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Museums in Santa Cruz, CA you can visit free or discounted with a membership

Always call ahead. Rules change and each museum sets its own.

6 places in Santa Cruz, CA are on at least one program list. Program lists checked Oct 13, 2026; sources are at the bottom of this page. The benefit shown is what each program's list says; your card must show the program's logo.

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• Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History

  • ROAM Free entry

• Santa Cruz Art League

  526 BroadwayCall ahead: 831-426-5787
  • NARM Free entry

• Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History

  705 Front StreetWebsiteCall ahead: 831-429-1964
  • NARM Free entry
  • ROAM Free entry
  • EBT card $5 or less entry

• Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History

  1305 E Cliff DrWebsiteCall ahead: (831) 420-6115
  • ASTC Free entry If you buy a membership here, these levels include ASTC: Individual: Individual Membership, Dual Senior Membership; Group: Golden Eagle Club Membership, Gray Whale Club Membership, Mastodon Club Membership, Pat & Kirk Smith Circle Membership, Randy Morgarn Circle Membership, Humphrey Pilkington Circle Membership, Laura Hecox Circle Membership Not valid within 90 miles of your home museum or home.
  • EBT card $5 or less entry

• Seymour Marine Discovery Center

  100 McAllister WayCall ahead: 831-459-3800
  • NARM Free entry

• UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden

  1156 High StreetWebsiteCall ahead: (831) 502-2998
  • NARM Free entry
  • ROAM Free entry May be restricted for concerts, lectures, special exhibitions and ticketed events.
  • AHS Free or discounted entry

Sources

• NARM: official list, checked Oct 13, 2026
• ROAM: official list, checked Oct 13, 2026
• ASTC: official list, checked Oct 13, 2026
• AHS: official list, checked Oct 13, 2026
• EBT card: official list, checked Oct 13, 2026

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