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