Children's Research Museum of San Jose

The Children’s Research Museum is located in San Jose, California, USA. This museum ranks 5th among the best scientific centers in the world in the London Observer ranking. The museum opened in 1990. Over the years, 6 million people visited it. The building of the museum has an unusual design, shimmering with all shades of purple.

The purpose of the museum is to create innovative exhibits that encourage a child or adolescent to explore independently. The museum has more than 150 interactive expositions, several research programs for schoolchildren, an exhibition "Discovery of mammoths", where visitors can participate in excavations, fold the skeleton of a mammoth, and meet with scientists who found the remains of mammoths near the San Jose airport.