Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose

We spent a Saturday morning at the Children's Discovery Museum with the kids. It reminded us of the Questacon in Canberra, except that the CDM had a lot more hands-on activities for younger kids.

As you enter the museum, you are greeted by an almost life-sized fire truck where the kids can deck out in their very own firemen outfits complete with helmets and climb aboard with the help of a step stool.

Firefighter fun

On the ground level, there are many hands-on stations where kids are free to explore and develop their imagination and creativity at their own pace. 

Finding out what happens when you press your face into a bunch of "needles"

The kids were highly amused by their needle face creation

Digging for fossils at the dinosaur exhibit

Abundance of spinning contraptions to play with

More spinning contraptions

The favourite section was without a doubt the water play area. It was divided into 2 areas - one for younger tots, targeted at ages about 3 and under; and one for older kids. The kids spent the longest time here, getting wet and having a tonne of fun. 

Water play fun

Water play fun

Water play fun in the "tots" section

There was plenty more in the upper level of the museum, but unfortunately we didn't have that much time as we wanted to check out some Vietnamese cuisine in the area. But you could easily spend an entire day here with your children.

We hope to come back again soon!


Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
180 Woz Way
San Jose CA 95110
Website: https://www.cdm.org/

Adults $18
Children 1-17 years $12
Senior Citizens $11
Under 1 FREE
Member FREE