Reviews of Chicago Children's Museum (Museum)

700 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States Located in: Navy Pier

Average Rating:

DESCRIPTION

Here you have the opinions of people like you who bought the products of Chicago Children\'s Museum (Museum) near to the state of Illinois.

Currently the business gets a score of 4.5 stars out of 5 and the rating was based on 4455 reviews.

As you can see it reaches an opinions average is practically the top, and it is based on a very high number of reviews, so we can conclude that the valuation is very reliable. If people have bothered to evaluate when they are satisfied, it works.

You know that we don't usually stop to write opinions when these are correct and we usually do it only if we have had a problem or issue...

This Museum is included in the category of Children\'s museum.

Where is Chicago Children's Museum?

REVIEWS OF Chicago Children's Museum IN Illinois

Anastasia Soroko-Novitskaya

Was disappointed, because the place is not good for toddlers. My 19-month-old was not tall enough for almost all attractions. For example, the cars to sit in and ‘drive’ better suit adults, my son couldn’t reach the steering wheel while seated. The water attractions are too high to reach. There is not enough room to crawl. Besides, everything seemed shabby and not clean enough. May be because the place was overcrowded. I’d recommend Kohl’s museum instead.

Jacob R

My children just like many thousands before them loved being here. They are able to act out different fantasies of digging for dinosaurs and being fire fighters. Then you have the different tactile "exhibits" where they can work with water to see how a dam functions or build a little car out of different parts and race other kids creations down a ramp. The price is also quite reasonable for the amount of time that can be spent here. For you fellow Active Duty personnel you can get in for free with up to three other people with you. All in all this was a great way to spend several hours.

Mel B

My 8 year old had a great time with all of the hands on exhibits. We happened to be there Thursday where they have a special admit 4 people for the price of 1 after 4pm. This worked great to break up the day for my son. There weren't a ton of people there, so it wasn't overcrowded. We spent about 2 hours there, but he would have loved to stay longer.

J P

One of the best places I've taken my kids to in Chicago.

Lowell Wright

Entertaining and educational experience. Many hands-on things to do.

Katina Phillips

Awesome experience! One area was being finished and not yet open. This was the only letdown.

Ian Rapson

Nice museum. It was not crowded at all. Exhibits were a bit formulaic and similar to other kids museums that we have visited.

Dan Logan

Lots of mostly very well behaved kids helped to keep the toddler entertained for hours.

Jessica Templeton

Kids always love it! They always find something new to explore. Kids town, cars, building, tinkering lab and now art studio. They can easily spend 5-6 hours here! Bring snacks!

Lydia Russell

If my two girls had a great time I have to give it five stars. Never thought we were going to be there for a long time but the measum has a lot of activities for children to learn and interact. I highly recommend the art workshop and Tinkering Lab where parents and children can create together beautiful memories.

German Arroyo

Absolutely amazing. My 16 month old daughter loved it and wait to bring her back again when she is big enough to do everything. Lots of great themed rooms and so many activities for the kids. Definitely recommend and will continue to come back many times more.

Christian McC

My girls had a blast. We have been to better children's museums, but this is the first time it has been free(coincidental occurrence for that day), so I can't complain!

Anneka Anderson

My 5 yr old loved the Children's Museum. She spent hours going from exhibit to exhibit. Her favorite one was the water room.

Heather Rubicam

Fun, clean, great activities for the kids. Employees are kind & helpful.

Bianca Jackson

My husband and I took our 4 and 5 year olds. They both enjoyed their experience. Many different crafts and activities for the kids to take part in. Bathrooms were very clean and catered to the kids. Most of the staff however were not that helpful. I would recommend this museum.

Kevin Simmons

Our 3 yr old had a BLAST!!!! And if you have small children.....THEYLL LOVE IT TOO!!! Its on Navy Pier.....so DONT DRIVE!!! Take public transpotation instead. Theres a slew of different bus routes wh were this is the end and beginning of the line. But, yeah....a small child can EASILY occupy themselves for a few hours here.

