Fresno Discovery Center — Attraction in Fresno

I have Two or Three issues with the Discovery Center, one I have a family of 4 and there is no membership package for us. There is no 1 person package either. Or where you can add on an extra guess. There are Only 3 or 5 people packages. So I have to leave one child out each time we go. The man in charge had an attitude of like, we'll it's not my problem and I'm not going to go out of my way to help you. If I hadn't already bought our membership I would think twice about renewing. Two, the pond as you cross the bridge to get into the building is filthy you can barely see the fish. I'm told it's because of the turtles and they need to get a higher filtration system to keep it clean to see. Also most of the exhibits were broken or down. (I was told it was due to some naughty children not following the rules and no adult supervision). Now our visit was saved because the wonderful staff went out of their way to make our visit a memorable one. The reptile talk was very educational and hands on. And we got to see some rare actions from the inhabitants (the Hissing Cockroach shedding it's skin. We just couldn't stay the hours to see it get back it's brown color). We're going back, I just have to leave one of...

This place is a really cool semi hidden gem in Fresno. It's only $6 per person kids 2 and under are free. There is definitely quite a bit to do for toddlers, I took my niece who is 2.5 and we spent the whole 3 hours there having fun. They have an indoor play area filled with fun learning games, books, toys. They have a play ground (definitely could use some repairs and upgrades), but still the kids love it. There is a turtle and coy fish pond, a bunny and even a tortoise out back. My favorite though was the Cactus garden and the Garden of the Sun (which is technically not a part of the discovery center, but is accessible through the discovery center). The cactus garden has huge cacti, really amazing! The garden of the sun is just gorgeous, tip go early in the morning for a better chance of it being open. The discovery center also has a cool science room, with magnets and other cool attractions. There is no parking lot, only street parking. Definitely recommend taking the little ones for a play date here. They also have tot time, they read books and my niece got...

I was terribly disappointed when bringing my daughter she's a discovery center for a family visit I sound that the prices were extremely high that the exhibits were not well maintained, they had many many many lost and broken pieces the atmosphere was dark, dismal and a bit mildewy however those were the inside exhibits the outside exhibit has a new play yard which my daughter very much enjoyed I do believe they need to update and renovate some of the play scenes outside as well the spaceship is old and my daughter did hurt herself on it on her way out but she ended up having a good time being able to play with lots of children and I enjoyed watching her have fun unfortunately I don't know when the next time I will be taking her there because of the disappointment I hope many people start to donate money and or services to help Spruce the place up because it is a...