I have so many childhood memories here, so this place gives me a deep sense of nostalgia. I came…read morehere most recently for Cinderella from the World Ballet Series (Nov '23) and it was a great experience! This is the best stage in Merced and I absolutely love the castle-like designs in the auditorium. The ushers and concession folks are very helpful. Prices are also pretty fair for consumables ($7 for a jumbo popcorn, $4 for soda/water/candy, $7 for beer/wine). Come enjoy a show!

Very nice Theatre! There is lots of room, clean, and the sound is great in the theatre.read more

We met family from Sacramento here today, we're from Bakersfield. We have never been here before…read more It was a great deal at $3/person, since it's the 1st sat of the month. We spent about 3 or so hours playing & exploring. It's really meant for younger ages,probably up until about 10-11. My son is going to be 11 next week & loved it because he loves dinosaurs, digging & science. Not sure i would go out of my way to go back, only because we don't live locally but if we lived in fresno I would consider getting a membership. They have a lot of great programs throughout the week which would be great for school field trips or homeschooling co-ops.

Awesome place for the kids to learn and run around. Was looking for a place for the kiddos to play…read moreand I came across this. Came here once for my nephews birthday and haven't been back since, so it's been a while and I kind of forgot this place exists. You can get your tickets online, I happen to check at the right time because their prices and affordable on every first Saturdays of the month! The lady working was super friendly and helpful, she even told me they do music classes and that the kids are more than welcome to join. Around 11am they have a person doing a science presentation but unfortunately she was running late on her project and I overheard her being kind of rude and not in a good mood so we decided to move on to the next room. They were also selling boba and eggrolls outside, sorry I forget the name of the seller that had their booth there. The kids enjoyed the front area where they can dress up, draw and play with toys. There was also someone selling their 3D printed animals, which the kids loved so I caved and bought them all one plus help support small businesses. Overall it was a nice experience for the kids to enjoy.

I can't stress how unique this old courthouse and museum is, and the best part of it all, its…read moreFREE. There use to be seven (7) of these Italian renaissance court house in California designed to resemble a palazzo designed by A.A Bennett , now only one remains in the world and that happens to be in Merced, which makes this courthouse museum one of a kind and a must visit if your in the central valley. This museum is only one hour away from Fresno and by combining visits with other attractions such as Castle air museum, hilmar cheese factory tour, UC merced ultra modern campus, Merced mini zoo and lake Yosemite; your one day in Merced county will be time well spent, I would suggest visiting on a Saturday or Sunday because all these other attraction would be open. Parking is FREE street parking and its really easy to get. The Museum is open from 1 PM -4 PM Wednesday to Sunday, and as I mentioned it is Free of charge. The exhibits are so well kept and the size of this museum is really big, so plan to spend 20 minutes to one hour here. The courthouse style remind me of some part of harry potter movie, so for movie buffs this is amazing and a one in a lifetime experience. The exhibits contains not only the history of the courthouse but also other cultures and artifacts from Merced old golden past. The docents are really friendly, and photos are strictly not allowed in the building, although I did it sneakily, but don't do that. I wanted to just share with yelpers how amazing this building really is and why its worth visiting. Overall a must visit in the central valley. They do have a gift shop too.

Solid local history museum. The main floor and part of the second story containing the courtroom…read morewas open while the basement level is closed. The high-ceilinged courtroom was the highlight of the visit along an exhibit where I learned how to read stenography. A temporary exhibit about regional tractor sales filled three rooms which was geared to longtime locals and not tourists like me. Our 30-minute visit was budget-friendly with free street parking on the road that circles the courthouse and free admission.

I don't find it easy to negotiate bends in the road in California, especially in this town, so I…read moreguess I don't display much Merced-ease Bends. Merced Transportation Center is where you'll catch the Greyhound buses in Merced. It's known as "The Bus", not really sure why. It used to be a Southern Pacific Railway Station for Greyhound getting to Sacramento, to the Bay Area and Los Angeles. And also you can get to Yosemite from here. It's in the heart of Merced and is small and does a good service for the buses and the trains. Right by the little old Spanish looking house, which is very Cali, so it works perfectly.

today , planda bus driver very bad , he used always use bad language its third times happen withe…read moreme . i am a regular customer traveling as a student ...

Not that I am a horror house aficionado but I do like a good scare . This place absolutely…read moredelivers. They aren't about the pumpkins or the food or even about being too kid friendly. They are about the scares! They have three "haunted" options that clearly have been thought out and are presented with flair . And the staff are incredible helpful and friendly (even the zombies ... like what happened to the hubby when his zombie blaster stopped working ... the zombie helped him fixed it so the hubby could blast him lol) and when one of our company pointed out that he had to drive back to SF and so couldn't wait in line for one of the events (and he said that in passing to us mind you, not to the staff), the staff overheard us and bumped us ahead in line !! So overall an incredible experience in my book . Totally , totally worth the drive .

Scariest haunted house I have ever experienced! The actors were amazing and I loved all of the…read moredifferent rooms. The paintball adventure was so much fun! 100% recommend!

An excellent place to volunteer!…read more This is a review of Coexist with Wildlife Day, which was awesome: a bio blitz, some volunteer work and tacos from a food truck with a band. Also free Otter Pops!

I really enjoyed visiting the River Pky. We gathered for a meeting and for some attendees, it was…read moretheir first visit and the atmosphere was amazing for all. I have been back just to enjoy the grounds. So pretty!

Mandy was the best ever. Never really go out but will definitely return because of her service and…read moredrinks were amazing. Good times, highly recommended

Fun place for DDR and video games. Ask them to bring you a switch and you can play vids right at…read morethe bar, super cool experience.