Brittany Coy

We had a lovely visit here with our one year old son. He enjoyed several of the exhibits, primarily the interactive fire truck and the forest trail/camping area - with a canoe, tent and flowing stream. I wish there were a few other activities/areas geared towards toddlers, but we still had lots of fun and plan to come back again with our four year old too!

Teresa Benton

Nice museum. Dinosaur, fire station, and water areas where our favorite. Right outside of the museum their is a water area that kids can play in as long as weather permits.

charlene henry

Wonderful place for the children to learn while having lots of fun

Mike D

Great museum at the Navy Pier on Lake Michigan

Asima Arora

Fun place for the kids. The kids enjoyed the hands on stations and crafts.

Max Mikles

Great place for kids. But why do I have to pay to just supervise my kid is beyond me. I know it's all about the money, just doesn't seem fair pay 2 full admissions for 3 hours of entertainment for my daughter.

Michelle Dillard

Best for kids 5 and under. Not much for older kids.

Ana Esparza

Gorgeous place. Kids will have so much fun here

DRon Patel

If you're on tour, take an advantage of a ride. Worth every buck. Priced aggressively.

Geovanny Ramirez

Good place to take the kids when the weather is bad. It sucks that the adult has to pay just to go in and sit while the kids play. The parents are not there to “enjoy” the center! Most of them are all sitting around while the kids run wild anyway. Why do we need to be charged? Rip off! The center itself is nice, lots of activities for kids to enjoy and keep busy.

William Rongholt

We love this Children Museum. The only downside is it is a little spendy for adults. My kid loves this place especially the pirate ship and the water area. My child wants to go back already.

Nena Schu

Kids had a great time! As did we

Tené Paul

We had an amazing time here! This place is perfect for little ones who love to explore using all five of their senses. It tired out our little one until she ended up napping for hours after. And I love how they handle hyperventilating helicopter types like Fire Marshal Mary, who seemed to panic at the thought that maybe there were too many kids in the Children's Museum...

Montse Aguilar

Awesome! The kids loved it. There should be at least one attendant in each exhibition, making sure toys are organized and clean.

Kelley Farrell

We've been coming here for 6 years now and there's literally something for kids of all ages. Each exhibit is self contained (easy to keep busy kids corralled) but also fascinating (they don't usually want to leave anyway because they're so engaged). When the kids were younger, we spent most of our time in the imagination play areas but, now that they're older, most of our time is spent engineering new buildings, inventing toys in the tinker lab, or trying out new dam systems in the water area. Thanks for 6 years of fun, Children's Museum! I'm sure we'll be back for another 2 or three years yet!

Ameer Gomberawalla

Can't go wrong with a children's museum. This specific one in downtown Chicago has items for all ages. Staff is generally kind. If you visit 2-3 times a year a membership will come in handy. The 2nd floor has a changing rotating exhibit and the remaining portion are generally fixed. There's a fun art studik as well with varying classes, and on the 3rd floor there is a hands on hardware work shop with tools.

mommydabest watkins

This museum is phenomenal! You can be anything you want to be if you just believe! Dress up, water play, chess, build the list goes on! Every Thursday from 5-8 the museum has family night sponsored by Target and it is FREE for EVERYONE. During the summer you can get soaked at the fountain located in front of it and once it gets dark the fountain lights. The museum is also attached to Navy pier which has rides and food!

Cynthia Coleman

Nice place for the little ones! We especially enjoyed building our skyscraper!

mar burns

Wonderful! Something for every age. We had a 12 and 10 year old and a 23 month old. They all loved it.

Chad Geister

Great place to spend the day with kids. Lots of activities to tickle their imagination. Everything is intended to be hands on and educational, and encourages experimentation.

Shellie Gordon

There is so much for children of all ages to do here! The staff is very kind, helpful, patient, and knowledgable! Highly recommend!

Serenity Spicher

Tons of fun! Kids loved it! Really loved the B1G1 on a Tuesday!

jesse gilbert

Kids had slot of fun. I spent a few hrs there.

