List of children's museums in the United States
This is a list of children’s museums in the United States.
| Name | Town/City | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum | Ann Arbor | Michigan | ||
| Above & Beyond Children's Museum | Sheboygan | Wisconsin | ||
| A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village | Salem | Oregon | Named for Alfred Carlton Gilbert, inventor of the erector set | |
| AHA! A Hands-on Adventure | Lancaster | Ohio | ||
| Amazement Square, The Rightmire Children's Museum | Lynchburg | Virginia | ||
| Arizona Museum for Youth | Mesa | Arizona | Only children's museum in U.S. that focuses on fine art; founded in 1980 | |
| Bay Area Discovery Museum | Sausalito | California | Located on National Park land; founded in 1987 | |
| Beaumont Children's Museum | Beaumont | Texas | Founded in 2008. Temporarily located at Beaumont Civic Center | |
| Betty Brinn Children's Museum | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | Named for Milwaukee businesswoman Betty Brinn; Opened in 1995 | |
| Boonshoft Museum of Discovery | Dayton | Ohio | ||
| Bootheel Youth Museum | Malden | Missouri | ||
| Boston Children's Museum | Boston | Massachusetts | Second oldest children's museum in the U.S.; recognized as LEED Gold certified by the U.S. Green Building Council; founded in 1913 | |
| Bronzeville Children's Museum | Chicago | Illinois | Only African-American children's museum in the U.S. | |
| Brooklyn Children's Museum | Brooklyn | New York | First museum developed for children; founded in 1899 | |
| Buell Children's Museum | Pueblo | Colorado | A program of the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center. | |
| The Building for Kids, Inc. | Appleton | Wisconsin | ||
| Cape Cod Children's Museum | Mashpee | Massachusetts | ||
| Central Wisconsin Children's Museum | Stevens Point | Wisconsin | Opened in 1997. | |
| Chesapeake Children's Museum | Annapolis | Maryland | Founded in 1994. | |
| Chicago Children's Museum | Chicago | Illinois | Located on Navy Pier on Lake Michigan; founded in 1982 | |
| Children's Discovery Museum | Normal | Illinois | Founded in 1988. | |
| Children's Discovery Museum | Augusta | Maine | ||
| Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert | Rancho Mirage | California | Founded in 1986. | |
| Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose | San Jose | California | Founded in 1990 | |
| Children's Discovery Zone | Norfolk | Nebraska | Located within the Elkhorn Valley Museum and Research Center. | |
| Children's Hands-On Museum | Tuscaloosa | Alabama | Opened in 1986. | |
| Children's Maritime Museum at Port Jefferson | Port Jefferson | New York | ||
| Children's Museum of Acadiana | Lafayette | Louisiana | Opened in 1996. | |
| Children's Museum of the Arts | Manhattan | New York | ||
| The Children's Museum of the Brazos Valley | Bryan | Texas | ||
| Children's Museum of Brownsville | Brownsville | Texas | Opened in 2005 | |
| Children's Museum of Central Nebraska | Hastings | Nebraska | Opened in 2003 | |
| The Children's Museum of Cleveland | Cleveland | Ohio | ||
| The Children's Museum of Denver | Denver | Colorado | Founded in 1973 | |
| Children's Museum in Easton | North Easton | Massachusetts | Located in old fire station; founded in 1986 | |
| Children's Museum of Eau Claire | Eau Claire | Wisconsin | Opened in 2004 | |
| The Children's Museum in Edwardsville | Edwardsville | Illinois | Opened in 2003 | |
| Children's Museum of Fond du Lac | Fond du Lac | Wisconsin | Opened in 2007 | |
| Children's Museum of Hartford | West Hartford | Connecticut | Fifth oldest children's museum in the U.S.; founded in 1927 | |
| Children's Museum of the Highlands | Sebring | Florida | Opened in 1990 | |
| Children's Museum at Holyoke | Holyoke | Massachusetts | ||
| Children's Museum of Houston | Houston | Texas | Founded in 1980; opened new addition in 2009 | |
| Children's Museum of Illinois | Decatur | Illinois | ||
| The Children's Museum of Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Indiana | Largest children's museum in the world; founded in 1924 | |
| Children's Museum of La Crosse | La Crosse | Wisconsin | ||
| Children's Museum at La Habra | La Habra | California | Located in an historic train depot; opened in 1977 | |
| Children's Museum of the Lowcountry | Charleston | South Carolina | ||
