The Mission of the Bay Area Discovery Museum is to engage, delight and educate children through exploration of and connection with the local environment and the diverse communities that live here.
The Bay Area Discovery Museum is a one-of-a-kind indoor and outdoor facility at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge, serving over 300,000 visitors per year on its 7.5 acre Sausalito campus. We are the only children’s museum in the U.S. to be located in a national park, and our exhibits are admired and emulated by other children’s museums nationwide. The Museum is recognized as the leading children’s museum dedicated to developing childhood creativity, nurturing future generations of creative thinkers and innovators. With this emphasis on creativity through play, we encourage children ages 6 months to 8 years to develop into curious, creative, adventurous lifelong learners and explorers.
The Museum's unique programs feature hands-on art, science and environmental exhibitions, performances, special events, cultural festivals and ongoing educational curricula... all with a focus on fun!
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The Museum is consistently recognized as the Bay Area's best! - Lilapick Best Kids Outing 2008
- Bay Area Parent magazine, Best Children’s Museum, Silver Medal
- Grand Magazine, Top 20 Children's Museum, 2007
- J. the Jewish newsweekly, Favorite Museum, 2007
- Best of Bohemian, Best Family Outing & Best Imagination Center, 2008
- Nickelodeon’s Parents’ Picks Best Enviro-Friendly Place,2008
- Pacific Sun, Best Place for a Kid's Party, 2007
- North Bay Bohemian, Best Museum, 2007
- Ross Valley Mother's Club, Best Day Outing (Hands Down Winner), 2006
- American Graphic Design Awards, excellence in communication and graphic design, 2006
- North Bay Bohemian, Best Place to Inspire Your Kids, 2005 & 2006
- California Preservation Foundation, Preservation Design Award, 2005
- AIGA Design Competition, wayfinding award, 2005
- North Bay Bohemian, Best Summer Day Camp, 2005
- Lamorinda Moms Club, Best Indoor Activity, 2005
- Bay Area Parent, Family Favorite, 2004
- Pacific Sun, Best Children’s Attraction, 2003
- North Bay Bohemian, Best Children’s Attraction, 2003
- Pacific Sun, Hero of the Week, Museum’s Community Learning Initiative (CLI), 2002
- SF Gate, 10 Great Bay Area Places to Keep the Kids Amused, 2002
- MetLife Foundation and Association of Children’s Museums (ACM), Promising Practice Award, 2002
- FamilyWonder.com, Highest Review Rating for Museum, 2000
- San Francisco Architectural Foundation, Architecture and Youth Award, 2000
- Parents Magazine, Must-See Museum, 2000
- San Francisco Chronicle, Best Family Outing, 1999
- San Francisco / Peninsula Parent Magazine, Best Place For Kids, 1998
- Pacific Sun, Best Place to Bring Kids, 1997
- Valley Parent Magazine, Best Family Outing, 1996
- National Historic Preservation Award from the President’s Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 1992
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