CuriOdyssey

WHEN: Wed @10am

PARKING: Since CuriOdyssey is located inside a national park, you do have to pay $6 to park. However, it's free if you are a senior citizen, which is what my dad is! So thanks to my dad joining us, our parking was free!

We arrived a bit after opening time which is why we lucked out with a parking spot right by the entrance! It wasn't too packed but definitely busy with kids.

ADMISSION PRICE:
$25.95 - Adults 18-61
$21.95 - Kids 18mo-17yrs, Students, and Seniors 62+
FREE - Infants up to 17mo, Members, and Museums 4 All (EBT, WIC, etc.)

Thanks to my dad's EBT card, we all got in for free!

This Science Playground and Zoo is open everyday Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5pm, but closed on Mondays.

I wish we knew there was a nice outdoor picnic area to plan and bring our lunches here. It's so nice with all the tables, benches under the large trees with shade. And from there you can see planes take off and land from SFO. It was such a lovely day out!

There is so much to do here, and I can tell my 3 and 5 year old niblings enjoyed it all. They just touched everything, and there's so much to explore. My dad joined us and he said "I see why this place exists! It's to inspire young minds to become scientists one day!"

Not only is there 2 rooms and a long hallway with hands on machineries and gadgets to play with, there's a whole other side of this place that is like a mini-zoo! But between these 2 areas is a large playground for kids to run around and play in. It looks new and is very clean! By the entrance are some hands on activities involving water. So much sensory things!

They have feeding sessions for both the otters and bobcats. There's a bird sanctuary with volunteers who can chat with you more about them.

There may not be a cafeteria to buy food from, but they do have a gift shop that also sells snacks and drinks. We decided to let the kids pick one item each since we didn't pay for admission. Thank you Museums 4 All!

Toddler loved the holiday light exhibit!

This place is similar to the Palo Alto Junior Museum with more science based displays.

A handful of animals and a small playground.

Lovely location with the airplanes landing in the background.

Great place to pass some time and keep the kids occupied!

As much as I really wanted to like CuriOdyssey, this spot just didn't do it for toddler or myself.

I was excited to take my 4yo here because of her love for all wildlife & nature. According to the website, CuriOdyssey houses about 70 different creatures. Not all 70 animals are available for viewing but I anticipated a lot more than what was on display.
The highlight of our visit was the sleepy raccoon & the lightning fast otter.

The establishment was smaller than I had imagined so I felt like we breezed through everything fairly quickly. Luckily for us, the playground was a hit. This is actually where my child spent most of her visit.

3 stars. I am glad to have experienced this but can't confirm that a 2nd visit is needed for my family. Do be advised that parking is plentiful but there is a parking & vehicle entrance fee of $6.

This was my first time ever at this particular, small zoo and science exhibit. I love the environment and my classroom children got to eat lunch outside while sitting on this giant tree used as a table/bench. They also loved watching the airplanes taking off as well as boats setting sale from the docs/harbor.

I like all the exhibits within the animals section and we had the older children read to the younger ones and then got to look around to find each of the animals within each environment. My group of 17 children age TK through sixth grade spent a good two hours in the animal side as well as another 90 minutes on the science side of this hands-on museum! We had to cut them off from the hands-on art gallery in the back where the children were able to watch Airplanes coming in as well as touch fog/black ice I'm guessing in one of the hands on exhibits. The children barely played on the playground for 10 minutes, but they loved all the activities! Fun fact regarding the animals were easy enough for my second grade children to read, so they felt included and able to read the literature to the younger children! I was happy to see my classroom children within this exhibit

The only reason I'm not giving them a five star is the fact they have a "Cafe in the gift shop. Sadly, they only had store-bought Frappuccino from Starbucks and I'm lactose intolerant. Lol I was hoping for an iced latte with oat milk or soy milk or macadamia nut milk, something but I couldn't get any thing. I'm also not one to drink an energy drink, but I would have liked a fresh pastry or even a cookie. They only had boxed items similar to a vending machine. The lady at the gift shop/Cafe said I could drive down to the front entrance and there was a restaurant attached to the golf course there, but since we came on a school bus, I had no Tran to get to the front of the park. Lol.

I wouldn't mind coming to the particular exhibit again, but I will definitely bring my own coffee! Hee.

The museum is great for kids and my toddler loved it. However my experience when checking in wasnt ideal. I came up to purchase my tickets for my family and pulled out my benefits card along with my ID. After taking out mybenefits card the lady behind the counter named Jessica who wore a black mask began to treat us differently then when we first walked up. She then said something along the lines of since our tickets were free and there wasnt anything else for us to do. "All they ask is that we donate to the museum." I was taken back by the comment as I've never been asked this question across all the other museums we are able to attend as a struggling family. I then ask her politely, "Are we required to donate now?" she paused and my mom proceeds to tell her that we dont have any donations at the moment. As we walk through the door we see a donation box up front. So my family and I wondered why she required us to donate. We lingered a bit in front and as other people went up to pay for their ticket, we observed that she did not ask the paying customers for donations. For a place that offers benefits to struggling families, I am very appreciative that they would
give back to the community. However I think it's important to instill in your employees and their core values to also align with this. I hope all other employees will be trained to treat all families equally.

Horrible experience with the cashier I wish they just took the order and made it and if they could be more upfront than not

11/11/23
It's been a while since I've reviewed CuriOdyssey. Today was exceptional

The lights and lanterns were really beautiful!!

The animals quite available.
My grandchildren love coming here. I highly recommend

This was a nice place to bring my 2 year old too; even though half of the things were a bit too complex for her to understand. I believe she still had a good time, I'll probably bring her back when she's a year or two older, so she can enjoy it on a new level. She really enjoyed the live band also. The staff were friendly as well.

CuriOdyssey is nice, but there are not too many things to do there, kid did a tour and wanted to leave

Spent the morning here with my nieces and nephew (ages 8, 6, 3). They all had a blast!

This place is the perfect size for a half-day excursion. Here's plenty to do, but it's not too big and you feel like you could get lost.

There's also are multiple outdoor playground areas as well. You can pack a little picnic to enjoy there.