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Children's Resource & Referral Discovery Museum
Santa Maria
From $3 per person · $8 onlineChildren under 2 free admission
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Things to do in Santa Maria
Museums and family fun — 10 places to go in Santa Maria, California. 7 of them publish a price. 4 have a verified saving right now.
Santa Maria's attractions lean toward hands-on experiences for children and active entertainment. The Children's Resource & Referral Discovery Museum invites children and families to explore over 20 hands-on STEAM exhibits designed to spark curiosity through interactive play zones, seasonal events, and creative workshops. Sky Zone Trampoline Park is an active entertainment facility where visitors jump on interconnected trampolines throughout the space. Rancho Bowl is a bowling center established in 1959 in Santa Maria where visitors bowl on newly remodeled lanes equipped with couches and coffee tables. Boomers Santa Maria is a family entertainment center. Beyond these, the Natural History Museum features regional ecosystem exhibits housed in the Hart Home, a historical landmark building constructed in 1877, while the Santa Maria Valley Historical Society Museum preserves and presents the history of the Santa Maria Valley through artifacts spanning all eras of the region's past. Santa Maria Fairpark hosts fairs, festivals, and events, and the Santa Maria Karting Association operates a go-kart racing track.
What this list covers
Santa Maria has 10 places to go, mostly museums (4), family fun (2).
7 of them publish an admission price, 5 publish opening hours, 4 are running a verified saving.
Every figure here was read on the attraction’s own website, most recently on September 26, 2026.
How we know these are real
Savings here are quoted from the attraction’s own website, word for word. This one, for example:
“Enjoy Unlimited Attractions plus a $10 Arcade Card for over 30% off Mini Golf, Go Karts, & More! $25.99”
Museums in Santa Maria4
Family fun in Santa Maria2
Trampoline parks in Santa Maria1
Bowling in Santa Maria1
Shows & live entertainment in Santa Maria1
Adventure in Santa Maria1
Free in Santa Maria
One attraction in Santa Maria gets you in for nothing, in the venue’s own words.
The venue says: “Admission is free.”
Common questions
- How many attractions in Santa Maria are running a deal?
- 4 of the 10 attractions in Santa Maria currently have a verified saving, covering 9 offers in total. Each is quoted from the attraction’s own website.
- How much do things to do in Santa Maria cost?
- Published prices run from $19.99 to $60 — $19.99 at Chuck E. Cheese, $60 at Santa Maria Karting Association, across 4 attractions in Santa Maria that publish their own. Each figure is that venue’s own price line for what it names, which is not always plain admission, and each attraction’s page carries the rest of its rates.
- Is there anything free to do in Santa Maria?
- 1 attraction in Santa Maria says on its own website that admission is free. We only say free when the venue does, unqualified — a child rate priced at nothing is not a free attraction.
- What kinds of attractions are included?
- museums (4), family fun (2), trampoline parks (1), bowling (1), shows & live entertainment (1), adventure (1).
- Are these deals guaranteed to still be available?
- No. Every deal here carries the date it was last checked on the attraction’s own website and a link straight to the page it came from, so you can confirm it before you travel. Prices and offers change without notice.
- What's best for a rainy afternoon with young children?
- The Children's Resource & Referral Discovery Museum features over 20 hands-on STEAM exhibits with interactive play zones, and children under 2 receive free admission. Rancho Bowl offers newly remodeled lanes with couches and coffee tables, creating a relaxed environment for families with toddlers. Both provide indoor activities suited to wet weather.
- Where can we take teenagers looking for active entertainment?
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park offers jumping on interconnected trampolines throughout the space, with a current deal of buy 2, get 2 free jump passes. The Santa Maria Karting Association operates a go-kart racing track. Both provide the physical activity and competitive energy teenagers typically seek.
- Are there deals that make a family outing more affordable?
- Yes. The Children's Resource & Referral Discovery Museum offers free admission for children under 2. Sky Zone has a buy 2, get 2 free offer on jump passes. Chuck E. Cheese features an Ultimate Fall Family Deal at $49.99. Boomers Santa Maria has a Sunset deal available.