Affordable So Cal experience. Multiple shows and showtimes. Clean inside and out and plenty of…read moreparking. We watched "Explore". Would like to see other shows.

I've been to Sphere Las Vegas and Universal studios...Kungfu Panda with vibrating seats insink to…read moresound system and 3d and sharp colored shows....This Beautifica 360 is soooo boring and dull screen. Sound system is very weak and no sound effects to the show. Totally waste of money. Good thing we just wanted to try it out and didn't waste money on vip tickets. We're so disappointed! Please don't waste your time and money on this!!!

Visit every museum you can at least once…read more Bowers is a nice visit. This is a smaller museum but they still cover a lot of ground. Art appreciation is the focus of your tour. Easy parking on the side. Eat in house halfway through your visit if you like. Or leave and return. I like how the art is arranged throughout the repurposed property. Plenty of descriptions for your reading pleasure on your walk-through. Small museum but taking your time you can easily spend a full day here.

This museum is excellent for families and young kids. They have an older part of the museum that…read morehouses some art pieces and paintings, as well as missionary artifacts. Then they have a whole room dedicated to the featured exhibit (usually at a separate charge from admission). Then there's the newer part of the museum and a small outdoor space that can be rented out for private events! Our toddlers had a great time here, learning from the museum, and they even participated in a scavenger hunt where they had to find and identify seashells throughout the museum. The staff that we engaged with were friendly and kind. The museum is well-lit and well-ventilated. Bonus points for being stroller-friendly! The parking lot is just across the street, $6 all day.

i absolutely adore the experience in their aquarium by far worth admission price for that part aloneread more

Awesome place to take children there's a really cool dinosaur attraction in the back with an…read moreanimatronic dinosaur and triceratops. There's a lot of cool science related things like designing your own race car and testing how fast they can go around certain tracks. It's a little chaotic with how much kids were there and just my son kept getting his race car taken. They also have a recycling garbage truck station upstairs where you can play a game where you sort different types of trash, which is great cause my kid loves garbage trucks also a market where you can have them go on the scavenger hunt looking for specific items. Great place to learn and to get the children's mind stimulating.

Today the museum revealed their latest addition, a P-51 Mustang…read more It taxied along the apron and into the museum under its own power watched by docents and members.

Dads, out there! You have to take your sons to this living…read moremuseum. They have an amazing selection of planes and cars. More than anything of value, it is the docents who were there during WWII. They tell living stories from those who were there. Like the planes, and the cars, these men who are almost 100 years old, tell some amazing stories. This is a goldmine in the heart of Orange County. It is a living museum. You can see where Hitler stood in his car right in front of you. This is real. Please, take your sons and daughters to this amazing place. Five stars all the way!

Lovely museum! Had to come for a school assignment but it's worth coming back to see new…read moreexhibitions (they are moving locations though). I loved the art they had displayed around this time. Everything was kept well and clean and the gallery staff was super helpful and sweet. And the cherry on top was free admission and free parking (make sure you get your pass validating by a member).

Visited the UC Irvine Langson OCMA at the Segerstrom Center campus today. Honestly, the current…read moreexhibits themselves didn't really impress me, but the facility itself is immaculate and very well-maintained. The front desk staff are also incredibly friendly and helpful, which made for a great welcome. They have useful amenities like lockers available on-site, and there's a huge outdoor patio and bar on the first floor that's perfect for hanging out.parking structure validates 2 hr parking i guess. Verify it though. Pro Tip: Don't bother with the local paid structures. Just park near South Coast Plaza for free and take the short walk over.

We had a great time visiting this beautiful presidential library. I don't know much about Nixon…read moreexcept Watergate that led to his resignation. Glad I learned a lot about him from our visit. The museum is very organized and the garden is very beautiful. I liked the replica of the Oval Office the most. Great place to spend a couple hours and learn a lot of history! Ps. Hubby had only visited this library once before for his high school dance decades ago!

Definitely a cool place to visit. I took my 14 year old and…read morewe spent about an hour + here. We learned a lot, saw a lot, and the staff was all super knowledgeable.

There are 3 parking options: Tower Plaza Parking Structure (602 Anton Boulevard), Irvine Parking…read more(3201 Avenue of the Arts), and The MET Parking (535 Anton Boulevard). I chose the Tower Plaza Parking Structure (near the Westin Hotel), which was just a short walk to the museum, while the other options are a bit farther. Parking is paid, about $6 per hour. Once you arrive, check-in is quick and no reservation is needed. Admission is free, and they provide a sticker that you'll need to wear throughout your visit. The museum is two floors, featuring a variety of sections and artists. The architecture itself is beautiful and perfect for photos, and the artwork is unique and enjoyable to explore. Overall, it's a great experience, especially since it's free. Tip(s): - Park at Tower Plaza Parking Structure (near Westin Hotel) and just walk to the museum - Free entry - Restrooms available - No appointments needed

