Amazing random lights. Extremely hyped and lives up to its beauty. Everyone will be taking pictures and posting it on instagram. Attendance is free of charge.

This is a great place for the kids because everything is hands on for them and you. Its three stories of fun, and the view from the roof is amazing! So if you are there with kids or without, the beach, pier, food and wine are just in walking distance from museums entrance.

I dont know who had more fun here, me or the class is 4th graders I was with. First class operation. Lots of great have on exhibits for kids to learn about concepts in fun real world way. Highlights were the pneumatic pipes and the studio on the ground level. Second level the main attraction was the slot car racing. Build your own race car and see how it stands up to others. Then on third floor there was an aquatic exhibit where the flow could be manipulated by levers. Kids and water, no wonder this was so popular.

Great science museum! Pretty fast, can go through it in an hour or so, but lots of interesting displays.Both kid and adult friendly, although there is an emphasis on the kid part.

Excellent childrens science museum. Numerous hands-on activities. Plan on staying for 2-3 hours. Reasonable public parking nearby. The museum has in and out privileges and Rustys pizza is two doors down toward the pier.

The museum was very fun for families. I think its most engaging for kids ages 4-12, my son is nearly 11 and we had a blast! Tons of hands on exhibits, and at least when we went there were more exhibits than people so there was a nice flow that allowed us to enjoy each one without feeling crowded or rushed. There was a lot to do and the fun didnt end or even pause a moment the time we spent there. Oh and the rooftop, my goodness! The views!! There were fun scopes to look through at the breathtaking views. It was overwhelmingly beautiful!My only warning/complaint/suggestion is that parking is a huge struggle. We ended up only finding 90 minute parking that was a few blocks walking, though we wouldve much rather spent another hour or so but it wouldve been too much struggle because of parking.

1st time visitor; from the outside it does not look that big or impressive if you cimpare it to the Tech museum in downtown San Jose. We were thinking perhaps just spend an hour here. But we end up spending 4+ hours here with our 8 year old. It was very interactive and the exibit is very unique. The staff on the floor were all very friendly and willing to help. Some of these exibits are problem solving types where the whole family including grandparents can participate to see who can build the fastest wooden car. We totally have an awesome experience at Moxi, definitely worth the visit for hours of fun and creative learning + some problem solving.(family bonding) Park at the Amtrak train station which is safe and very affordable. The 1st 75min is free. Every 1 hour after is only $1.50. We park there and walk to Moxi and walk to the pier and beach afterwards.

I got to experience the Moxi museum during a work event for Honda! I would definitely suggest a visit to this place– or booking it for your private event!They have amazing interactive displays like a giant color mixing machine displayed in the foyer, huge customizable light bright wall, plastic engraver and cutter... and my personal favorite, the race track! The upstairs-located wood car race track allows users to build different types and shapes of cars, adjust the track ramps inclines, and track speed against multiple players!

Whenever we are in Santa Barbara my daughter asks to visit this museum. I think I have had almost as much fun as she has during our visits. Really enjoyed their secret scavenger hunt. This museum is wonderfully designed with friendly and helpful staff. Always fun and hands-on activities going on in their 3-D printing space workroom. Easy parking by the train station. Worth a visit for sure. Give it a shot.

Moxi is a wonderful kids museum in the heart of Santa Barbara. We visited on a rainy day and our little boy was very entertained for 1-2 hours. Unfortunately the roof was closed due to weather but now we have something to look forward to when we return.

We were such big kids in this place! We really enjoyed doing all of the interactive activities (we love Science). The museum itself is really gorgeous and has really great views of the city, missions and wharf from the top. Absolutely worth the price of admission. You know you wanna go! :)

This museum was so much fun! Some improvements could be made in regards to what you learn in each exhibit, but a good time overall. The exhibits are all interactive and fun for adults and kids alike. I want during the twilight adults only event, which was nice for me. Its great to be able to play without kids around sometimes. And the ticket got us some discounts at bars in the fink zone! Definitely recommend!

