| Websites in Children's Museums |
- Austin Children's Museum
News and information about programs, events, and exhibits including calendars, maps, and contact information.
 http://www.austinkids.org/
- Bay Area Discovery Museum
Features hands-on art, science, environmental and media exhibitions, performances, special events and ongoing educational curricula. Includes details of exhibits, hours, admission rates, memberships, volunteer opportunities, directions. Located in San Francisco, California.
http://www.baykidsmuseum.org/
- Betty Brinn Children's Museum
Milwaukee, WI. "Where kids can play their way smart". Ages 1-10.
http://www.bbcmkids.org
- Brooklyn Children's Museum
Located in Brooklyn, New York. Events calendar, exhibits schedule and preview, and teacher services.
http://207.10.200.30/
- Canadian Children's Museum
With its emphasis on interactive hands-on learning, this museum seeks to enrich children's lives and broaden their cultural experience. Programmes, collections and links.
http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/at/atchieng.html
- Chesapeake Children's Museum
Museum of discovery about the people, technologies and ecology of the Chesapeake Bay region.
http://www.theccm.org
- Chicago Children's Museum
Thirteen permanent interactive exhibits on three floors.
http://www.chichildrensmuseum.org/
- Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
Plan a visit, find resources for parents, teachers, and youth, and explore interactive activities for children. Located in San Jose, California.
http://www.cdm.org/
- Children's Museum In Easton
Housed in the Old Fire Station in North Easton, Massachusetts, the museum offers interactive exhibits in the arts, sciences and the humanities for children and families to explore.
http://www.charityadvantage.com/childrensmuseumeaston/
- Children's Museum Of Oak Ridge
Exhibit guide, publication list, schedule of classes, and hours of operation. In Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
http://www.childrensmuseumofoakridge.org
- Children's Museum at Old Salem
Hands-on museum designed for children ages 4-9. Features history themed interactive exhibits.
http://www.oldsalem.org/chilsmus.html
- Children's Museum of Denver
Features interactive playscapes where children can touch and explore, try out roles and pretend. Hours, membership, ticketing, special events and location.
http://www.cmdenver.org/
- Children's Museum of Kansas City
Hands-on exhibits focusing on science, history, and art for children ages 3-10. Virtual tour, membership information, and news. Located in Kansas City, MO
http://www.geocities.com/~kidmuzm/
- Children's Museum of La Crosse
A regional family place where the young and the young at heart can explore, create, experiment, learn and exercise their imaginations. Located in La Crosse, WI.
http://www.childmuseumlax.org/
- Children's Museum of Manhattan
Directions, programs and classes schedule, and guide to five floors of literature, science, media and art exhibits.
http://www.cmom.org/
- Children's Museum of Portsmouth
Exhibits, calendar, general and contact information. Portsmouth, NH.
http://www.childrens-museum.org/
- Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut
To engage, encourage, and challenge children ages 1 through 12 and adults as well, in the Arts, Sciences, Safety & Health, and Culture & History. Niantic, CT.
http://www.childrensmuseumsect.org/
- Children's Museum of Utah
interactive learning zone where children and adults can explore, imagine, create, and discover together. Salt lake City, UT.
http://www.childmuseum.org/
- Children's Museum of Utica, New York
Hands-on learning center with emphasis on local history, environmental science, culture and the arts, space and science. Four floors of interactive exhibits. The only children's museum in the country to be adopted by both NASA and the DOE's Office of Science.
http://www.museum4kids.net/
- Children's Museum, Seattle
Located at the Seattle Center. The region's preeminent private, nonprofit learning institution focusing on interactive arts and humanities exhibits and programs for children and their families.
http://www.thechildrensmuseum.org/
- Creative Discovery Museum
A museum for kids with hands on learning, exhibits and demonstrations. Hours of operation, location, and admission prices. Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
http://www.cdmfun.org/
- Dallas Children's Museum
Features exhibit information, special events, and educational program.
http://www.dallaschildrens.org/
- Discovery Center
Hands-on museum for children and their families. Includes details of exhibits, events, programs, membership details, hours, and admission. Located in Binghamton, New York.
http://www.thediscoverycenter.org/
- Discovery Center Museum
Over 250 hands-on exhibits for visitors of all ages. Planetarium, TV news studio and special area for kids under 5. Includes virtual tour, hours, admission fees, and directions. Located in Rockford, Illinois.
http://www.discoverycentermuseum.org/
- Discovery Creek Children's Museum of Washington
Where history, nature, and the arts come to life for children and adults to explore. Innovative programming, outdoor nature experiences and seasonal nature camps. Outdoor adventure experiences include rock-climbing, canoeing, fishing, and hiking. Washington, DC.
http://www.discoverycreek.org
- Discovery Museum
Information on planetarium, hands-on gallery, art programs, school and group programs and the museum store.
http://www.discoverymuseum.org
- Explora Science Center and Children's Museum of Albuquerque
Features over 250 interactive science, technology and art exhibits for all ages. Provides hours, admission fees, programs, membership details, volunteer opportunities, and contact information. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
http://www.explora.mus.nm.us/
- Explore & More
A hands-on museum with exhibits and programs for children ages 1-10 and the adults who care about them in East Aurora, New York.
