Discovery Science Center, Santa Ana

It was not worth the cost of admission and then there is an additional cost to park. We have gone twice and both times in about 45 minutes when our children were bored. We as adults were bored within a 30 minutes. There is very little there to experiment with, to look at, to explore, to hold your attention for more then a few minutes.

I actually got in free as a teacher, but I'm glad I didn't pay! I brought my 1.5 year old sone, but even with the Sesame Street exhibit there wasn't much for him to do. Everything was filthy dirty, many exhibits were broken, and there was a lot that cost an extra fee. I was really excited to see the bubble show, but that was an extra fee. There were two drunk guys in the parking lot, and we had to pay to park - even though we were so far away we were practically in Main Place parking. I would have just parked there and walked if I'd realized it ahead of time. They have a lot of neat things to look at, but I thought there was actually very little for a young child to interact with and learn from. I won't go back until my son is much older, and then I'll bring LOTS of Purell!

This has to be the one of the greatest experiences you can have with your kids. I run a group home for the abandoned and poor kids of southern idaho, we came down for this unbelievable experience cause we heard about it on the radio, all my kids came out with tears in their eyes. It is so amazing to see how hands on activities can change a young ones mind. I recommend it for anyone with kids and without as well.

Great for an outing with a child 12 or under. I took my son when he was 9, we had a good time with all the science experiments. It's a good place to bond and share. Children over 12 or adults without children would definately be bored.

We took our grandchildren on vacation and planned this outing. We thought they would enjoy for several hours. Much to our surprise we spent the entire day there. Exceptional value on price. Both Grandchildren were of the age where they could do all the hands on - which is everything - Our grandson still talks about his experience there.

I was a tourist, and it seemed like the museum was more geared for members, which of course just passing by and stopping in, one would never know that. Lot's of fun things for members only. In general the place was O.K.. way to high priced for the admission, I felt a bit robbed, since we had taken about 8 kids with us. THe kids were bored very quickly. Sorry, but I would not recommend this place to anyone. Londa Alexander

- very interesting and educational hands-on exibits - rotating exibits always provide something new and exiting (eg. science of snow, wildlife demonstrations, etc). - many things to see and do the only downside that I can think of is that the food selection is pretty bad with the only options being fast food franchises Taco Bell & Pizza Hut

This is an average-sized museum with plenty of exhibits but, at the time of my visit, had a significant number of non-operational exhibits which was quite disappointing. Being in California there is a section with earthquake exhibits including an earthquake simulator. There's also a section for very young children. There is a charge for parking.