Palo Alto is home is so many activities for children is an embarrassment of riches. One of my favorite spots for children has always been the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo. I spent many happy hours there when my children were young talking to the goose and learning about raccoon in Palo Alto.
The Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo is located off Middlefield Road next to Walter Hays Elementary. It is in the Palo Alto Community Center complex which also includes Rinconada Park, Palo Alto Children's Library, and the Lucy Stern Community Center.
The Museum and Zoo is home to 50 species of local wild life including owls, snakes, fruit bats raccoons, geese, ducks, bobcats, and various other small animals that can be on display. There are rotating exhibits that explain science to children in ways they can experience and understand.
Some of the exhibits are Bobcat Ridge, a natural habitat for the two resident bobcats Rufus and Tule. Next to bobcat Ridge is the Kitten's Den which is a naturally landscaped sculpture garden. The African Bat Cave gives children the opportunity to explore a rain forest and watch fruit bats in their natural habitat. Raccoon Creek is a place where children can get up close and personal with the two resident raccoons Loki and Aigon. Tortoise Hill is where the African spurred tortoise Edward lives. He often goes on walks around the zoo with his keeper and the many children who visit.
The Palo Alto Museum and Zoo holds classes in the winter and runs camps in the summer.
This is no ordinary zoo or ordinary museum. It is a place where the children of Palo Alto can learn about science and nature in a real world environment, and on a scale appropriate to even the youngest children.
The Palo Alto Museum and Zoo is closed Mondays and open from 10-5 Tues thru Sat and 1-4 on Sunday. Admission is free
but donations are gladly accepted!
The Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo is just one of the reasons that Palo Alto is such an ideal place to live.
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