| Children's Museum of Maine | Portland | Maine | Founded in 1976 | |
| Children's Museum of Manhattan | New York City | New York | ||
| Children's Museum of Memphis | Memphis | Tennessee | Located in former National Guard Armory; opened in 1990 | |
| Children's Museum, Missoula | Missoula | Montana | ||
| Children's Museum of Montana | Great Falls | Montana | ||
| The Children's Museum of New Hampshire | Dover | New Hampshire | ||
| The Children's Museum of Northeast Montana | Glasgow | Montana | Opened in 2006 | |
| The Children's Museum of Northern Nevada | Carson City | Nevada | ||
| The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn | Oak Lawn | Illinois | ||
| Children's Museum of Oak Ridge | Oak Ridge | Tennessee | Opened in 1973 | |
| Children's Museum of the Ohio Valley | Wheeling | West Virginia | ||
| Children's Museum at the Paso Robles Volunteer Firehouse | Paso Robles | California | Founded in 2002; | |
| Children's Museum of Phoenix | Phoenix | Arizona | Founded in 1998; | |
| Children's Museum of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | ||
| Children's Museum of Richmond | Richmond | Virginia | Opened in 1981 | |
| The Children's Museum of Rose Hill Manor Park | Frederick | Maryland | ||
| The Children's Museum at Saratoga | Saratoga Springs | New York | ||
| The Children's Museum, Seattle | Seattle | Washington | Founded in 1979 | |
| Children's Museum of the Sierra | Oakhurst | California | ||
| Children's Museum of Skagit County | Burlington | Washington | Located in Cascade Mall | |
| The Children's Museum of Sonoma County | Santa Rosa | California | ||
| The Children's Museum of South Carolina | Myrtle Beach | South Carolina | ||
| Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut | Niantic | Connecticut | Created in 1992 | |
| Children's Museum of Stockton | Stockton | California | ||
| Children's Museum of Tacoma | Tacoma | Washington | Opened in 1986 | |
| Children's Museum of the Treasure Coast | Stuart | Florida | Located in a former chapel and auditorium building in Indian Riverside Park in Jensen Beach; opened in 2008. | |
| Children's Museum Tucson | Tucson | Arizona | ||
| The Children's Museum of the Upstate | Greenville | South Carolina | ||
| Children's Museum of the Valley | Youngstown | Ohio | Opened in 2004 | |
| Children's Museum of Virginia | Portsmouth | Virginia | ||
| Children's Museum of Walla Walla | Walla Walla | Washington | ||
| The Children's Museum of Wilmington | Wilmington | North Carolina | ||
| Children's Museum of Winston-Salem | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | ||
| The Children's Museum at Yunker Farm | Fargo | North Dakota | Located in first brick house in the Dakota territory | |
| Children's Neighborhood Museum | Round Lake | Illinois | Part of the Round Lake Area Park District | |
| The Children's Playhouse | Boone | North Carolina | ||
| Children's Science Explorium | Boca Raton | Florida | ||
| Community Children's Museum | Dover | New Jersey | ||
| Connecticut Children's Museum | New Haven | Connecticut | ||
| Cookeville Children's Museum | Cookeville | Tennessee | Opened in 2007 | |
| Creative Discovery Museum | Chattanooga | Tennessee | Opened in 1995 | |
| Curious Kids' Museum | St. Joseph | Michigan | Located in Veterans Memorial Hall in St. Joseph; founded in 1989 | |
| Delaware Children's Museum | Wilmington | Delaware | Located on Wilmington Riverfront | |
| Discovery Center at Murfree Spring | Murfreesboro | Tennessee | ||
| The Discovery Center of the Southern Tier | Binghamton | New York | ||
| Discovery Center Museum | Rockford | Illinois | ||
| Discovery Creek Children's Museum | Washington | District of Columbia | ||
| Discovery Depot Children's Museum | Galesburg | Illinois | ||
| Discovery Gateway | Salt Lake City | Utah | Formerly known as the Children's Museum of Utah | |
| Discovery Museum | Eureka | California | ||
| The Discovery Playhouse | Cape Girardeau | Missouri | ||
| Discovery Science Place | Tyler | Texas | ||
| Don Harrington Discovery Center | Amarillo | Texas | ||
| Duke Energy Children's Museum | Cincinnati | Ohio | ||
| Duluth Children's Museum | Duluth | Minnesota | ||
| DuPage Children's Museum | Naperville | Illinois | ||
| Earlyworks | Huntsville | Alabama | ||
| East Tennessee Discovery Center | Knoxville | Tennessee | ||
