Mojave River Valley Museum
Barstow, CA
Free
By Simir Shah
★★★★★4.6(246 Google reviews)
What parents say
AI summary of 5 Google reviews — not a first-hand visit. How we write these
Free to enter, run by volunteers, donations welcome. Exhibits mix fossils, rocks, meteorites and local Route 66 history, indoors and out. Reviewers found the staff warm and happy to talk to children. A park sits across the street if the kids need to run. Small enough for a short stop.
This friendly free museum near the Barstow Road exit covers local desert history from mammoth fossils to Native American artifacts and pioneer days. A quick, low-key stop that's easy on little attention spans, and the volunteers happily point families toward other desert sights.
270 E Virginia Way, Barstow, CA 92311, USA
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What visitors say
- Penny Schaefer★★★★★
This is a fairly small museum. I spent well under an hour. It is free, but donations are accepted. Most of the displays are well organized, although some are a little crowded and have smaller print notes that were harder to see. They have quite a few fossils and minerals. There's also a good bit of American Indian artifacts, which are often lacking at other museums. The parking lot is not large, but I did find one spot to fit my 28' RV without too much difficulty. If the lot had been fuller, it probably wouldn't have been possible.
a month ago
- Zach Pickard★★★★★
Lots of random history from the area. I enjoyed it Free but feel free to donate to help keep it open
5 months ago
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