We have been to many childrens museums and this one is by far our favorite! Affordable entrance costs and if we were staying in town longer we would have bought a year pass. The exhibit from Berkeley was very interesting and the kids loved making there own music. Its definitely fun for the whole family and we could have stayed all day. The only thing I would have loved is if they had a picnic area for lunch and maybe coffee for all the parents . We will definitely be back!!

Whenever we are in Santa Barbara my daughter asks to visit this museum. I think I have had almost as much fun as she has during our visits. Really enjoyed their secret scavenger hunt. This museum is wonderfully designed with friendly and helpful staff. Always fun and hands-on activities going on in their 3-D printing space workroom. Easy parking by the Santa Barbara train station. Worth a visit for sure.

Nice museum in a beautiful area. The exhibits were pretty fun and kept the kids entertained. My only complaint is that there isn’t enough signage telling you what you’re supposed to do, what you’re supposed to be learning, just explaining the ‘science’ of it. But, they have a lot for the kids to check out and play with, and it’s all very new and modern. Just a really beautiful setting and experience. Be sure to get ice cream across the street afterwards.

The kids and I loved this museum. Definitely a hands-on experience with really cool exhibits. Our favorites were the huge Lite-Bright wall, the roof with see through floor, and the air tubes you can put foam balls in.

Wow! Best kids museum Ive been to yet! My 3 year old had an absolute blast playing in the water, racing cars and experimenting with wind! My husband and I had fun jumping, playing with the gigantic light bright and playing plinko! Cant wait to come back!

This is very good place for kids.They do forget to spend time because of science attractions.

I LOVE this place. I have a 2 year old and a 6 year old and both of them always find it fun and entertaining. Ther is a project room, music, motion, outdoor exploration space, and they rotate exhibits so we always find something new for the kids to enjoy. I highly suggest investing in a membership. It gives entry for two adults and two children all year round. Two thumbs up for the Moxi and their ability to engage children and perk their curiosity.

Great experience, fun exhibits and demos, excellent weekends/special events manager!

This is a fantastic childrens museum! And the views from the roof are stunning. Its a short walk to the beach as well. There was plenty to do to keep everyone busy for at least 2-3 hours.

There are many great activities for kids of all ages. It is extremely stimulating for children and adults! I definetely recommend getting the annual membership. It will save you a lot of money if your kid likes the place.Downfall can be close parking and sometimes it gets a little too crowded and my little one gets pushed out of activities.

The MOXI is one of my favorite new things in Santa Barbara. We didnt even know we needed an interactive science museum in town until we got it. We come at least once a month, its always fun!

I cant think of a better museum for kids, and I have been to a few. Incredibly interactive, fun, instructive and hands on. Excellent execution, not crowded and great experience overall.

Such an amazing place, my daughter had a ball and so did I. Great family activity, well be back for sure!

In the top five best kids museums in SoCal, if you ask me. Not that big, but packed with fun activities and experiences. Gift shop a bit overpriced as any gift shop would be. Bathrooms are clean and the area, in general is highly accessible.

I love this museum! We had a great time. Great place for both the young and old.

Great place for kids of all ages. Lots of open space and has 3 floors of exhibits. The top floor is on the roof. The water exhibit does inherently get the kids wet as all the exibits are hands on. Well, some are full body. One uses brain activity. We parked in the train station parking lot and a very short walk with 22 Girl Scout.

An awesome place to bring kids to explore and learn. The exhibits are all hands on. Lots to see and experiment with, from racing model cars, fluid dynamics and more. Plan to spend 2 to 3 hours going from station to station over the 3 floors. The closest public parking is in the Santa Barbara Train station right across the tracks from the museum.

An excellent space for exploration and discovery. Our family spent the whole day immersed in the exhibits and learning more about how things work. Highly recommended.

