Reviews of Children's Hands-On Museum (Museum)

Brittany Greer

Great for a 6 year old birthday party. Really wish they would allow outside food, other than cake, for the party. The kids had a great time!

Beverly May

My 1st &2nd grade students went on their field trip. They always love it. From dressing up in Grandma's attic. To playing on the Wii machine downstairs. Making the barge come alive and being doctors in the hospital. They loved it all.

John Dowe

I remember going here when I was little. The whole place was just fantastic. Still have a picture from 20yrs ago in the boat.

Amber Benson

Not only was it 9$ for my 3 year old and 9$ for myself,but the overall experience was a waste of time.I forces myself to stay 20minutes to feel like we got something out of it.Its dirty,the workers basically follow you around,and frankly I dont see why it exists.

Onteria Davis Webb

Great place for family and classroom field trip!

Jennifer Lunceford

Had a blast w my son! He didn't want to leave!

Stacye Hall

My son loved this place!

James Sewell

Kids loved it. They didn't want to leave.

Edward Aumiller

The workers here are fabulous. They went out of their way to play with my children. They were very friendly and educated us in every exhibit. The art was fun specially when the workers are so great with the kids and educated them during the art.

LJ Green

Kids had a blast

NIKKI

KIDS ENJOYED, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE MORE FOR YOUNGER KIDS, MAYBE 7 AND UNDER.

Monica Maksylewicz

Amazing staff! Really friendly and welcoming.Very entertaining for children, specially on rainy days!

Jessica

Loved it!!!!

CPR Trucking

Grandchildren had a great time. Highly recommended

Katey Parker

Maybe a little old and dated (I went when I was a child 20 years ago and not too much has changed) but they still have lots of fun activities for kids. It's good to go a couple of times a year especially for the themed Saturday events.

Karen Mason

Small museum, but packs a lot of stuff, organized well.

Joshua Kessel

Amazing fun for little kids, took my 6 year old here and she didnt wanna leave.

Akisha Johnson

Although my daughter enjoyed herself it was not worth the drive from Birmingham to Tuscaloosa.

Alexas McDaniel

This place was so much fun for my kids. They loved all the different things that they had to do and how different every area was. Would be an amazing rainy day activity.

Cory Hudson

We had a great time at the Halloween party! The booths were fun and easy for a wide variety of age groups. The staff and volunteers were super friendly even after getting mobbed by a thousand visitors. They had prizes at all the booths and kind words for my son even when he missed the ring toss or some other event. They had fun with us which made the time there even better. We can't wait to go next year too.

Nikki Patterson

Loved it

April H.

We LOVE CHOM. Go for my daughters birthday every year.

Chloe Pernia

Great place to take your kids. I volunteer thee and it is a great atmosphere and I can tell you that all of the staff cares. It really is a great environment.

Vikki Grodner

B had an amazing time at CHOM. So much to do and new friends to make at 4 years old. We will definitely be back and allow more time in the future

Michael Clark

Great for kids.

Carin Atkins

Very interactive

DeVo L.O.C

Great place for small/young kids !!! ... Its a little retro tho.

Nesreen AlZarrad

There is alot of improvement to do..old building and not so attractive to kids. Also, the cost you pay is high compared to other museums that charge less and only charge kids not adults.

Amber Mertens

We love this place! My kids are ages 7, 6, and 2 and can spend hours at the museum. We especially love all of the special event days they have.

Diana Winchester

We have found something new to explore every time we come. The space is arranged so children are encouraged to explore different section. The staff if friendly and great at helping keep toddlers with their parents. The year membership is a great deal.

Gabriel Gerzvolf

Great place to expend kids energy.

E Gibson

The kids love it hands on fun

John Boyd

My 3 1/2 old daughter loves it. Staff can be dull but this place always puts a smile on my child.

Zaccai Gleason

Came here all the time as a kid

Poisondragonx

Great place for kids 12 and under especially if they have great imaginations...$9 per person but its for all day and they offer lunches passes. There is a lot to see and touch as the name says.

Toriano Jackson

Kids loved it!!

Alexander Reznikov

We liked this museum: it is small but clean and with a lot of stuff to touch and play with. Our 3y.o. was happy!

Chuck Holliday

A great place to spend an afternoon out of the heat.

Kevin Kruse

Kids had a blast. Spent 4hours here. Staff was very friendly and engaging.

Eric Fox

I would have given this place 0 stars if possible. Talk about an unfriendly establishment. Showed up with a voucher for free admission through the Smithsonian. No where was it noted that it had to be printed, and the rude woman at the desk wouldn't accept our voucher on our phones. Instead, she pointed to a hand written sign on their counter. We left and drove back the hour home. What year is it there, 1999? Won't be going back to this museum.

Dave Barrett

Good children's museum, a lot for them to do. Best for 7 & under I would say. Loved the hospital area, best part in my opinion.

Omar Alejandro Pina

Lots of fun activities for kids of all ages. Worth the drive and ticket cost.

