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The Wolf Museum of Exploration and Innovation (MOXI), Santa Barbara, CA

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The Wolf Museum of Exploration and Innovation (MOXI)

A hands-on science and creativity museum in downtown Santa Barbara, with interactive exhibits across three floors.

125 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 · Santa Barbara, CA

About The Wolf Museum of Exploration and Innovation (MOXI)

MOXI is a nonprofit science museum on State Street in downtown Santa Barbara. Its exhibits combine science, technology, engineering, art, and math, and are arranged over three floors of interactive play. Visitors can also drop into the Innovation Workshop, a makerspace open to all museum guests, which offers tools ranging from high-tech to no-tech. The museum runs camps, field trips, and special visiting hours, including early member access and a Toddler Tuesday morning session.

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