Orange County Museums
Check out these museums small and large. Don't forget to hashtag.
This page is meant solely as a reference. Prices and hours can change. Please check with your local museum for holiday hours. If this information is inaccurate at any time, please contact us so we can fix it for everyone.
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Open: Wed-Sun 10am-4pm
Fee: None
Focus: Historical Society and Museum
Balboa Island Museum
Open: Mon – Sat: 12–6 pm
Mission: explore new relationships between the arts, sciences, and engineering
Beall Center for Art and Technology
Open: Thurs & Fri 10am-3pm
Focus: Historical Society, Library and Museum
Costa Mesa Historical Society Museum
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Open: Hours and days vary (check online)
Fee: $7
Focus: Historical Center
Heritage Museum of Orange County
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Open: Mon-Fri 9am-430pm
Fee: $5 donation
Focus: Vechicles
Marconi Automotive Museum
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Open: Fri-Sun 1pm-4pm
Fee: None
Focus: Historical Society and Historic Home
Murphy-Smith Bungalow
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Open: Thurs-Sun 12pm-5pm
Fee: Free
Focus: Contemporary Art
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art
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Open: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm & Sun 11am-5pm
Fee: $16
Focus: Richard Nixon and presidential artifacts
Richard Nixon Presidental Library and Museum
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Open: Thurs. 2-5pm & Sat.
10-3pm.
Focus: Historical Society and Museum
Brea Museum and Heritage Center
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Open: Tues to Thurs 11am-4pm & Fri to Sun 10am-2pm
Fee: $5
Focus: Historic Home
Casa Romantica
Open: Tues-Thurs 11am-4pm, Fri-Sat 11am-5pm, &
Sun 11am-3pm
Fee: Free
Focus: Cal State Fullerton student-focused art gallery
CSUF Grand Central Art Center
Open: Tues to Sat 11am - 5pm
Fee: None
Focus: Art Museum
Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University
Open: Mon, Tues, Fri-Sun 11am-5p,m & Thurs 11am-9pm
Fee: $7
Focus: California Art
Laguna Beach Museum
Open: 9am-5pm
Fee: $10
Focus: Historic Grounds and California
Mission San Juan Capistrano
OCMA is currently closed due to heavy renovations and will not reopen until 2021.
OCMA is currently sharing art exhibitions at South Coast Plaza.
Open: Thurs 11-8pm &
Fri-Sun 11-6pm
Fee: Free
Orange County Museum of Art
Open: Tues-Sun 11am-5pm
Focus: Surfing
Surfing Heritage and Culture Center
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Open: Thurs & Fri 10am-3pm
Focus: Historical Society, Library and Museum
Bowers Museum
Open: Tues to Fri 10am - 4pm,
Sat 10am-5pm & Sun 1pm-5pm
Fee: $10
Focus: Children's Museum
Children's Museum at La Habra
Open: 10am-5pm
Fee: $19.95 (Adults) &
$14.95 (hild)
Focus: Children's Science Museum
Discovery Cube, OC
Open: Tues- Sun 10am-5pm
Fee: $3
Focus: Surfing Museum
International Surfing Museum
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Orange County Parks includes a list of hiking trails, parks and historic homes.
Most places are free and they are usually a great place to experience nature and history
Orange County Parks
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Open: Mon-Thurs 10am-4pm & Sat-Sun 10am-3pm
Fee: $10
Focus: Oceanography
Ocean Institute
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Open: Sun 11am-5pm,Mon 10am-1pm & Tues-Sat 10am-5pm
Fee: $12.50
Focus: Children's Museum
Pretend City Children's Museum
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