Mary Clardy Kelley

Had my 5 years old son's birthday party @ CHOM- It was the best! Everyone went above and beyond to make it a great day!! THANKS CHOM!

LP

My children always have a blast here. They do really fun special events for holidays. It is better for the young ones, older kids might be a little bored.

MarkAElliott7

Our 3 year old loves it here. She runs from display to display as long as we're there. A single admission is expensive, $9 per. But a family membership with two babysitter slots is only $100 or so for a whole year. It would be nice if they were open until 6 pm instead of 5 for quick trips after work.

N Rose

Good Children's Museum. Excellent cleanliness. Excellent and helpful staff!

JoyBeth Fissette

Very nice place, lots of learning

2JZ Tom

The kids love the place, a lot to keep them occupied.

philip jolly

What a great time. We were in Tuscaloosa for my wife's doctor appointment. To kill some time I took our 5 year old son and 2 year old daughter. They had a blast. Plenty of things to tough, turn , push, pull ,and explore for a few hours of fun. The place is very well kept and the staff was nice. I recommend this place e to anyone looking for a fun and educational place to take your kids.

Drew Templeton

Dirty, boring, and expensive.

Chase Boone

Great place for kids to play and explore.

Llama D

Appropriately named. It's VERY hands on for the kiddos. Our two granddaughters (ages 11 and 6) had a blast. So much to do, and the young men and young ladies who work there spent time making sure the kids learned something while having fun. Highly recommend!!!!

Wanda Harvell

It's an awesome place for kids to go!!

Jody May

This turned out to be a great place to take our 3 year old at the end of a road trip. She enjoyed "fishing" and sorting microbes.

Carlos Turner

The kids didn't want to leave, I found myself playing at some of the exhibits.

Cristen Boles

We had a blast! So much for kids of all ages to do. My 4 year old and 1 year old stayed busy for hours.

Charlene Givens

The Gross-olgy was slime in a Tiny cup. Not enough umph for advertising online Otherwise, a great place!

B BernadetteS

Grandchildren 5 and 10 yrs old loved it here. We did 2 floors of all hands on music, history, science, life, commercial, food, medical etc. We stayed there several hours. The role playing was fantastic and imaginative and we were impressed with the knowledge the girls had and learned about. They have classes on different things. Check the website. A few of the young workers were good helping kids learn about their sections.

Khristel Grant

Pretty cool place to entertain small children

Jack Obitts

The Children's Hands On Museum contains many exhibits and activities to entertain children. My son is 8 and there are plenty of things to do. He especially enjoyed the DCH clinic exhibit and the exhibit with the flying plastic balls inside a closet. He didn't want to leave even at closing time.

Albert aldrid Rivera

Great for kids

Richard Daniels

My kids love this place

Madison Parks

Great place for kids to play and learn. Check out the downstairs for the little ones.

Tiffany Hargrove

There's plenty to do here. Lots of hands on activities themed towards current events (at the time of our visit, ground hog day). Exhibits for kids of all ages and interests. The welcome staff is VERY friendly and informative. The rest of the staff is present and available. The gift shop was even decently priced. This was our first visit and we'll be back.

Sara Barrett

Good for ages 7 and under but not older kids, despite what the website says. Cute exhibits for that age group, though.

Eric Markovich

Lots of stuff to keep your child busy. My 4 year old daughter loved it.

Le'Lashe Hunt

My daughter loves to go! The exhibits are so fun.

Abbey Jones

Great place for the kids to learn, play, and explore! I’m only giving 4 stars because I wish they would rotate exhibits in/out to keep things fresh so it isn’t always the same. They make up with this by their weekend events, but my son is always too young to participate in their activities, so it doesn’t really help him/us.

Diane Taylor

Nice place especially for young children

Tenacious Williams

Great place to take the kids. I have been there several times and will continue to go.

Viral Patel

Good activities for my toddler and he enjoys touching the objects!

Greta Street

I think kids 4 or 5 and up would oss cry the most benefit. My two year old would have enjoyed a lot more of it off she could've reached things. There is a section for 3 and unders, but my toddler wasn't very impressed with it. Also, the fact that so many exhibits had audio on a loop was a bit over stimulating even for me.

Regina Clayton

Great place to take the kids and let them run off some energy.

Jake French

Great place to let kids run wild

Wes Holmes

Pretty clean and decent exhibits.

J Frost

Great for kids ,pre-teen

CHelsea GLenn

Very exciting for the kids! This gives them the opportunity for their imagination to run free along with educating them!

Michelle Baker

Small but enjoyable for my 4 year old.

Melanie mel

Loved it

Brittany Clayton

Great for younger kids. Lots of hands on activities and cute crafts.

Scott Sivard

I paid how much for what?! For how much money this place is taking in you'd figure more of their exhibits wouldn't be run down and broken.

Katie Cole

A fun place for kids and adults

Meredith Hawkins

So much fun even for adults! Great staff. Really fun to volunteer here too. Kids love this place.