Dalton Stark

Overall an OKAY place. My 7 year old son had fun but he was on borderline too old for a lot of the exhibits. Any older and I'd probably avoid, take to science and industry museum. The whole museum is a bit small honestly. And the pricing? $15 for a kid but don't worry, if they are UNDER ONE they're free lol. Cost me $60 to get in and it was not really worth it. Only got about 2 hours out of it. Younger kids will have a blast though.

Karim EL-Antably

Plenty of things to keep the kids educated and having fun for hours. Great place to go when it's super cold. $15 entry fee. Zoom room (hot wheels) art and crafts and tinker lab to name a few of the attractions. Worth the visit.

Melanie Gonzalez

We love the Children's Museum, we've been members since my son was 1. The membership is very worth the price, especially when you include parking. It's a great place on a 0 degree day and the Polk Brothers fountain is a great place to go after the museum in summer.

Jeffrey Arias

Lots of fun for the little ones. My wife and I took our 4 year old son and he had a blast. There is plenty to do. The activities and exhibits can certainly keep a young one occupied for many hours. The pricing was fair especially considering it's in Navy Pier. There are activities that the whole family can participate in. They also host various events/workshops at different times of the day. My son had a blast. He fell asleep for a hard long nap on our way home. You your little ones will not he disappointed. I would plan to spend at least 2 to 3hours in the museum to get the most out of it but you could probably spend an entire day in there.

Antoinette Watson

I love that they have sections that are designed for different age groups. The main floor doesn't change much which is fine because there are specific activities that my daughter likes to do every time we go. The second floor changes periodically which is nice so that kids can try out something new especially if they come on a regular basis.

natalia garcia

is adorable place

Asmar Muhammad

By far one of the best places to take a child to expand their imagination

nmabak

Not the best childrens museum I had been to but it is an ok place to take your little ones. My daughter is about 1.5 yrs old and I wish there are more activities targeted at the little toddlers.

Jenny Hatcher

I went with two 7th graders. They loved it. I feel most of the Children's Museum may be more geared to a younger audience however, the girls enjoyed all the hands on activities available throughout this venue. The Children's museum was a hit!

Joey Bryce

My niece had fun, but I was a bit bored as a grown man. Until we found a WOODSHOP. They straight up let kids play with saws, hammers, screws...We had a blast and I made a cool bird.

Natalie Gamero

Love this place, super fun and lots to do for all ages. They do have a pamper machine in the womens bathroom (I forgot my diaper bag in the car which was BLOCKS away) They should sell bottles of water in the 1 vending machine they do have. Friendly staff.

Marcus F

The kids love this place. Activities for all ages. If I lived locally I would definitely buy the annual membership.

Ana Garcia-Ashley

My 3yr old grandbaby was excited about digging for bones.

Dhiraj Girdhar

Beautiful and must visit place in Chicago specially when you are traveling with kids.

Chris Walker

We leave loved the water room and the construction area!

Christina Mosby

This is a great place for your young ones I'd say anybody under 10 would really enjoy it but Viola pre-teen kids might not enjoy it so much because they don't have a whole lot for the older kids to do about two toddlers And preschoolers kindergarten to third grade or so would really love to hear parking is expensive we paid $35 to park in the parking lot for 2 to 6 hours and then had a hard time finding where to pay you can't pay down at the gate when you exit but only with a credit card

Melaida Corpuz

My kid had a great time at this place.

Stassi Qyinn

Love love loved it very fun and educational

Robert Aubry

I did the flooring there so its amazing

Virginia Wages-Plotkin

Great place for entire family. So many play areas.

Tuba Taskan

Perfect place for kids any age! All day long fun and happiness.

Shalonda Miller

Plenty of fun activities for kids to participate in.

Bside

Very cool place!! Definitely worth visiting!!

Ismael Garcia

Very good place for kids...

Walter G Richard

Excellent fun and learning place for all ages.

Aida De La Cruz

They have a very small infant area that is not manned by staff. And parents would just let their older kids jump in and around my grandbabies who were 7 and 8 Months old. This place hasn't changed at all from when I used to bring My children here.

