Plan your visit

A science museum for kids · est. 2011

Go ahead,
touch everything.

Curio is three floors of hands-on science built for curious kids — and the grown-ups they drag along. Splash it, launch it, take it apart. That's the whole idea.

Plan your visit See exhibits

● Open today 9am–5pm  ·  under-2s always free

Kids pointing up in wonder at giant hanging planets in the bright Curio atrium

Now on our floors

Four labs. Zero “do not touch” signs.

Every exhibit is built to be grabbed, cranked, splashed and occasionally worn as a hat. Staffed by real humans who love “but why?” questions.

Children gazing up at glowing planets under the Space Loft star dome Ages 5+

The Space Loft

Pilot a rover across our crater floor, wire up a constellation, and feel a real comet's chill under the 30-foot star dome.

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A young builder assembling a gear contraption at the Tinker Lab workbench Ages 6+

Tinker Lab

Real tools, real wood, real inventions. Build a marble run, break it, then build it better. Bandage rate: impressively low.

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Two kids laughing while steering water through flumes at the Water Works table All ages

Water Works

Dams, whirlpools, and a 20-foot rain wall you conduct like an orchestra. Ponchos provided. Giggles guaranteed.

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A delighted child standing inside a giant shimmering soap bubble at Bubble-ology Ages 3+

Bubble-ology

Stand inside a bubble taller than you and discover why soap film is secretly math you can pop.

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Plan your visit

The grown-up details

Everything a parent needs on one card — hours, prices, parking, and where the coffee is (lobby café, to your left, you're welcome).

Hours

  • Tue – Fri9am – 5pm
  • Sat – Sun9am – 6pm
  • MondaysClosed*

*Open Monday school holidays & all summer.

Tickets

  • Kids (2–17)$14
  • Grown-ups$18
  • Under 2Free
  • MembersFree, forever

EBT/WIC families: $3 admission for up to 6.

Getting here

  • 214 Fremont Ave, Riverside District
  • Streetcar B stops at our front door
  • Garage on 3rd St — we validate 3 hrs
  • Bike corral + stroller parking inside

Good to know

  • Sensory kits free at the front desk
  • Quiet hour: first Sunday, 8–10am
  • Nursing nook on floor 2
  • All-gender family restrooms every floor
Get tickets online

— skip the line, kids go straight to the fun.

Birthdays & field trips

Best. Birthday.
Ever. (Their words.)

Two hours, a private lab, a party host who speaks fluent eight-year-old, and a fizzing volcano finale they'll retell for weeks.

  • $325 for up to 12 explorers — includes museum admission all day for every guest
  • Pick your theme — Rocket Camp, Potion Lab, or Dino Dig (goggles provided, drama included)
  • We handle setup & cleanup — you handle the cake and the photos
Book a party

Teachers: field trips from $9/student

Curriculum-aligned labs for K–8. Chaperones & teachers free, obviously.

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Kids in safety goggles cheering at a fizzing science experiment during a Curio birthday party

Membership

Pays for itself in three rainy Saturdays

Unlimited visits, zero “are we really paying again?” math, and member mornings before the doors open to everyone else.

Sidekick

$89/year

1 grown-up + 1 kid

  • Unlimited visits, all year
  • 10% off café & shop
  • Member-only morning hours
Join as Sidekick
Most loved

Crew

$149/year

2 grown-ups + all your kids

  • Everything in Sidekick
  • Free grandparent swap-ins
  • 2 guest passes a year
  • Early camp registration
Join as Crew

Supernova

$249/year

Your whole orbit

  • Everything in Crew
  • 8 guest passes a year
  • $50 off birthday parties
  • Reciprocal entry at 300+ museums
Join as Supernova

Every membership is 100% tax-deductible and keeps our $3 access-admission program running. ✶

A parent and two kids laughing together at a glowing interactive light wall