| EdVenture Children's Museum | Columbia | South Carolina | Opened in 2003 | |
| Escondido Children's Museum | Escondido | California | ||
| expERIEnce Children's Museum | Erie | Pennsylvania | ||
| ¡Explora! | Albuquerque | New Mexico | ||
| Exploration Station | Bourbonnais | Illinois | ||
| Exploration Station | Lumberton | North Carolina | ||
| Explorations V Children's Museum | Lakeland | Florida | ||
| Explore & More Children's Museum | East Aurora | New York | ||
| Explorium of Lexington | Lexington | Kentucky | ||
| Family Museum | Bettendorf | Iowa | ||
| Fascinate-U Children's Museum | Fayetteville | North Carolina | ||
| Fingerprints Youth Museum | Hemet | California | ||
| Flint Children's Museum | Flint | Michigan | ||
| Forever Curious Children's Museum | Fennville | Michigan | ||
| Fort Worth Museum of Science and Industry | Fort Worth | Texas | First children's museum in Texas; founded in 1941 | |
| Garden State Discovery Museum | Cherry Hill | New Jersey | ||
| Gaylord Discovery Center | Gaylord | Michigan | Opened in 2010. Theme: Mechanics | |
| Georgia Children's Museum | Macon | Georgia | ||
| Grand Rapids Children's Museum | Grand Rapids | Michigan | ||
| Great Explorations Children's Museum | St. Petersburg | Florida | ||
| Great Lakes Children's Museum | Traverse City | Michigan | ||
| Greensboro Children's Museum | Greensboro | North Carolina | ||
| Gull Wings Children's Museum | Oxnard | California | ||
| Habitot Children's Museum | Berkeley | California | ||
| Hands On! A Child's Gallery | Hendersonville | North Carolina | ||
| Hands On Children's Museum | Olympia | Washington | ||
| Hands-on House Children's Museum | Lancaster | Pennsylvania | ||
| Hannah Lindahl Children's Museum | Mishawaka | Indiana | ||
| Harrisonburg Children's Museum | Harrisonburg | Virginia | Opened in 2003 | |
| Hawaii Children's Discovery Center | Honolulu | Hawaii | ||
| Healthworks! Kids' Museum | South Bend | Indiana | ||
| Imaginarium of South Texas | Laredo | Texas | Opened in 1991 | |
| Imagination Place | Gadsden | Alabama | ||
| The Imagination Workshop, Temecula's Children's Museum | Temecula | California | ||
| Imagine Children's Museum | Everett | Washington | ||
| Imagine Nation Children's Museum | Bristol | Connecticut | ||
| Imagine It! Children's Museum of Atlanta | Atlanta | Georgia | ||
| ImagineU Children's Museum | Visalia | California | ||
| ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center | Charlotte | North Carolina | Opened in 2005 | |
| Impression 5 Science Center | Lansing | Michigan | ||
| Interactive Neighborhood for Kids | Gainesville | Georgia | ||
| The Iowa Children's Museum | Coralville | Iowa | ||
| Jasmine Moran Children's Museum | Seminole | Oklahoma | ||
| Jeanes Discovery Center | Waco | Texas | Located within Baylor University's Mayborn Museum Complex; | |
| The Jersey Explorer Children's Museum | East Orange | New Jersey | ||
| Kaleidoscope (Kansas City, Missouri) | Kansas City | Missouri | ||
| Kearney Area Children's Museum | Kearney | Nebraska | ||
| Kern County Museum | Bakersfield | California | ||
| Kidcity Children's Museum | Middletown | Connecticut | ||
| Kidscommons | Columbus | Indiana | ||
| Kidsenses, Inc. | Rutherfordton | North Carolina | ||
| Kidsfirst Children's Museum | South Bend | Indiana | ||
| Kids 'N' Stuff | Albion | Michigan | ||
| Kidspace Children's Museum | Pasadena | California | ||
| KidsQuest Children's Museum | Bellevue | Washington | ||
| Kid Time! Discovery Experience | Medford | Oregon | ||
| The Kidzeum | Grenada | Mississippi | ||
| Kidzone Museum | Truckee | California | ||
| Kidzu Children's Museum | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | Founded in March 2006 | |
| Koch Family Children's Museum of Evansville | Evansville | Indiana | ||
| Kohl Children's Museum | Glenview | Illinois | ||
| Liberty Science Center | Jersey City | New Jersey | ||
| Lied Discovery Children's Museum | Las Vegas | Nevada | ||
| Lincoln Children's Museum | Lincoln | Nebraska | First green building in Lincoln | |
| Long Island Children's Museum | Garden City | New York | ||
| Louisiana Children's Museum | New Orleans | Louisiana | ||
| Lutz Children's Museum | Manchester | Connecticut | ||
| Lynn Meadows Discovery Center | Gulfport | Mississippi | ||
| Madison Children's Museum | Madison | Wisconsin | Opened in 1991 | |