Amanda J

Great place, Always fun, kids love it

Rob Christiansen

4 year old liked it. 9 year old not so much

Munira Zahabi

Awesome. Time well spent. Children and parents can spend hours exhibiting their creativeness.

Julia Burke

we have a 3 and 5 years old boy, the 5 years old boy can spend the whole day in it, playing different kinds of things, while the 3 years old one fall into sleep at the last 1 hour. The children museum has a wide variety of things (including waters, games, cars, supermarket, building, camping, fishing, rope climbing, etc.), covers the needs for a wide range of kids. i think from 0-10 years old would have enjoyment in it. It also has some special things occasionally, need to see it's daily schedule. Also, there is an art center, you can so some art in the room, but need to get ticket in advance (no extra cost). The museum admission fee may be quite expensive, but you can go there at free time, and you can also get some free tickets (may be from library), but the parking there is also expensive, but the annual pass would include the parking fee.

Alyssa Hodder

Lots to do...we expected to spend a couple of hours and wound up staying all day!

Amanda Loftus

Fantastic Children's museum, so many different play areas and we always find some fun thing we missed on previous visits. If you are local, the membership is really worth it, especially with parking! Great rainy day or cold weather spot!

David C

I was really surprised by how much the kids loved this place. I thought they might get bored quickly, but that was just my assumption being in a touristy area, i was totally wrong though. They played all day and could have spent the night if they were allowed to! As other said the water feature thing was a big hit

Mark Emmons

Better for older children, but fun and engaging for most!

kews

So much fun for our toddler. It was great to see that it was so busy on a weekday!

Alexander Stal

Had a great time with the family and friends. The little ones loved checking out all the activities that were available. The small water interaction seemed to be the biggest hit with them. Would recommend.

Christy Iniguez

My daughter loves this museum so much, that we invested in a membership with parking. Such a cute and fun place!

Mario Torres

Really great place for pictures and to do gift shopping. It has restaurants and attractions as well. Fun for kids and adults. The view of the largest lake is awesome.

No Name

Kids (ages 5&6) had a blast. Especially with the fire truck area and Dino excavation

Dan Robledo

awesome!!! My 3 y/o daughter loves it

Ian Landrum

Great place for kids, also if you happen to be a member at another Childrens Museum type of place, they may give you a 50% discount, worth checking!

Mercedes Jones

Edit: they emailed me back offering help. Can someone please answer the phone? My field trip group was awarded a scholarship to attend. I’ve called multiple times each day, for the last four days ( both in the morning, mid day and around 4). No one has returned my call or answered any of the times. I’ve easily called over ten times. No answer ANY of the times, just voicemail. Would love to bring my students there but if I don’t hear back soon, I’ll book elsewhere.

Tenisha Turner

I always have a great time coming here. The rides, people, food, and being able to see the views are amazing.

Samuel Waggoner

Now there were a ton of kids everywhere. It was definitely the busiest but it had SO much to do. I love that they aren’t trying to control the mess and just let kids play. All of the sections are closed off from the museum as a whole and toys from each section just stay in that section. Kids are playing EVERYWHERE and things are all over but they are having a blast playing at the level they are able to. Plus the place is huge. I wish we had been in Chicago long enough to go back a second day.

Tammy Chadwell

The Children's Museum is one of the coolest places that will never get old, no matter how old you are!!! First time I have ever been there my kids have all

Stephanie Reyes

This place is renovated and the new exhibits are so cool. There is one that has to make music but they have ordinary things to make music like things we use everyday and it's so cool for kids. It is so interactive and yet simple yet intriguing. I love them!

Alberto Bustamante

Enjoy coming here with the kids. I become a kid of my own when I'm here. Helping the kids around when deep inside I'm having fun too. Great place. Take your time when you come. Enjoy each section. My personal favorite is the building section. Lots of space and endless fun. Aways make some good memories coming here.

Thomas Henry

What an amazing place! My four year-old and two-year-old had a wonderful time. It is three floors of fun at Navy Pier.

hania tabassum

My kids loved it. Very well maintained.

Briana Alexander

Great place for the family. Very clean. Kept the kids intrigued the whole day.

