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Discovery Museum Science and Space Center

3615 Auburn Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95821
916-575-3941
Ranked #57 of 85 attractions in Sacramento
2.5 of 5 stars 5 Reviews
Description: This interactive science museum for children includes a wide range of exhibits and a planetarium.
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grandkids7
Citrus Heights, California
Senior Contributor
32 reviews
3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 19, 2012

Last visit is not valid. Just wanted to let people know that this museum is no longer at this site and is in the process of moving to another location. More

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ralfchang
San Bruno, California
1 review
6 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed July 17, 2011
6
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please do not be fooled by their website. the "museum" itself is indeed a dump, because 1, a room filled with with less than 10 animals usually seen in pet stores does not meet my standard of a natural "museum" 2. a room filled with out-dated pictures of astronauts, space, and stars does not qualify a space "museum" please be... More

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Jessie408
Manteca, Ca
1 review
3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed March 6, 2011
3
people found this review helpful

Their new Planetarium exhibit is not organized, they can only fit so many people in the room and you have to wait for hours till its your turn...Im constantly over hearing many people not satisfied, children's hands were not being stamped when they first walked in and they were not allowing them to come back in the building...It smells bad... More

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renatasmom
Sacramento
1 review
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 15, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

The Discovery Museum is a small gem in the Sacramento area. On days when I need to get out of the house with my two year old, I bring her here to play in the log cabin and in the back is a great space ship and costumes for the kids to pretend to be astronauts. On the weekends, the... More

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kikikipper
Sacramento
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed January 24, 2008
3
people found this review helpful

It would be a wonderful place to go if they updated the place and added more hands on. My husband and then 2 year old son went there for some family fun. We payed our 7$ fee (at that time it was 7$) walked past the front desk and turned to our right. There are about 2 rooms and that... More

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