Children's Museum at La Habra

For the safety of our community, the Children’s Museum at La Habra will temporarily CLOSE until March 31 due to the current health situation (COVID-19).  The Museum will conduct deep cleaning of our exhibits and spaces.

The opening of our exhibit American Native: First Nations Tales will be postponed to a later time. All programs and events that were scheduled to take place through April 4, 2020 will be postponed.

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The Children’s Museum at La Habra opened in December 1977 and is located in a historic 1923 Train Depot. The museum features seven galleries and fourteen different hands on exhibits, many of which remain unique to the field today. There is also an outdoor dinosaur topiary and historic 1942 caboose. The Children’s Museum at La Habra shows how important play is to learning. Through play, children develop skills, express creativity, discover the larger world and learn to work with others.

The Children’s Museum features permanent exhibits that include:

Nature Walk: Touch taxidermy wild animals in an indoor setting.
Model Train Village: Watch five trains running through a miniature village. Interactive electronic games on the walls reflect transportation history.
STEAM Lab:An interactive space for exploring S.T.E.A.M. concepts (science, technology, engineering, art & math).
Carousel Room: Young children can take a sign on an authentic Dentzel Carousel. Shop ’til you drop in the Mini Market and climb aboard Buster the Bus.
The Caboose: Board a genuine railroad car with history displays.
Science Station: Dig for dinosaur bones in the dig site.
Family Art Center: Unleash your creativity with daily art activities for the entire family.
Kids On Stage: Perform on stage or work magic behind the scenes in this fun theater gallery. Costumes, musical instruments, scripts, special lighting and a microphone are provided.
Pre-school Playpark: Children from birth through five years old will enjoy creative playing and learning in this indoor park-like setting.