Nia Thom

Great place! So much fun and joy for the kids! Worth the visit!

German Garcia

I went on a Thursdays with my wife and my 3 year old son. From 5pm-8pm its "free" to get in. We only ended up paying $4 in total which is better than regular price. I think regular price was somewhere around $15 per person. My personal opinion it was not worth the $15 but totally worth the discounted price on Thrusday night. The activities/ games are very basic.

Gig McGig

Wonderful place to take the kids to explore and Enlighten their mind... Recommend going during the week to avoid crowds though

Joy Janulis

Very good place to go for kids to Explorer's

Cindy Carissa

An amazing educative museum for children inside the Navy Pier area with 4 storey building consist plenty of children activities, from art to playground area. Not too worry about the food because there is a cafeteria down the lobby. Toilets and parents waiting area also available inside the museum. It is not considered expensive since this is a day pass.

Zina Ibrahim

Such a beautiful place to go ! Everyone enjoyed their time kids and parents ! There is many things to explore . Very clean , there is staff to help in each station . if you are in town take your kids there you won't regret it! You get parking discount for visiting the museum as well, and you get to visit Navy peir .

Elie A

Loved it and the kids loved it the most. Available parking with 10% discount for museum visitors.

Michael Schroeder

Good size with many different activities spread out over 3 floors

Nestor Ledon

Great place for children. You can be here all day.

Caitlin Conover

This was such a lovely experience with my 2 yo. There are many different areas to explore. It's very open ended environment. We went on the Thursday free night. I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't overcrowded. We parked on Ohio; there was lots of street parking available at 4/hr. But you can only pay for 2 hrs at a time. It was a 5 minute walk to navy pier from there or it would be if you go faster than a 2 yo.

Larisa Kova

This is a perfect place for your kids. I went with my kids and they super enjoyed all the activities of the museum. You will also learn a lot from this place.

Freddy Rosario

I felt very welcomed... And my niece loved it.. Great for kids under 10 give or take... Enough to keep em busy and not bord..

Isela Guzman

This museum is so outdated with their play areas! Nothing changes and it's not worth the ridiculous about they charge. It's $30 on free days for kids, which is silly considering parents aren't there to play. Not worth the price!

Fred Geer

A great place where kids could play all day!

Patrick Arnold

Solid children's museum, lots to do and the water area was our favorite. Lost a star as some areas seemed a little bare, like missing supplies.

Karla Smith

Is the ideal place in Chicago to bring the little ones, plus the atmosphere is super nice here!

Abe Cee

Great way to spend an afternoon and let your kids run around. We enjoy coming here as often as we can .

Melissa Stone

I think this is a great museum with options for all ages. I like that they offer certain mini classes during the day at specific times that range from arts and crafts, science and music. I have been to children's museums with better exhibits but the kids do still love this one.

A B

A very nice children museum. Building the tallest skyscraper is a great group activity that we always enjoy. You can also get a 10% discount on your parking at Navy Pier when you buy the tickets.

Josh Friday

Top notch Kids museum. Plenty to do and both of our kids (1&3) both loved it and could have stayed all day. Tons of cool exhibits!

Obai Sukar

The place is great! The only problem is the very high prices for everything. That limited our activities with the kids. But a general, this is a very nice place to be at

Warren

My 5 year old and 2 year old had a great time here. There is plent to do here to keep the kids busy. I recommend taking advantage of the Thursday evening price.

Kaitlyn Long

So many wonderful, enriching things to do and see. I visited as a tourist, but I could see they do a lot of extra activities that would make being a regular exciting. I have a toddler and a pre-schooler, and many of the areas had a little place for crawlers and cruisers, which was so convenient. The little city has a little maze for crawlers and new walkers that they can't escape from in case you need to take your eyes off of them for a moment. There is also a care area in the little city to nurse a baby or calm down a tantrum. It's a very special children's museum that seemed to me to have crammed as much entertainment, learning and wonder into their space as possible. Hand sanitizers in the snack areas. Little potties in the restrooms. "Paths" to follow along the walkways. Comfy chairs for the grown-ups to sit in and relax a moment. I also have to say the other parents I met at the museum were wonderful. Some of them said they were regulars and they were very welcoming.

