3 Best Places To See in Irvine, CA

“Pretend City Children's Museum is designed for children to learn how the world works while engaging their curiosities and imaginations. The museum is the world in a nutshell, intended for children to learn how the real world works while engaging their curiosities and imaginations. The museum is a child-sized interconnected city built to support rich educational intentions with great fun, where kids can assume many real-world roles and let their creativity rule. Children can explore interactive exhibits and activities facilitated by their qualified professional staff. Children learn foundational math, reading, and science skills while fostering creativity, curiosity, problem-solving, critical thinking, and teamwork. The museum has welcomed well over a million guests into its educational wonderland. Pretend City Children's Museum offers free admission for members and infants up to 12 months.”

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“UCI Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art educates children and the public about the importance of art through its outreach programs and preserves the aesthetic beauty of California's cultural heritage. The museum has three exhibitions a year in addition to traveling exhibitions. Langson IMCA's holdings currently include over 4,500 works representing a wide array of genres and mediums that span late 19th-century California Impressionism and Plein air painting to Post-War and contemporary art. The museum strives to protect and celebrate California art and encourage new generations of artists, scholars, and patrons. UCI Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art has published eighteen excellent and beautifully illustrated books and numerous DVDs and notecards. These are available in the Museum Bookstore & Online Store. Here, admission is free and open to the public. Parking is also free for museum visitors.”

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“Marconi Automotive Museum has been dedicated to being an integral part of growth in Orange County for almost 30 years. The museum was founded by Dick and John Marconi. The building was originally purchased to house the race team when John and Dick were racing full time. After years of collecting exotic, rare, and classic cars, they decided to donate their multimillion-dollar car collection to the Marconi Foundation for Kids. For almost 30 years, the Marconi Automotive Museum has been used as an event facility and educational center to generate funds for children's charities and organizations throughout Orange County. The Marconi collection is home to over 100 vehicles and one of the largest Ferrari collections in North America, as well as Formula 1, Indy, and Vintage race cars. The museum has something for everyone. Visitors are allowed to get up close to the cars because none are roped off like other museums. The museum has plenty of parking. They have professional staff who are happy to answer any questions you have.”

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