http://www.exploreandmore.org/
- Family Museum of Arts and Science - Iowa
Bettendorf, Iowa. Touch a tornado, make a cloud, experiment with music and sound, investigate the workings of the human heart... and on this website find out to get to all this fun stuff.
http://www.familymuseum.org
- Fascinate-U Children's Museum
Featuring hands-on exhibits. Includes programs, special exhibits, hours, admission rates, upcoming events and photos. Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
http://www.fascinate-u.com
- Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Information about the museum's family oriented exhibit areas like DinoDig®, KIDSPACE®, Hands on Science, ExploraZone®. Forth Worth, Texas.
http://www.fwmuseum.org/
- Ghost Of The Young - Fine Arts Museum of S.F.
Offers tour in the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco through an interactive comic book.
http://www.thinker.org/fam/education/publications/ghost/index.html
- Gilbert House Children's Museum
A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village - Salem, Oregon. Hands-on children's museum with interactive exhibits in the sciences, arts and humanities.
http://www.acgilbert.org
- Grand Rapids Children's Museum
know what's happening at the museum, new exhibitions and how to get there. Grand Rapids, MI.
http://www.grcm.org/
- Great Explorations, The Hands On Museum
Children's interactive museum whose mission is to make lifelong learning fun. Science and humanities exhibits allow visitors to touch, move and actually become part of several pieces.
http://www.greatexplorations.org/
- Gulfcoast Wonder and Imagination Zone
Hands on science and learning center for kids and their families. Located in Sarasota, FL.
http://gwiz.org
- Hands On Children's Museum
Located in Olympia, Washington. Find about their current exhibits, and hours of operation.
http://www.hocm.org/
- Hawaii Children's Discovery Center
Offers four major galleries, each filled with hands-on, interactive exhibits. Includes hours of operation, admission fees, gift shop, membership and volunteer details, educational resources and directions. Located in Honolulu.
http://www.discoverycenterhawaii.org
- International Wildlife Museum
Tucson, Arizona. Over 400 kinds of mammals, birds, insects, and prehistoric animals from all over the world most displayed in their natural habitats.
http://www.thewildlifemuseum.org/
- Iowa Children's Museum
Detailed descriptions of all the exhibits and fun activities at the museum. Located in Coralville, Iowa.
http://www.theicm.org/
- Kohl Childrens Museum on the Web
Wilmette, Illinois
http://www.kohlchildrensmuseum.org/
- Lincoln Children's Museum
Dedicated to creating a dynamic place where children and families can explore and discover the natural, technical, cultural, and creative aspects of the world. Lincoln, NE.
http://www.lincolnchildrensmuseum.org/
- Long Island Children's Museum
A hands-on museum for kids located in Garden City, New York, USA.
http://www.licm.org/
- Louisville Science Center
Experience science, mathematics and technology through hands-on exhibits, IMAX films, educational programs and a gift shop filled with books, videos and gifts.
http://www.louisvillescience.org/
- Maine Discovery Museum
Virtual exhibit guide, programs overview, volunteer and membership information, and calendar of events. Located in Bangor, Maine.
http://www.mainediscoverymuseum.org/
- Miami Children's Museum
Facility includes 12 galleries, classrooms, parent/teacher resource center, Kid Smart educational gift shop, 200-seat auditorium and restaurant. Offers bilingual, interactive exhibits; programs and classes. Includes hours, admission rates and directions.
http://www.miamichildrensmuseum.org/index.shtml
- Minnesota Children's Museum
Geared towards children ages six months through 10 years. Many interactive exhibits. Material for parents and educators, descriptions of events and exhibits, prices, map, hours, and policies on renting or using the museum for special occasions.
http://www.mcm.org/
- MoMA | Art Safari
A tour of the Museum of Modern Art fashioned just for kids.
http://moma.org/momalearning/artsafari/index.html
- Museum of Web Art - Kids Wing
The Kids Wing of the Museum of Web Art is well-supervised by Dot, the Fun Activities Director. Presents art created exclusively for the Web environment, such as buttons, counters, splash pages, and wallpaper, in a bright, easy-to-navigate, museum-style interface.
http://www.mowa.org/kids/kids_enter.html
- National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature
Located in Abilene, Texas. Provides recognition of the artistic achievements of illustrators and gallery exhibition of their works. Includes examples from the permanent collection and current exhibits, plus an activities page for children.
http://www.nccil.org/
- National Gallery of Arts - Kids Page
This site helps children develop interpretive and analytical skills through interactive discussions of paintings and sculpture in the National Gallery of Art, educational activities, and an animated musical story.
http://www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm
- National Jewish Children's Museum
The work was produced by children and adolescents in various art therapy groups and individual sessions at the National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver, Colorado.
http://www.njc.org/fr/museum.html
- New Britain Youth Museum
Children's museum and Hungerford Park nature center.
http://www.newbritainyouthmuseum.org/
- New Jersey Children's Museum
The museum has over thirty different exhibits, in 15,000 square feet, each designed for specific age and interest groups. Site has prices and hours, directions, and a floor plan of the exhibits. Located in Paramus, NJ.
