ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ, ðə bˈoːɹdz ʌvðɪ ɛksplˈoːɹətˌoːɹi lˈɜːnɪŋ sˈɛntɚ ænd ðɪ ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns sˈɛntɚ dʒˈɔɪnd tə fˈɔːɹm ðə dɪskˈʌvɚɹi mjuːzˈiəm ʌv ˈɔɹɪndʒ kˈaʊnti wɪððə dˈuːəl ɡˈoʊlz ʌv tˈiːtʃɪŋ tʃˈɪldɹən wʌt lˈaɪf wʌz lˈaɪk ɪn ˈɔɹɪndʒ kˈaʊnti ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd z ænd kɹiːˈeɪɾɪŋ ɐ wˈɜːldklˈæs sˈaɪəns sˈɛntɚ.
In 1984, the Boards of the Exploratory Learning Center and the Experience Center joined to form the Discovery Museum of Orange County with the dual goals of teaching children what life was like in Orange County in the 1900s and creating a world-class science center.