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1. SFMOMA Museum Store
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 357-4000
Categories:
Bookstores,
Cards & Stationery
Neighbourhood: SOMA
This has GOT to be one of the Best museum stores in the world!
I am a sucker for museum gift shops or to quote my cousin, "Why go to a museum if you're not going to go to the gift store?" I plan to make that into an embroidered sample and hang it…More »
2. Contemporary Jewish Museum
This is a rating for the William Steig Exhibit, the cafe and the gift shop.
We didn't experience any of the rudeness that others reported,
Yes, they do check your bags at the entrance. This is a very standard procedure nowadays; so it wasn't a…More »
3. Hiller Aviation Museum
It's a bird, it's a plane----it's a SUPER museum! Hiller Aviation Museum is a true gem. If you have even the slightest interest in airplanes, this is the place to go! (Please see my photos!)
If you can go there without expecting a Smithsonian type…More »
4. Japanese American National Museum
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 625-0414
Categories:
Museums,
Venues & Event Spaces
Neighbourhood: Downtown
We go to the JA National Museum whenever we're in LA.
I love that it is located in the heart of "Little Tokyo"
nearby the old (and late, great) Far East Cafe where
we had hundreds of meals and all the shops I remember
growing up with.
I'm sorry I…More »
5. Royal British Columbia Museum
This is the BEST museum in the world!
(Formerly the Provincial Museum)
It easily rates TEN stars.
Whenever we are in the Pacific Northwest we go to Victoria and go to this museum as a destination place.
http://www.royalbcmuse...
Fabulous!
Fantastic!
The…More »
6. Manzanar National Historic Site
I dedicate my 400th review to my parents who spent three and a half LONG years in Manzanar. They were among the first to arrive and the last to leave, My brother was born in October 1945. The camps closed in November 1945.
My parents were married on…More »
7. Lawrence Hall of Science
Berkeley, CA 94720
(510) 642-5132
Not necessarily a bad thing.....it seems that the average age
that LHS caters to has been spiraling down.....disproportionally
to my son's age....
Dinosaur exhibits always great.
5 Star gift store (FABULOUS place for gifts--- jewelry, educational…More »
8. The Museum of American Heritage
We thought we had been to every historic home in the Bay Area until we discovered the Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto.
Formerly the home of the Williams family who were the sole occupants for almost 90 years.
Now a delightful museum housing…More »
9. National Museum of the American Indian
We really wanted to LOVE this museum. My husband grew up in NYC and often went to the Heye Foundation that had thousands of American Indian items on display. George Gustav Heye collected over 800,000 items early in the 20th century.
When we heard the…More »
10. Oakland Museum of California
Although I've never been crazy about the cold, concrete architecture I love this museum because:
--Great family programs! Over the years we've been to events
celebrating Chinese New Year, Winter holidays, Black History
Month, Dia de los…More »
11. National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC 20013
(202) 633-1000
Categories:
Landmarks & Historical Buildings,
Museums
Fabulous museum but visiting it in April with the throngs of other tourists is insanity. It was hard to even get close to the dinosaurs, the Hope Diamond and most of the exhibits.
The mammals are all enclosed behind glass walls. The description…More »
12. Western Railway Museum
This modest, low-key museum is a joy to visit. They have an exhibit hall of historical photos,, cafe, picnic grounds and over 50 streetcars and interurban electric train cars on display, Train rides available too.
We are also impressed by the…More »
13. Maui Ocean Center
We really enjoyed the Maui Ocean Center. All of the marine life in
the exhibits is from Hawaii.
The center is very user and kid friendly. Although it is "small"
there is plenty to see.
What we really appreciated was the clear walk-through fish…More »
14. CuriOdyssey
We spent MANY happy hours here. The museum and animal
viewing areas are kid-friendly and fun for the adults too.
Coyote Point Park is a wonderful park to have a large group
gathering or a picnic with your family and friends.
Sweet gift shop with…More »
15. Monterey Bay Aquarium
Fresh Review Jan 23, 2008
We went to the Aquarium on MLK Jr. Holiday weekend. We went there after 3:30 and were able to beat the crowds. There were swarms of people leaving as we entered.
Loved the current exhibit "Wild About Otters" featuring river…More »
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Things I LoveHello Kitty, singing in the car, Summer camp, Oldies (pre 1965) music, laughing, Trains, Pressed pennies, Laurel and Hardy, Buster Keaton, Marx Brothers, Potatoes, Museums, John Cusack, thrift stores, chocolate, kind people, kitty cats, Josh Radnor, Snoopy
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