Monterey County Youth Museum, Monterey

I love this place so much. I'm from LA and as much as I love the science center I love the academy of science here that much more. I might be biased since I am a biology major and have always had an interest in science but this place is so fun! Bring a date, come with a friend, go by yourself even and you'll have fun learning about all the species you see here. The price for the tickets is pretty steep so beware but if you're locally located there are free neighborhood weekends so check for those.

Loved this cozy discovery museum! We stopped off here for a few hours on our way down South. The kids (8 months and 3 years old) loved the interactive activity zones and the role play ones were a big favourite. It wasn't a big place but we certainly got lots of play time out of it. Also it was very clean, and staff was great!