Danielle H

Kids had a stellar time here. Engaged all senses and allowed kids to elaborate on them. Many different areas of stimulation. Much fun and clean facilities. Staff helpful.

Evangelina Aguilar

Great experience! Nice place for kids to have fun

Desiree Anderson

Great place to spend the day with the family.

Jesse Wu

Our family has a membership to children's museums so we visit them regularly. You would think this would be a flagship location with substantially more things to do than all of the other Chicagoland locations, and it somewhat meets that expectation. I recommend visiting from 4-8pm on Thursdays, where they currently offer half off.

Kate Probst

Great museum, interactive fun. Especially enjoyed the fire safety and digging for dinosaur bones

Brandy Wandera

My children really had fun here, clean and lots to do.

Krishna Velu

A good place to spend your whole day. My kid enjoyed a lot.

Tyler Groh

I took my 9 month baby, and we had a blast. Plenty of things to do for all ages, and adults are able to learn a bit too. A must do if you are on Navy Pier! Not expensive at all.

Brian Nordin

Great place to take kids of all ages for fun with the 3 levels of interactive exhibits. Maybe the best value activity in Chicago!

Aijamal Madanbekova

We had so much fun here with our toddler ! Will be back many more times !

Sarah Tungate

I had heard about this place for years, and I finally got around to going. I’m so glad I did. This place was amazing! There was so much to do, we ran out of time. My son was 2 at the time, and was able to do almost everything. He loved having everything at his level. The only thing we had a problem with, was there was not enough employees to keep things under control. This just turns into parents letting their kids run wild and ruining it for the other kids. I couldn’t believe how many times my son was pushed out of the way, told he could touch something, had things taken out of his hand, and was just cut in front of if he was waiting in line for something. It got old really fast.

Samantha Vitunskas

Took my girls here for the first time. They had a blast with all the different activities!

Denise Carrillo

I took four of my grandchildren ages 3 to 12. There was something for all of them to enjoy. We had a fun filled day

Ashley Harden

Such a great place to take the kiddies and let them have a ball!!!

Aubrey Smoot

Took my four grandkids here. this was one of the better children's museums I've seen. It was very nice. Good value for the money.

Gargi Shetty

Good place for kids below 10

Not Till 4

Very little boys will enjoy

Shahar Sigal

I am coming from Sacramento CA, and this Chicago Children's museum is by far the best I have seen. Every dollar you would spend to get in there will be worth your while. You have three floors full of activities for the kids that can keep them busy for a full day! It actually kept me engaged as well, since there are some games that I played with my kids. Was Clean, maintained, organized, and super fun. You can't go wrong going there with the kids.

Ron Kemp

It's was a great place to spend the afternoon with the kids

Amber Kujath

The Chicago Children's museum is a must visit for children. We are local and have been members for just over a year. My children regularly ask to visit and are always disappointed when it's time to leave. You could easily spend a day here playing, pretending, doing art, tinkering/building, and splashing. If you have a car and become a member, plan to purchase the parking. It is well worth the investment. Parking at the pier is overpriced, but with the additional parking fee for members will be complimentary with each visit.

David T

An very good children's museum. Really accessible learning areas. The water area is challenging and fun. One thing as a Chicago visitor that I enjoyed was access to the restaurants and shops at the Navy Pier. It's all indoors so weather is never an issue.

Kaley Buttars

If you have kiddos and need to keep them busy for a few hours this is fantastic place to go. There's multiple play areas for kids of all ages; we had a 1 year old, twin 2 year olds and a 4 year old who all stayed busy for an afternoon and had a blast. There are two different sections on the third floor that are gated off so the kids can run free and explore (my favorite). The sound room on the second floor was a big hit with our crew too.

ayah k :D

Went with my cousins and we had a blast. It had nice interactive activities to bring out all the creativity kids have. They especially liked the waterworks area and the "Dig This"dinosaur fossil area. I would definitely recommend people with younger kids to come here.

