California Science Center

After spending a full day at Legoland the day before, we decided to spend the next day of our vacation on a more relaxing trip. So we headed to the California Science Center. One of the best parts of this Museum is that it is …..FREE! The kids enjoyed spending most the day getting their hands on all the exhibits around the museum (I still think the exhibits at the Maryland Science Center are way better, but it is not free). At lunchtime we ate at a café within the Science center, followed by a walk outside into the Rose Garden to look at the various roses and the fountain. We then headed back into the museum to go through the rest of the exhibits. We were surprised to discover that the California Science Center had a large aquarium hidden within its “Ecosystems” exhibit. This was a really neat aquarium because not only could you view it from below within the museum, but you could also look down into it from above by going outside onto the museum’s rooftop. We ended our visit at the California Science Center by buying some small souvenirs at the museum gift shop and heading to Jamba juice for some smoothies before getting ready to eat dinner at the “Foundry on Melrose”.