Lindsay Wildlife Museum - Walnut Creek Museum

  • Address: 1931 First Avenue,Walnut Creek, CA 94597-2540
  • Phone: 9259351978
  • Email:
  • Website:www.wildlife-museum.org
Average Rating
4.5
 21+ reviews
from 2 sources
Yahoo! Travel
5.0
 1+ reviews
Yelp
4.5
 20+ reviews
Lindsay Wildlife Museum
1931 First Avenue
Walnut Creek, CA 94597-2540

Lindsay Wildlife Museum Details

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • The Lindsay Wildlife Museum is a wildlife rehabilitation and educational center that focuses on native California wildlife and natural history. Founded in 1955, it treats more than 6,000 injured and orphaned wild animals each year. Children get to see live animals, play with interactive exhibits,... more on GoCityKids.com
  • Located in the San Franciscos East Bay community of Walnut Creek, Lindsay Wildlife Musuem cares for 6,000 ill and injured indiginous animals annually and offers education & mentoring programs to more than 44,000 school children with the help of 700 volunteers. Our permanent collection of more tha... more on Epinions.com

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5.0
Animal lovers galore

I live in WC and this is like, the closest and BEST museum around.They show live animals, and they have these racks and on top of them are real live birds. The staff are friendly and bring out animals almost every day. if you haven't been there, you should go. This place is close to a really awe... By A Yahoo! User from Walnut Creek, CA, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

4.0
Great Museum plus!

My two year old and I had great fun at the Lindsay Museum. He loved the Discovery room where he could color and play with toys as well as touch all sorts of nature things. The live animal exhibits were very exciting, too. When he got too wiggly to be inside we stepped outside to ... Becky A., Livermore, a user of Go City Kids. Read full review on GoCityKids.com

Best Nature Museum Around

The Lindsay Museum may be hidden from mainstream Walnut Creek but is certainly worth a visit. The mu... judysbook.com, a user of judysbook.com. Read full review on OpenList.com

5.0
Jen W. 's review

Great for kids who are interested in animals. The volunteers/staff are passionate about the animals and are willing to share their knowledge and ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

Fun afternoon

Sometimes rainy days get us to drive the 30 minutes or so to Walnut Creek for a change of scenery. ... a user of Trekaroo. Read full review on Trekaroo

Directions

Take Highway 24 east to Walnut Creek. Take 680 North. Take the Treat Blvd./Geary Road exit and turn left over freeway. Proceed two more lights and turn left on Buena Vista.Turn right on First Avenue. The museum is half-way up the block on the left.

Hours

Noon-5p Tu-F, 10a-5p Sa-Su

Miscellaneous

  • Admission: Adults $7; children $5. Free for members and children 2 and under

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