REGULAR HOURS: Wednesday – Sunday: 10AM – 4PM Closed: Monday & Tuesday Member Hour: 9 – 10AM Wednesday – Sunday

Take your child on a journey of discovery, right in your own backyard. Nestled at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Bay Area Discovery Museum is a place where little bodies and big imaginations are free to run wild.

Situated at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge, our museum offers immersive experiences that spark creativity, foster curiosity, and encourage meaningful connections between children, their families, and the world around them.

This Discovery Zone is the perfect place to put their skills and curiosity to the test. They’ll discover the limits of building design with magnetic tiles, explore pattern making on our giant weaving wall, and play with the principles of coding in a larger than life music box.

Next time you travel outside of the Bay Area, visit the ASTC website to view the current list of participating museums. Members at the Supporting Level and higher also receive discounted admission to more than 180 children’s museums nationwide through the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM) .

At the Bay Area Discovery Museum, every day is an opportunity to inspire joy, curiosity, and discovery in children’s lives. If you’re passionate about playful learning and making a real impact in the community, join our team!

Campers become young explorers, venturing through rainforests, tundra, oceans and deserts to learn what makes the earth’s ecosystems (including the Bay Area’s) so wildly wonderful. Into the Wild is an epic blend of science, creativity, and hands-on exploration!

Preschool – The Discovery School. What could be more exciting (and fun!) than going to school at a museum? The Discovery School combines a child-centered approach to learning with the museum’s amazing setting and resources to create an …

Discovery at Dusk. Even grownups like to play! Join us for our annual fundraiser featuring adult-approved programming, slippery rides on the Gumnut Grove slide (if you dare!), along with cocktails and tunes at the museum’s fabulous campus against the spectacular backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Goblin Jamboree makes our mission of bringing joyful learning experiences to children throughout the Bay Area possible! This year, we aim to raise $300,000 to continue offering programs that spark creativity, curiosity, and a love for learning.