| The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum | St. Louis | Missouri | Opened in 1979 | |
| Maine Discovery Museum | Bangor | Maine | ||
| Marbles Kids Museum | Raleigh | North Carolina | ||
| McKenna Children's Museum | New Braunfels | Texas | ||
| Miami Children's Museum | Miami | Florida | ||
| Mid-Hudson Children's Museum | Poughkeepsie | New York | ||
| Mid-Michigan Children's Museum | Saginaw | Michigan | ||
| Minnesota Children's Museum | St. Paul | Minnesota | ||
| Mississippi Children's Museum | Jackson | Mississippi | ||
| Mobius Kids | Spokane | Washington | Part of Mobius Spokane | |
| Monterey Youth Museum | Monterey | California | ||
| The Most (Museum Of Science & Technology) | Syracuse | New York | ||
| Mountain Top Children's Museum | Breckenridge | Colorado | ||
| My Jewish Discovery Place | Fort Lauderdale | Florida | ||
| National Museum of Play | Rochester | New York | Second largest children’s museum in the country | |
| The New Children's Museum | San Diego | California | ||
| Northeast Texas Children's Museum | Commerce | Texas | Located within Texas A&M University-Commerce; opened in 2002 | |
| North Platte Area Children's Museum | North Platte | Nebraska | ||
| Northwoods Children's Museum | Eagle River | Wisconsin | ||
| Omaha Children's Museum | Omaha | Nebraska | Founded in 1976 | |
| Orpheum Children's Science Museum | Champaign | Illinois | ||
| Our World, Children's Global Discovery Museum | Cohasset | Massachusetts | ||
| Pennypickle's Workshop | Temecula | California | ||
| Phelps Youth Pavilion | Waterloo | Iowa | ||
| Please Touch Museum | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Located within Memorial Hall, which was built for the 1876 Centennial Exposition | |
| Port Discovery | Baltimore | Maryland | ||
| Portland Children's Museum | Portland | Oregon | Sixth oldest children's museum in the United States | |
| Pretend City Children's Museum | Irvine | California | ||
| Providence Children's Museum | Providence | Rhode Island | Rhode Island's first and only children's museum | |
| Raven Hill Discovery Center | Boyne City | Michigan | Established in 1991 | |
| Sacramento Children's Museum | Sacramento | California | Opened in 2011 | |
| San Antonio Children's Museum | San Antonio | Texas | Opened in 1995 | |
| The Sandbox | Hilton Head Island | South Carolina | ||
| Sandcastles Children's Museum | Ludington | Michigan | Opened in 2007; operates during the summer only | |
| San Luis Obispo Children's Museum | San Luis Obispo | California | ||
| Santa Fe Children's Museum | Santa Fe | New Mexico | ||
| Schoolhouse Children's Museum and Learning Center | Boynton Beach | Florida | ||
| Science and Discovery Center of Northwest Florida | Panama City | Florida | ||
| Seminole County School Student Museum | Sanford | Florida | ||
| Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum | Winchester | Virginia | ||
| Staten Island Children's Museum | Staten Island | New York | ||
| Stepping Stones Museum for Children | Norwalk | Connecticut | ||
| Texoma Children's Museum | Denison | Texas | ||
| The Thinkery | Austin | Texas | Opened in 1987; formerly Austin Children's Museum; opening December 2013 | |
| T.R.E.E. House Children's Museum | Alexandria | Louisiana | ||
| Treehouse Children's Museum | Ogden | Utah | Opened in 1992 | |
| Upper Peninsula Children's Museum | Marquette | Michigan | ||
| Utica Children's Museum | Utica | New York | Founded in October 1963 by the Junior League, formerly The Children's Museum of History, Natural History & Science | |
| Virginia Discovery Museum | Charlottesville | Virginia | ||
| WonderLab Museum of Science, Health & Technology | Bloomington | Indiana | ||
| Wonderfeet Kids Museum | Rutland | Vermont | ||
| Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City | Shawnee | Kansas | ||
| Wonder Works | Oak Park | Illinois | ||
| The Woodlands Children's Museum | The Woodlands | Texas | ||
| Working Wonders Children's Museum | Bend | Oregon | ||
| World Awareness Children's Museum | Glen Falls, New York | New York | Created in 1995 | |
| WOW! Children's Museum | Lafayette | Colorado | ||
| Young at Art Museum | Davie | Florida | ||
| Zimmer Children's Museum | Los Angeles | California | ||
See also
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