http://www.NJCM.com/
- Omaha Children's Museum
Offers 11 main areas of exploration. Includes history, details of exhibits, hours and prices, membership and volunteer opportunities, and directions. Located in Omaha, Nebraska.
http://www.ocm.org/
- Pittsburgh Children's Museum
Language arts, local history, creativity, and cultural diversity.
http://www.pittsburghkids.org/
- Please Touch Museum®
Hands-on museum for children ages 1 to 7 where adults and children can learn and explore together. Information on exhibits and the chance to win tickets. Philadelphia, PA.
http://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org
- Portland Children's Museum, 2nd Generation
Located in Washington Park across from the Oregon Zoo. Map, hours, prices, contact information, museum layout, tours, exhibits and programs, and opportunities to use the museum for special occasions.
http://www.portlandcm2.org/
- Providence Children's Museum
Hands-on, interactive exhibits for kids 1-11 and their families. Check out daily programs and plan a visit.
http://www.childrenmuseum.org/
- RAISIN -- Children's Museums
List of U.S. children's museums, by state.
http://www.raisinnet.com/kidmu.htm
- Santa Fe Children's Museum
Houses permanent and temporary interactive, hands-on exhibits. Includes hours, admission, details of exhibits, educational programs and directions.
http://www.santafechildrensmuseum.org/
- Science Place
Dallas, Texas children's science museum. Site includes calendar of exhibits and events, as well as information on IMAX and planetarium shows.
http://www.scienceplace.org/
- The Ateneum for Children
The children's discovery museum of the Finnish National Gallery.
http://www.fng.fi/fng/html4/en/ateneum/children/cont/
- The Capital Children's Museum
Washington, DC. Exhibit guide, hours and travel information, newsletter, information about group tours, summer camps, and other special activities.
http://www.ccm.org/
- The Children's Museum at Saratoga
Calendar, program overview, membership guide, birthday and theme party information, hours of operation, and driving directions. Saratoga Springs, New York.
http://www.childrensmuseumatsaratoga.org/
- The Children's Museum of Boston
Hands-on learning center for kids, parents and teachers. Information on hours, exhibits, events, membership and the museum shop.
http://www.bostonkids.org/
- The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
The world's largest children's museum with a history that dates back to 1925. Offers non-traditional learning opportunities for children and their families. Indianapolis, Indiana.
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/
- The Children's Museum of Klamath Falls
Klamath Falls, Oregon. A museum without walls, bringing its exhibits to kids and teens in the community.
http://www.childrensmuseumkfalls.150m.com/
- The Children's Museum of Maine
Offers many hands-on exhibits, including farming, fishing, a fire engine, banking, shopping, computer lab and space shuttle experience. Includes hours, admission rates and directions. Located in Portland.
http://www.childrensmuseumofme.org/
- The Discovery Center at Murfree Spring
Featuring interactive exhibits and environmental center. Includes hours, admission fee, membership information, volunteer opportunities, educational resources and directions. Located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
http://discoverycenteronline.org
- The Louisiana Children's Museum
Includes interactive games for kids, a Grown-up Wing, and a calendar of events.
http://www.lcm.org/
- The Magic House - St. Louis Children's Museum
Features more than 70 hands-on exhibits. Includes details of exhibits, hours, admission, calendar of events, educational programs, membership form and map.
http://www.magichouse.com/
- The Witte Museum
San Antonio, Texas museum featuring scientific and historical exhibits for the whole family. Site includes a calendar of events and programs, volunteer and contact information.
http://www.wittemuseum.org/
- The Wonder Museum
A hands-on educational discovery museum for children and parents. East Windsor, NJ.
http://www.wondermuseum.com
- Three Rivers Children's Museum
Hands-on educational facility designed for children ages 2-12. Includes a calendar of activities, hours, admission fees, volunteer opportunities, and wish list. Located in Richland, Washington.
http://www.owt.com/trcm/
- Tucson Children's Museum
Provides 12 rooms with more than 125 hands-on activities. Includes description of theme areas, hours, admission rates and directions. [English and Spanish].
http://www.tucsonchildrensmuseum.org/
- WOW! Children's Museum [World of Wonder]
Hands on, interactive, discovery museum in Louisville, Colorado. Educational and imaginative exhibits, art displays, and children activities for ages up to 11 years. Entire families are encouraged to visit.
http://www.wowmuseum.com
- Waterloo Regional Children's Museum
Located in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada and teaches children about the basic principles of science and technology using art as a medium.
http://www.wrcm.ca/
- Wonder Works
Four permanent exhibits and several temporary exhibits. Each exhibit gives kids a chance to learn, explore and have fun. Age appropriate activities are incorporated into the museum. Chicago, Illinois area.
http://www.wonder-works.org/
- Wonderscope Children's Museum
Visitors are encouraged to make choices, invent, imagine, create, discover, play, and learn together. Museum's calendar, special events, hours and fees. Located in greater Kansas City.
http://www.wonderscope.org
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