A fun, interactive museum for kids (I think best for at least 3 years and up). If you like science and have kids, come check it out. The only down-side is that a lot of the equipment is worn out or missing. For example, the exhibit with the wind columns, has very few parachutes. Kids are always fighting for the limited parachutes. They used to have more, but they disappeared/were lost/were worn out and the museum never replaced them. I have been several times, and this is still the case.

Really different and creative experiences available here. My favorite was building the cars and racing then. (Parents do a good job officiating when there was competition to position racing cars.) A good two hour + can be spent here with kids who are in elementary school.

Such an astounding experience for young scientists and the young at heart. Great views from the rooftop too.

A blast. Clear simple exhibits. Bright lively atmosphere. Just the right size. Great for kids and adults alike. Go.

We all enjoyed the place. Our kids went all around the place and tried out every single exhibit. What really drew my attention was the Reactable, that I truly recommend.

This place was fantastic. I am 19 years old and still enjoyed it even though it was aimed towards kids. The different best exhibits they have are still interesting and fun. I spent about 2 hours here so expect it to be that long. It is always packed with little kids.

Great interactive place to take the kids!

Very fun, hands on experience. Went from Noon-3ish on a Monday at the end of summer. Lots of kids, but still plenty of room to sit, play and do activities. As we hear about new events/exhibits we will DEFINITELY be back...FYI so no one else ends up driving in circles like we did: park at the Amtrak/bus station since Moxi does not have a parking lot!

Fantastic place to take your own kids or visiting relatives. Beautiful museum with very engaging exhibits. The roof deck is awesome!

Is around corner from my shop. Food and staff always great service.

Good learning experience for my girl, and a nice view of santa barba at the top

Grandkids love this place. I have been to other Children Museums but none are as good as the Moxi. Totally hands on and fun. This time they had typewriters which was a hit with 7 year old while the 5 year old made a picture and placed in a stamped envelope to send to Grandpa. Also new, made rocket ships to place on a tube and the kids jumped on a bag of air to shoot them off.

Very fun and extremely interactive. Reccomend for kids that are already walking and are fascinated by anything that moves, which is probably most active kids. We went with our 4 month old daughter and as though she was interested, Im sure she she wouldve benefited more when she can walk. But my wife and I really enjoyed it and want to return.

The MOXI is great! The interactive playground is the perfect place to engage with science through play. We went for an after hours party and had a great time. We will be bringing everyone we know, kids of all ages, to play. The displays are fantastic and playing with them creatively draws you into exploring how and why they work. Great fun.

Weve been to bigger kids museums, but this one packs a ton of cool activities in a relatively modest space. Three floors of cool stuff to keep you quite busy. Well worth the visit.

Amazing exhibits. The people here are great, and our kids LOVE the different hands-on experiment activities! Love the makers lab with 3D printers and laser cutters, and seasonal craft activities.

An excellent space for exploration and discovery. Our family spent the day immersed in the exhibits and learning more about how things work. Highly recommend.

Plenty of exhibits for children that range in age, interest and development. I had fun and felt engaged as an adult!

3 Stories of fun for the kids and science parents at heart. They have rotating activities and events for members.

Good but can be better. Please add more interactive science experiments.

Cant say enough about this place. We absolutely love it as a family. We bring visiting friends here all the time.

What a fun place! We are a retired couple and we loved interacting with the kids and the exhibits!

This is a fun interactive place to go with kids of all ages 3+ There are many different experiments to perform and view. This is good for 2 visits (staggered).

Pretty cool pace. I think my wife and I had more fun than the kids! The staff wasnt very helpful though. 5 star fun with 3 star customer service.

Really interesting museum that taught science in a hands on way. My son is 13 and thought it was going to be geared towards young kids but he really wound up enjoying himself.

Full of interactive exhibits inviting exploration and creativity. Fun for adults and kids. I went with my 2 twenty-something daughters. The only thing I missed was education on the scientific or engineering principles underlying or being demonstrated in each exhibit. The building, designed by AB Design, is wonderful. Spectacular rooftop view!