Robert Buckner

Great children's museum with things to do for every age. Its particularly good if you have children in multiple age groups. Its setup so that each age group can having something to do without being spread out too much. Admission is free for active military and veterans.

Dylan Marsh

Is kinda fun... Kids and adults

John Whitten

Came on 2-for-1 Tuesday - well worth it!

Candy Zoerner

The kids had a blast, plenty of interactive activities for all ages.

Stay Boss

My kids had so much fun they didn't want to leave. We didn't leave until closing time. Everything is hands on fun. Nice place to go if it's cold out.

Gosia Choragwicka

Always so much fun. Love how certain rooms get changed up routinely.

annegelique parker

Had a great time at the museum especially for the price. We are from Indiana and are used to going to our Huge Children's museum that can sometimes be overwhelming. I enjoyed the size of the museum and the exhibits. The children had a great time and even participated in an art class.

Ana A.

My kids had so much fun, so much stuff to see. will try to come back before we go back to Texas!!

A Y.O.L.O FAMILY #youonlyliveonce

Kids love it every time we're in town.

efrain quiroz

This is a great place to bring your kids and then then have the craziest safest fun with other kids and by themselves. Parents playing like kids with the kids is the best experience for growing kids.

Jay Tee

Lots of things to do, very beautiful!

Micheline combs

Such a fun hands on place. Very creative, look forward to coming back. I was truly impressed with all the different things for kids to do. Worth the money!

Symon Shim

Fantastic place to take the kids. There are rotating exhibits to keep things fresh as well as some staples. The layouts are well done and the amount of thought that went into the exhibits is very apparent. A wonderful place to have fun and learn at the same time!

Marla Johnson

My kids LOVED this place. A toddler, elementary schooler and middle schooler all found interesting things to do. It was a great way to spend a rainy and hot afternoon. The hours passed by quickly. Loved that several of the toddler/preschool rooms had enclosed spaces with doors that shut so the kids could run around more safely. Afterwards, easy to grab a bite and enjoy the rest of the Navy Pier. A highlight of our visit.

Meghan Kriner

Always fun! My son is 7 and still enjoys a lot of it. We love all the hands on play.

Michelle salgado

Super pricey, but so worth it! Love the toddler area at the entrance!

Lisa Ferry

Love this museum!!! It has SO much stuff to do here for the kids. Not a place u get tired of,]

Samantha Smith

Great for my one year old. Kim the art teacher was so sweet and helped my kid paint on his terms. They had actives planned for his age in the great hall.

Andreea Zakir

Has lots of hands on exhibits, very fun for kids

Brandon Dykstra

Six year old daughter had a great time!

Itz Jas

A very great place to take your kids. I loved it

Jesica Dunn

Fantastic museum for hands on kids. This was built for the adventurer and tactile kid! Every floor has a variety of activities that engage the imagination of kids. Side note- lost my kid for 30 minutes so put them in bright clothes if you know they're a runner, this place is packed with other kids looking for fun too.

Kareema B

First time visiting from out of town. I liked that it wasn't to packed. Easy transitions with the kids. I really like the snack areas for families. On a personal note, the hand soap is to strong. Lol

Business Hours of Chicago Children's Museum in Illinois

SUNDAY
10AM–5PM
MONDAY
(COLUMBUS DAY) 10AM–5PM HOLIDAY HOURS
TUESDAY
10AM–5PM
WEDNESDAY
10AM–5PM
THURSDAY
10AM–8PM
FRIDAY
10AM–5PM
SATURDAY
10AM–5PM

PHONE & WEBPAGE

Chicago Children's Museum en Illinois
View Phone Number
View WebPage

PICTURES






Others also saw
Leather Archives and Museum
Leather Archives and Museum
Museum - Illinois

Museum

Donald E. Stephens Museum of Hummels
Donald E. Stephens Museum...
Museum - Illinois

Museum

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Abraham Lincoln President...
Museum - Illinois

History museum

Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
Museum of Science and Ind...
Museum - Illinois

Science museum

Volo Auto Museum
Volo Auto Museum
Museum - Illinois

Tourist attraction