Really enjoyed our visit here today. It is a gem in Claremont's downtown Depot -- the Lewis Museum…read moreof Art is small but packed with thoughtfully curated local and regional art. The historic train station setting gives it charm, and the rotating exhibits make every visit fresh and intriguing. Perfect stop for a creative weekend afternoon wander.

Cute tiny museum with nice staff!…read more I think entry is normally $5, but they're doing a "pay what you want", which can be anything. I think $5 a fair price considering the museum's size, though-- it's more or less just 3 rooms. To be honest, I didn't like this current set of exhibits that much, but that's probably just a matter of taste. It's also located near a lot of other cool stuff in Claremont.

Wow what a hidden gem!! The Raymond M Alf Museum of Paleontology is tucked away in Claremont on the…read moreWebb school campus. Since it is a high school, you must show your IDs at the gate to be given a badge to get onto campus. The museum is closed Sunday-Tuesday. Wednesday -Friday from 11am-5pm, and Saturday from 11am-5pm. Admission Pricing (March 2026): $12 General $9 Youth/Senior $9 Student with ID FREE 4 and under FREE CA teachers, EBT & WIC cardholders This museum is 2 levels. The top is a chronological walk through history and the bottom level is more of a hands-on interactive play area for kids. We spent about an hour at this museum. We had so much fun exploring history. In order we went through the Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic periods. The fossils and skeletons were so fascinating. This would have been such a great spot for a field trip back in grade school. I had a lot of fun exploring history and taking selfies. Highly recommended for those who enjoy dinosaurs, fossils, or history!

This museum is on a college campus shout out to the grounds people the grass looks so beautiful. I…read morethought it was fake. It is a very clean very quiet campus. It cost $24 for two people to get into the museum. The parking was free, but you do have to check in with the parking guy he'll print you out a pass since it is still a college, but I post some pictures of the museum. It was somewhere nice to go especially in this heat. it's interesting to see the different artifacts and fossils. It's a nice little date day or kid date day but like I say, give it a try and you decide.

How beautiful; a wonderful way to end a romantic evening. It does take time to sit and watch,…read more20-30min from actual start time, but is sooo relaxing to just think or talk quietly to a lover.

James Turrell Skyspace is in the Draper Courtyard, Lincoln and Edmunds Buildings, Pomona College…read more which is at the corner of 6th & College Way in the city of Claremont. It can't be seen from the street. You have to keep your eyes open while you search for this hidden site.  I went during the winter break so I parked in their restricted permit only parking lot which is located about 500 feet north of the Skyspace. Not sure if you can park there during the regular school year.  The light show starts about 25 minutes before sunset and ends about 30 minutes after the sun goes down. Also happens at dawn for a longer time period. There is polished, hard marble, long row banquette seating around the perimeter of this art installation to look up at the ceilIng with a square cut out to expose the sky above. There is a multicolour lighting system that tints the ceiling creating a color contrast to the color of the sky.  Depending on the color of the ceiling, the same sky takes on a subtly different color tone. Keep lookIng up, and your mind plays tricks on you so you start to imagine different colors especially along the edge of the rectangular hole.  Also, your perspective of the ceiling & hole changes so illogically the hole and ceiling meld into a unified whole.  I'm sure people will perceive the Skyspace differently due to their mood, physiology, upbringIng, etc. It's meditative, serene, calming. It's incredible like communing with infinity where there are no bounds at the same time so very personal connecting to your inner self.  Unfortunately, an ADHD family that couldn't shut up and stay still and a clueless young couple who didn't even look up at the Skyspace and blabbed throughout the performance ruined the meditative atmosphere.  When attending the Skyspace, SHUT UP, do some introspection, go deep into your psyche in order to find serenity & peace. Many of us Americans are so much into the hype and being "hip" that we lose sight of what gives us health and sanity. Being in a meditative state allows us to heal and recover from life's stresses and anxieties.  Even with the disruptions, I still got snippets of quality time. I can imagine how incredible this art piece would be if silence reigned.  5 stars for a transformative experience.

