The Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum extends a huge thank you to all our fans who voted us the Best Museum/Learning Center! You are all family to us, and we hope you will visit often. There is always something new and exciting going on at the Discovery Museum!
We are having our busiest summer yet, full of camps, weekly programs, and special events, like the recent TMNT Party. Thanks so much to Patricio’s Pizza for donating all those pizzas! We had a blast!
And for those of you who have never visited the Discovery Museum and are wondering what we are all about, do we have a deal for you! Go to 805Deals.com for the Discovery Museum Family 4-Pak offered for $12, at half the value of $24. It’s a whale of a deal.
The Discovery Museum is fun for all ages, with 13,000 square feet of “please touch” exhibits, weekly programs, and special events that explore ourselves, our valley, our world, and beyond. Climb the Mission to Mars rock wall, dig for fossils in the Discovery Tar Pits, and flee from pirates on a giant ship—but look out for whales and those pesky seagulls! Saddle up and ride through a history of our valley, make your own family brand, plant a backyard garden, and let your imagination run wild at the Creation Station. Come play and learn at the only children’s museum in Santa Barbara County!
The Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum is at 705 South McClelland St. in Santa Maria. We are open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.
Chris Slaughter, executive director for the Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum, wrote this week’s Discovery Corner, a weekly column in the Sun highlighting events, science activities, and more. Send comments to discoverycorner@santamariasun.com.
This article appears in Aug 14-21, 2014.
