Budget-friendlyMuseums & Learning · Indoor
Museum of Making Music
Carlsbad, CA
By Simir Shah
A hands-on museum tracing a century of American instruments, where children can actually play the guitars, drums and keyboards in the galleries rather than just look at them.
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$15 general, $10 seniors, students and military, free under 3
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