Best Museum Escondido Near Me

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The Museum offers a variety of daily programs and special events throughout the year.


The Exploration area focuses on social science and history. The Discovery Sailboat and Toddler Tide Pool are educational exhibits that promote early childhood development by helping children better understand historical contexts and the world around them. Discovery...


The Imagination area in the San Diego Children's Museum encourages creativity, language development, emotional skills, and artistic expression. Get into the rhythm with percussion instruments or become a storyteller in the Puppet Theater. Money Sense Explore San Diego...


In the Experimentation area, children make connections with science, technology, engineering, and math through hands-on activities. The Magnetic Ball Wall, Bernoulli Table, Light Table, and building stations encourage critical thinking skills through scientific inquiry and exploration....

4worldlovers: The Sikes Adobe Farmhouse, located at 12655 Sunset Dr. Escondido, CA, is a State Point of Historic Interest and a City of San Diego historic site that is being restored by the San Dieguito River Park Joint Powers Authority to its period of significance. Established around 1870, and featuring one of the area’s oldest adobe homes from the American era, the Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead is a remarkable survivor of San Diego’s rural history and, as such, has a special role to play in preserving the legacy of old California. With the restoration, we can learn what life was like for the pioneer settlers in San Diego shortly after statehood.

The Farmhouse was initially restored in January 2004. In October 2007, the house, except for the adobe walls, burned in the Witch Creek Fire. Rebuilding began in August 2009. The Grand Re-Opening Ceremony was held June 26, 2010. New interior and exterior interpretive exhibits by consultant David Krimmel were unveiled on June 26, 2011.

Sikes is open most Sundays for free tours. Our summer hours are 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Visit the events calendar to find the next tour date!

Additionally, Sikes is currently available for tours by reservation. To schedule an appointment for your group or school field trip, contact Leana Bulay at leana@sdrp.org or (858) 674-2275 x18.

Turn right onto Sunset Dr. (1st traffic light from northbound I-15; 2nd traffic light from southbound I-15)