Turtle Bay Exploration Park is a 300-acre reserve that features a museum, an arboretum and botanical gardens, a forestry and wildlife center, and the Sundial Bridge. The Turtle Bay Museum is home to an array of permanent and temporary exhibits documenting the cultural and natural history, art, and science of the region, including an underwater aquarium-style viewing tank, hands-on science displays, artworks, and a recreation of a Native American bark house. The McConnell Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, also known as the Redding Arboretum, features 300 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens that include Mediterranean climate gardens, southern and western Australian gardens, a children's garden, butterfly garden, and various specialty gardens. Paul Bunyan's Forest Camp is an educational exploration center modeled after an ancient forest camp.
844 Sundial Bridge Dr, Redding, CA 96003, Phone: 530-243-8850, (website link)