through the native plant garden outside for a pleasant extended experience. This adds value to your visit at no extra cost.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Natural History Museum with Planetarium
- Location
- MJC West Campus Science Community Center, 1st floor
- Hours
- Wed-Sat 9am-3pm, plus Science Night Fridays 7-10pm select dates
- Admission
- $8 general, $5 youth/seniors/military, free for YCCD students/staff
- Focus
- Central California habitats and natural history
What visitors say
We used to come here every couple weekends when we lived in the area, and we loved it, but our kids never cared about the exhibits. This time, now that the kids are early school-age, they really enjoyed it, and the reason they were…
Great little museums and affordable gift shop--bought more than i thought i would. My favorites was the chemistry interactive exhibit and the archeology exhibit about S. Africa. Lots of dioramas about nature. Great campus as well.…
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Did You Know?
- Interactive outdoor dinosaur excavation sand pit is a permanent hands-on exhibit where visitors can experience paleontological dig activities
- Museum features a native plant garden adjacent to the main building, integrating outdoor botanical education with indoor exhibits
- Specializes in Central Valley and Central California habitat exhibits, making it regionally focused on local natural history rather than global collections
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