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

Open:  Hours and days vary (check online)

Fee: $7

Focus: Historical Center

Heritage Museum of Orange County

Open:  Tues-Sat 11am-5pm

Fee: Done

Focus: Fine Arts

Irvine Museum

Open:  Mon-Fri 9am-430pm

Fee: $5 donation

Focus: Vechicles

Marconi Automotive Museum

Open:  Fri-Sun 1pm-4pm

Fee: None

Focus: Historical Society and Historic Home

Murphy-Smith Bungalow

Open:  Thurs-Sun 12pm-5pm

Fee: Free

Focus: Contemporary Art

Orange County Center for Contemporary Art

Open:  Mon-Sat 10am-5pm & Sun 11am-5pm

Fee: $16

Focus: Richard Nixon and presidential artifacts

Richard Nixon Presidental Library and Museum

Open: Thurs. 2-5pm & Sat.

10-3pm.

Focus: Historical Society and Museum

Brea Museum and Heritage Center

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

Open: Weds-Sun 10am-5pm

Fee: None

Focus: Art

Muzeo

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

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

Open:  10am-4pm

Fee: $12

Focus: Aircraft and Vehicles

Lyon Air Museum

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

Open:  Mon-Thurs 10am-4pm & Sat-Sun 10am-3pm

Fee: $10

Focus: Oceanography

Ocean Institute

Open: Sun 11am-5pm,Mon 10am-1pm & Tues-Sat 10am-5pm

Fee: $12.50

Focus: Children's Museum​

Pretend City Children's Museum