Absolutely amazing! It's such a gem in the area. I've visited 3 times now as a student at the…read morecolleges, and I'm enamored with the atmosphere, lovely staff, and phenomenal collections of works!

I always walked by this museum but never went in because I thought it was a private museum for…read morePomona College students. My family and I were standing outside one time and the security guard told us it's open to the public and it's free, so we walked right in. It doesn't have much exhibits but it's a great looking museum, and staff members have been friendly and helpful. You can take photos of exhibits as long as you're not using flash. Exhibits change every semester.

A small little college museum, located at the Claremont Village. Admission is free. Street parking…read moreis fairy easy to find. Pomona College Museum of Art is a small modern art space featuring mix of contemporary historical works. I am not sure how often the displays rotate, but it's a perfect 30mins - 1hour visit.

Beautiful, modern art space with a thoughtfully curated mix of contemporary and historical works…read more The free exhibitions are engaging and well-presented, and it's a great stop for a creative afternoon if you're into art and culture.

I rarely give bad reviews to museums, especially free ones, small indie institutions that are out…read moreof the way. But I was in Claremont yesterday for a b-day trip from LA and really wanted to visit Petterson Museum, I scheduled my day to make sure I'll have time for it since it's opened only Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays from 2 pm - 4 pm. Very restrictive. On top, it's a hard place to find, not far from downtown, but within a seniors community so you can go around in circles a lot. I held my phone the whole time for navigation and asked for directions from a guard driving around in a golf cart who was nice and helpful. After all this effort, we were happy to find the museum, cute building with Asian themed decor in front of it (perfect for Chinese NY celebrations). Well, it was closed, with a sign at the entrance. I was very disappointed, I wish at least they'd have posted about the closure on line. I'd call before my visit to make sure this place is open! 2 stars because I love museums and encourage everyone to visit them but otherwise, based on my experience, this review would have just one star rating.

This place is a little hard to find. The parking all around is reserved. We parked around the…read moreblock and enjoyed our walk in. Very beautiful grounds. We were approached by a very unwelcoming woman. She informed us that the museum is currently closed due to covid. She told us we should have checked before we came. We'll we seen that their hours on Yelp said they are open 2-4 pm Friday thru Sunday. We arrived on a Friday at 2:15 pm. The sign outside said closed. I let her know that Yelp is where we had checked for open hours. She seemed upset that we were even walking the grounds. Well we enjoyed our walk anyhow. I gave 2 stars because she was just that unwelcoming.

Ontario Museum of History & Art has some nicely curated local history and art in a beautiful old…read morecity hall building with free admission. The exhibits mix culture, community stories, and rotating art pieces, so it's worth a stop on a weekend outing.

I'd say a solid 4.5! Free museum that's really small, but a huge section of the museum is closed…read moreoff for renovations right now. They really only have their two main exhibits, one of which is a history of Ontario and the other is about water conservation in Ontario. AC is really strong, clean facility, super nice staff... but honestly there really isn't much to see unless you're a local and really interested in your area's history. I think if they had their art exhibits open, it'd be an easy 5/5 despite being small because it is free.

First about logistics if you haven't been here before (because we had difficulties):…read more - go to gate 17 at the fair ground. Not wherever Google takes you (to a sheriffs place?), Not gate 1 (if you call the listed number it says To go to gate 1 and proceed to the security but the security at gate 1 laughed at us and said the event was closed early and we almost turned around). Plenty of parking. Really cool to see a bunch of trains up close. You can climb aboard some. The kids really loved it. You probably could go through the whole thing in an hour or less. Everyone working there, maintaining the trains and working the store were friendly. This event isn't open every weekend but specific weekends only. Check their website or call the phone number (voicemail says the dates) before you head over.

Such a great free activity to attend with kids or family. Railgiants is only opened once a month…read moreand everyone that works there donates their own personal free time to keep this place up and running. You can tell everyone who volunteers there genuinely enjoys the train and the mesuem and are always happy to provide demonstration, the history, and explanations behind the trains. My kids love that they can ring the train bell and it's great way to kill some time on the weekend.