To be honest, it was mildly surprising to learn that Orange County has its own museum of art, if…read moreonly because not many of the counties in the Bay Area do, other than SF. Yet, at the same time, given the size and population of OC, it also makes perfect sense. Either way, I can't say I ever would've guessed it would be this nice, though! Just a shame that their exhibits didn't really blow us away... Located in the burgeoning arts and theater district of Costa Mesa, just down the road from South Coast Plaza, OCMA is such a gorgeous looking building. Sure, it helps that it's only a few years old, but the look of this place is no less impressive. Right out in front, there's a 65-foot art piece in the middle of the plaza that helps connect all of the neighboring buildings. Inside, there's a fairly large gallery space on the ground level with rotating exhibits, an upper level that appears to hold their more permanent collection of pieces, a coffee shop right next to the gift shop, and a rooftop restaurant with a large open area/garden. Sadly, though, as nice as the museum's design and amenities may be, though, much of the artwork was just okay. While the artwork upstairs was fine, the featured exhibits didn't really speak to us. Obviously, art is subjective, but one included pieces that appear to have just been drawn with a spirograph. The other consisted of several photographic series, whose commentary on social media I can appreciate, but felt exceedingly voyeuristic in nature - one following/semi-stalking a fellow after a chance encounter, another of strangers invited to sleep in the artist's bed so they could be photographed/documented, and a third showing the belongings of guests at the hotel she worked at. Artwork aside, the thing that I like most about OCMA is how admission is entirely free. So, in that sense, it's impossible to be too disappointed with the experience and/or what we saw. However, one thing to note is that you do have to pay if you park at any of the nearby garages, which are all unaffiliated with OCMA. For example, at the one on the other side of the Segerstrom Center, it cost us about $10 for two hours or so. Alternatively, South Coast Plaza is just a few blocks over and parking there is free, but I don't know how aggressive they are with towing and it feels like a big gamble just to save a few bucks. All in all, even though none of the exhibits were really our flavor, we still had a good time checking out OCMA. Oddly, there weren't many other visitors here when we arrived, but it did seem to get busier as the day wore on (there was a big group walking in as we were walking out) and we certainly didn't mind not having to deal with a bunch of crowds around. Plus, as nice as the museum looks, it's actually fairly small compared to others I've been to elsewhere. Since the featured exhibits have so much influence on the experience, I absolutely wouldn't mind coming back to see whatever they happen to have featured down the line. The ones they had when we were here may not have interested us, but the next ones might! Plus, it doesn't hurt that admission is free! All in all, THREE AND A HALF STARS rounded down.

The legend lives on -- and we were there to prove it! We had…read morea great time at the Sagerstrom Shelby Event Center and Shelby Auto Museum! And celebrating the life and legacy at his tribute was evan better! The Carroll Shelby Anniversary Tribute event and car show was,in a word,Awesome! Superformance,Hillbank Motors,and The Sagerstrom Shelby Events Center participated in hosting the Carroll Shelby Car Show & Tribute -- a morning dedicated to honoring one of the greatest names in American automotive racing,engineering and design history. Shelby cars and trucks came rolling in early Saturday morning for great time and car talk! Their were Cobra's, GT350's, GT500's, and a terrific collection of all things Shelby machines! Their was also a super Hillbank lineup of Superformance (Shelby licensed), Shelby Cobras, Daytona Coupes, GT40's and performance cars on-site. The entire street in front of Hillbank Motors and the nearby Sagerstrom Shelby Events Center was lined with Shelby cars and trucks and bustling with Shelby nation fans and owners! All the proceeds from the event benefited the Carroll Shelby Foundation! . . . #CarrollShelby #ShelbyCobra #shelbysagerstomeventcenter

This is an amazing event center and the cars are beautiful. I attended a car show over the weekend…read moreand was blown away with this facility. I think it would be fun to attend a formal event/ party here. The car show was organized and everyone did a fantastic job.

Visited with friends on a Sunday afternoon. I fully expected this to be a very boring experience,…read morebut was proven quite wrong. While including an educational twist, this place has lots of interaction available. We had 3 children (4th-5th grade), and even they were entertained while learning. The house allows for some interaction, which as great! The blacksmith performance was enticing. Two thumbs up to the arts and craft area (I think her name was Jasmine). She was fantastic with the kids. She answered all their questions and helped ensure they were having fun. The paths and displays on the grounds were peaceful and perfect. The kids loved seeing the chickens and koi, as well as the gardens and old machinery. Definitely recommend this place.

A beautiful area with a well maintained area. Bathrooms available. The Kellogg House is available…read moreto walk through. I went to see a Disney Main Street event. Lots of booths with things to sell (some higher priced items), food vendors and a singing quartet. Come check it out.

Such a great way to spend a couple hours checking out California inspired artwork. There's so much…read moreto experience when viewing some subjective art. I also appreciate the historical value portrayed with it. There are two buildings- the north and south. The north side has the permanent exhibits- Disney, stone and scene, radio museum, Maynard Dixon and the Oregon trail, and contemporary paintings. The south has the Emigdio Vasquez art work, Route 66, and Ralph Massey exhibits. I appreciate local museums so much and hope to see so much more of it!

Spent a couple hours at the Hilbert and thought it was a lovely experience. The staff are so warm…read moreand welcoming, and very knowledgeable about the artists and the collection. Tip: for kids (or anyone) ask for the scavenger hunt and get a little prize so fun!