So far, I've only been to two children's museums. This and the one in San Jose where I went with my friends' kids. So compared to the one in San Jose, this one is WAY BETTER.
It's across the street from the neon sign grave yard and Cashman Center, right adjacent to the library. The first thing you'll notice is the group of residentially challenged folks hanging around by the library. There were several security guards patrolling the grounds.
The tickets were $8.75 for adults and $6.75 for kids, but we had a coupon from the Entertainment Guide. My 3 year old had the best time learning how to use a crane while wearing a hard hat like Bob The Builder. Then we went upstairs to watch a live demonstration on liquid nitrogen, which was cool to see.
There were rooms where one could host birthday parties in mock recording studios. The Trekkie in me enjoyed the hollodeck video game where you're a soccer goalie. I didn't enjoy the tornado chamber though. You're enclosed in a small space and the wind made it hard to breathe.
We went back downstairs to the mock grocery store, mock airport security. But the BEST PART (for me) was the bubble station with the most perfect bubble solution. (I learned that my homemade bubble solution was missing glycerin). My daughter and I created huge bubbles and had the best time until it closed at 4pm. It took us about 3 hours to see everything. My daughter didn't wanna leave. I think we'll be back here for sure.