Orange County Museums
Orange County has a variety of museums, some housed in storefronts, some focused on specific attractions such as model trains or holograms, and some that are major centers of art, culture or history. Among them:
Muckenthaler Cultural Museum
1201 Malvern Ave., Fullerton
(714) 738-6595
The Newland House
19820 Beach Blvd., Huntington Beach
(714) 962-5777
Irvine Historical Museum
5 Rancho San Joaquin, Irvine
(714) 786-4112
The Children’s Museum
301 S. Euclid St., La Habra
(213) 905-9793
Los Alamitos Museum
11062 Los Alamitos Blvd., Los Alamitos
(213) 431-8836
Newport Beach Nautical Museum
1714 W. Balboa Blvd., Newport Beach
(714) 673-3377
The Anaheim Museum
241 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim
(714) 778-3301
Mother Colony House
414 N. West St., Anaheim
(714) 999-1850
Hobby City/Doll & Toy Museum
1238 South Beach Blvd., Anaheim
(714) 527-2323
Brea Civic & Cultural Center Gallery
1 Civic Center Circle, Brea
(714) 990-7731
Fullerton Museum Center
301 N. Pomona Ave., Fullerton
(714) 738-6545
The Bradford House
136 E. Palm Circle, Placentia
(714) 993-2470
The Key Ranch
625 W. Bastanchury Road, Placentia
(714) 528-4260
Bowers Museum
2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana
(714) 972-1900
The Red Car Museum
Main Street and Electric Avenue, Seal Beach
(310) 431-7435
Discovery Museum of Orange
3101 W. Harvard St., Santa Ana
(714)540-0404
The Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace
18001 Yorba Linda Blvd., Yorba Linda
(714) 993-3393
Laguna Beach Museum of Art and South Coast Plaza Satellite
Laguna Beach, Costa Mesa
(714) 494-8971 or (714) 662-3366
Newport Harbor Art Museum
850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach
(714) 759-1122
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