My 14 year old daughter and I visited. We have a really big science center in our home town that she has been to many times, so shes not really excited to go there anymore. Given that my expectations were low; the MOXI is not very big. Im a teacher so I always look for ideas of things to do with my class. She did willingly go with me. She had a lot of fun and was really glad we went! There were so many things she had fun with! One of her favorites was the booth you go into then create the sound effects to go with a movie clip. I may try to figure out some way to do that with my class. The water configuration in the roof was really cool, too. It teaches kids about cause and effect and how simple machines work. She raced a car she made a few times. I really want one of those at my school or in my class!There were many people there, but it was not crowded, so we got to do most things without waiting.

Fantastic place for children. They love doing all the hands-on things, which are also educational. We’ve been there several times. The kids want to go back already.

A great place to take students and your own family members for a trip instead of doing boring class work.

Highly recommend toddler Tuesday so that your not overrun by all of the field trips that come here. Really cool place for kids to play and explore. My two year old loved it! Parking was a little tricky, but you can just park behind the building or find a spot on the street nearby.

Great interactive exploration space in the heart of downtown. For those of you familiar with the California Science Center in LA or the Exploratorium in SF, it is similar, just more intimate. Very new (everything still works! - a condition I assume will not last) and popular. Highly recommend for families with kids. A nice feature is that you have all day re-entry so you can go have lunch and come back.

As a science teacher, I loved this museum. Its meant for kids to explore with hands-on activities. They have many exhibits that demonstrate different science phenomena. They have an innovation room where kids can build things. In addition, the staff is nice and friendly. Young, but still helpful.I would say this is a mini version of the Exploratorium in San Francisco. If you like that place, youll like this place. In addition, I got in free because Im a teacher!I would highly recommend this place for young kids to experience fun science.

First of all, the bathrooms were CLEAN and modern. All exhibits were interesting. The admission price is well worth it, you can spend all day there. Thankfully they issue wristbands so you can come and go for the day. The place was well-staffed. There were always employees visible, monitoring everything but staying in the background mostly. Staff at the front desk are friendly and helpful. I heard the exhibits get switched out so its worth visiting again!

Great little interactive museum for kids and grown up kids. The museum consists on a number of interactive stations where you can learn some basic concepts in the technology that is all around us these days. From playing with infrared cameras, learning the art of Foley recordings, to building your own race cars, these are just a number of fun the activities to spend time on during your visit. A great addition to the Santa Barbara cultural space. Parking is easiest at the train station lot.

Great exploring and learning experience!

Great Museum for kids and teens! The Stem-focused exhibits are unique, interactive, and lots of fun!

Not only is Moxi an amazing place to visit for kids AND adults, but it is also an amazing event venue! I highly recommend it!

3 floors of interactive fun for kids if all ages.

Its a great place to bring your children to explore and learn about science. My son had a blast.

So awesome. Staff is super awesome. I had as much or more fun than my 4 year old.

Great exploration for kids. Can easily spend three or four hours there and still have to carry the kids out crying and screaming because they want to stay longer.You can also see the trains pull into the station from the second and third floors, which is a big highlight for my kids.

This place is great for kids older than 5. We had a blast but a lot of the exhibits may be a bit advanced for kids younger than 5. We ended up buying a membership to go back throughout the year.

Kids had a great time. Very inventive stuff here. If youre looking for something different for the kids, this is a good spot.

Great place for children! Great location near the beach.

The kids had a blast. There are so many hands on activities

It was so fun for the kids. The staff is extremely helpful. Elizabeth helped me with purchasing a membership as a gift. We loved it.

Very disappointing. Suitable for children 7 and under for curiosity play and potentially for children who are part of a guided group.Most of the activities had no explanations of the science behind them to guide understanding and further exploration.The place was chaotic - in spite of having tickets for timed entry. Youngsters were allowed to take things indiscriminately from the hands of other children - there was a complete lack of oversight from venue staff and conspicuously absent parents or school guides.For the most part it appears to be a playground of oversized toys that fails to offer input, insight, or direction to further scientific curiosity.There were fun activities, to be sure - and the very young (3-7) appeared to be enjoying themselves, but I did not bring my 12 year old grandson here merely to play on a large mechanical playground. I was hoping for scientific stimulation and something to captivate the imagination.

