Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert
Rancho Mirage, CA
~$19.95/person; $5 Museums for All with EBT
By Simir Shah
★★★★★4.6(654 Google reviews)
What parents say
AI summary of 5 Google reviews — not a first-hand visit. How we write these
Three buildings of hands-on exhibits, recently remodeled, with air conditioning reviewers appreciate on hot days. Children from little ones up to about eight stayed for hours. There is no food concession, so bring your own and eat in the park space between the buildings. Staff get good reports.
This hands-on museum off Gerald Ford Drive is built for little hands, with a pretend grocery store, art studio and climbing structures that keep toddlers through early-elementary kids busy for hours. It's fully indoor and air-conditioned — a lifesaver on triple-digit summer days. Morning visits tend to be calmer before school and camp groups arrive.
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71-701 Gerald Ford Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270, USA
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What visitors say
- Deker Kudlac★★★★★
I volunteered here today and it was amazing! The staff was so kind and helpful with all our questions. the entire place has been completely remodeled and it’s so cool. There are 10 times more interactive games and puzzles to complete! Today i mostly cleaned up after the kids and organized playing areas. It is very clean and collected and it was very fun to see all the kids having fun! They have kids camps and they change some themes around some months! one up coming one of under the sea! I also did a few challenges myself because it looked like too much fun not to join in! This place has so many things to keep little ones and older ones quite busy. I 100% recommend coming here!
3 months ago
- Amanda Morgan★★★★★
Museum is nice. But we’re here in the summer and came to the museum expecting it to be comfortable inside, but it’s really miserable in some spots where it feels much higher than 80 because the fans aren’t reaching everywhere and the sun is beating in through the windows. Staff says this is a standard temperature this time of year because of the windows getting sun. But that seems like a problem that can be fixed, or should have been considered in the design of the brand new space. Do not recommend in summer.
a month ago
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