Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose

Visit Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose where you can expect to test, crank, listen, prod and tinker. One of the largest museums of its kind in the nation, CDM's 150 interactive exhibits lead visitors to explore, understand and enjoy the world.

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  • Phone

    (408) 298-5437

  • Website

    cdm.org

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Address

180 Woz Way (at W San Carlos) San Jose , CA 95110 United States

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Martin Stein

Good for young kids. Thankfully lots of seating opportunities for grown-ups. There is even a guest WiFi . For some reason with a password. guest/spring at the moment.

Michael

Great place for kids. Make sure u bring some extra clothes , cause of water events . Food are cheap and reasonable. Big place, story telling. Parking is a problem. Have to pay 5$ all day. A block away

Summer Van Tassell

Super fun! Try to eat at home or bring your own food though, as the food court there is always super loud and crowded . Make sure to go to all of the rooms, as they have something fun everywhere!

Tony Antonakas

Take time to visit as much as possible. There's an outdoor section to "climb" trees , plus a section to create bubbles, a fire truck , water games , plus more!!

Hana Kim

Start at the 2nd floor - tons of hands on activities. Leave the water station for last so you can change clothes at home.

Ashley Richards

In addition to a change of clothes , bring galoshes or water shoes , or just another pair of shoes , so kids don't have to wear soaked sneakers home.

Citrus Lane

This beloved children's science center boasts a separate floor for preschoolers ! There's even a special playroom so small babies can explore soft toys and carpeted ramps just for them.

Yoplait

Sure to become a favorite, learn and play as a family here – this educational , creative museum helps your kids discover the meaning of community and culture.

Wired

The Museum’s exhibit philosophy is for children to learn through concrete interactions — touching, exploring, manipulating and experimenting. Read more

Miguel Barrera

Start Top to Bottom: Arts & Crafts, Interactive Exhibits and Finish in the Waterworks area. Don't forget an extra set of clothes for kids under 5 

K12 Inc

Did you know? The museum’s address on Woz Way is a tribute to Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, who donated $1.8 million to help found the museum . Read more

Ray Pollard

Bring a change of cloth :-).. be careful lots of places to fall asleep. ..lol

Dana Parisi

Everything is great there!

Jill

Bring a change of clothes so they can really play in the water area!!

Santhosh Gandhe

My kid had great fun. Carry extra dress for tour kid, as he may get wet in water games .

veronica a

Bring an extra pair of dry socks for the little ones after playing with the water activities they may need them.

Chris Alston

WATER ZONE! Do it last, or bring a change of clothes . Let the kids play!

Jonathan Yao

Don't forget to go upstairs for the play area or downstairs for the bubbles.

Sarah R

Awesome exhibits , including the water tables

Autumn McClendon

Do the water activities last, even with the aprons they manage to get soaked.

Jason Quiz

Amazing place for kids to play and explore.

Vikky Banner

The crawl space at the back of the wonderloft is great for non walkers. The wonderloft is interesting for toddlers-preschoolers too.

Chris Buckley

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andrea wilson

Fun stuff for toddlers to do.

Marlene Happel

get a membership - it is worth it! and bring extra clothes because of the water play area Read more

RD-Tech.net

Try the Water-Zone - its great for the kids.

Eddah General

Weekdays r usu the best time to go. We have the entire museum to ourselves... And just a couple more families.

Matt Gregory

4th of July fireworks

Denton Gentry

On the second floor there is a Crawl Space for babies, with interesting textures and things to crawl over. One parent can stay with the younger child while the other parent goes with the older.

Albert Kao

Curious George and train ride... Looks like we are going to have to get a membership now.

Rohan Sehgal

Next to a vta stop.

Tawana Burnett

Drive just past the first parking area and there is a second parking lot that takes Amex visa and mc

Bryan Calabrese

Sundays members only hour. 11am-12pm. Awesome!

Mark Howard

They advertise 15% off in the cafe on certain days on their website, then they claim it's for members only.

Benson Leung

The CDM is open for Independence Day!

Michelle Chapman-Thurber

Get there as soon as it opens to avoid the crush later on.

James Chung

Take the light rail instead of paying $5 for parking

Wally Bee

Bring extra clothes your kids gonna get wet a the water tables

Kevin Hayhoe

Plenty to do.

Joe Murray

or bring a crisp $10 and get 5 $1 coins in return

Bob Hitching

do the water exhibit last because you will get soaking wet!

Lynette Miles

bring your younger kids here and make sure you have a change of clothes for the water tables !

Kelly H

Lots of field trips on Friday mornings.

Kira Wampler

Members get in one hour early in Sundays.

Kira Wampler

Be sure to bring a crisp $5 bill for parking . Read more

Jay Zaveri

A great place for kids!

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