Great place for kids to run around while learning. 2, 5, 7, year old boys kept busy the whole time and did not want to leave. They had interesting things to do which I have never seen at childrens museum or anything like that. Highly recommend for a few hours and you could head over to the beach just the next stay up.

We had so much fun here! What a cool place for kids.

The most amazing museum of its kind Ive been to! Weve been three times in the week we are visiting SB already.

Visited the MOXI for the first time last week. My daughter will be 3 in a month. She was free to enter since she was under three years old. She had an incredible time. There is a wide variety of engaging activities for all age levels. Everything is this building seems designed and created for little hands to touch, play with, and explore. Exhibits also range from building blocks to two story interactive designs. Even though this was our first visit, we overheard other families talking about how exhibits were new. This leads me to believe they change out certain activities are structures periodically. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and our time spent here. We will be back as frequently as we can. I definitely recommend this place.

Awesome place for kids (under 10) to explore and learn.

This place is an awesome place to take your kids. I hope they start doing adults only cocktail hours.

Fun place for kids and adults. Many activities engaging for the curious.

The ultimate Keep the Kids Fascinated place. Lots of learning exhibits. Very clean. Great staff. Ages 2 to infinity will love this place.

My 5yo loved it here! And there was plenty he wasnt quite ready to conquer that day so we walked out with a family membership! Staff was also very friendly and helpful.

Great for young kids, even with teenagers can keep them occupied for a couple of hours

Lots of fun for a party of kids! The perfect place for hands on learning experiences. We attended with our grandsons for a 4yr old birthday party and thoroughly enjoyed the action.

Kids loved it. Beautiful view of the city from the rooftop pavillion.

This is one of the most unique science museums I have ever visited! I love how different and original this place is compared to other children’s museums. Most places try to explain a lot of the technical science behind each of their exhibits. But at MOXI, they hardly explain anything, they just let you play with a bunch of cool science and tech toys (which is all anyone wants to do anyway). The entire building is full of cool, original, interactive displays and activities. We all had fun and I’d encourage anyone to check this place out if you’re in Santa Barbara! #science #museum #santabarbara

We had a great time at this museum on December 31, 2018! It had a lot to offer for kids of all ages. My 5.5-month-old was interested in the lights exhibit and loved the shapes, too, on the second floor! Wed definitely come again the next time we visit Santa Barbara!

A great place to have fun and learn. Kids will love this place.

My five year old loved the museum. Lot of interactive and fun activities to do.

Wow! Amazing exhibits.I went for a wedding, so if youre in search for such a venue, the terrace was perfect for the event!

Fun hands on place to explore many tech and science concepts. Great day with the kids.

One of the most outstanding museums of science Ive ever been to. They give you the tools to discover some law of nature, physics, light, sound, kinetics, aerodynamics, and you get to explore and find it for yourself. Just brilliant exhibits.

Amazing museum! Highly interactive fun for kids and grownups alike. Lots of hands-on learning, demonstrating scientific principles through activities and immersion.

Great interactive museum. Three floors full of areas to physically learn and understand sounds waves and science.First floor has a huge guitar that you can play with. They also have small studio rooms where you can add sound effects to movie clips.Take the stairs or elevator to the second floor where you can build race cars to race your friends or family members.Third floor is a rooftop. See all of santa Barbara and experience additional items..We went for a company event. For the event you rent out the entire space. Youre able to create your dream space...just need to rent out everything - from furniture, chairs, tables, food, DJ, etc.

Definitely a neat place to take kids. So much for them to do

So totally awesome! Both kids (3yrs + 4.5yrs) totally loved it. They have the best lineup of science projects, physics experiments, AMD information that I have ever seen in any kids museum. Even some cool stuff for dad to read about structural loading of the building and electromagnetics.