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Camp Rancho

Camp Rancho

Ahoy Matey! Come to the Sacramento Children’s Museum for a boatload of fun and excitement. Get ready to paddle your canoe on a grand fishing adventure in the Camp Rancho exhibit. Before casting off on our next fishing expedition, children…

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Pride with Leo and Friends

Pride with Leo and Friends is a celebration of love, family, and our community. We welcome and celebrate all children and families at the Museum!   This year, Pride with Leo and Friends will be at Sacramento Pride! SCM will be…

Play vet's office is shown, with stuffed animals and x ray equipment.

Vet Office

Do you have a budding veterinarian on your hands? Our reimagined Vet Office exhibit is open to children of all ages and abilities to expand and possibly ignite an interest in becoming a veterinarian. At the Vet Office, children role-play…

Two girls sing into the play microphones on our stage!

Story Factory Stage

Anytime is a great time for a story! The Story Factory Stage promotes brain development, imagination, language, and emotions while strengthening your child’s confidence and relationships. It’s a place where children can develop and tell their own stories with the…

My Neighborhood

My Neighborhood

My Neighborhood is designed to teach children how the world works while engaging their curiosities and imaginations. This exhibit is a child-size city that balances rich educational learning experiences with endless fun, where children can try on real-world roles and…

Mr. Noodles Bee Hive

Observational Beehive

Is there a future beekeeper in our midst? Bees are critical to our ecosystem — learn more about honeybees’ important “work” in our indoor observation hive. Watch the bees fly in and out through a tube in the wall. Observe…

An adult and child play with moving parts of our magnet wall to create a track

Manny’s Magnet Wall

This tactile exhibit is an interactive and engaging tool that encourages children’s creativity through the exploration of various elements, and  helps enhance problem-solving, critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and teamwork!

Leo’s Market

Leo’s Market

Role-play for a day at Leo’s Market! Never doubt the educational value of imaginative play— Leo’s Market provides a hands-on, engaging way for children to learn about real-world concepts, foster social skills and cognitive development, and gain practical knowledge. Guests…

A boy smiles next to a fort made of blue blocks

Imagination Playground

At the Imagination Playground, kids learn to problem-solve, collaborate, and take risks while sorting, stacking, building, and starting all over again. Using uniquely shaped blocks, loose parts, and pieces, we encourage your child to design their own course of play…

SCM Family Pride

Regular Operating Hours

We're currently closed. We're open again on Friday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.

Member-Only Hours

Tuesday – Sunday, 9:00 am – 10:00 am

General Admission

Tuesday- Friday, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Saturday & Sunday, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Leo’s Learning Lab will be open Tuesday – Sunday