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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.
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.
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.
One of the best places I've taken my kids to in Chicago.
Entertaining and educational experience. Many hands-on things to do.
Awesome experience! One area was being finished and not yet open. This was the only letdown.
Nice museum. It was not crowded at all. Exhibits were a bit formulaic and similar to other kids museums that we have visited.
Lots of mostly very well behaved kids helped to keep the toddler entertained for hours.
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!
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.
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.
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!
My 5 yr old loved the Children's Museum. She spent hours going from exhibit to exhibit. Her favorite one was the water room.
Fun, clean, great activities for the kids. Employees are kind & helpful.
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.
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.
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!
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.
Wonderful place for the children to learn while having lots of fun
Great museum at the Navy Pier on Lake Michigan
Fun place for the kids. The kids enjoyed the hands on stations and crafts.
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.
Best for kids 5 and under. Not much for older kids.
Gorgeous place. Kids will have so much fun here
If you're on tour, take an advantage of a ride. Worth every buck. Priced aggressively.
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.
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.
Kids had a great time! As did we
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...
Awesome! The kids loved it. There should be at least one attendant in each exhibition, making sure toys are organized and clean.
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!
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.
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!
Nice place for the little ones! We especially enjoyed building our skyscraper!
Wonderful! Something for every age. We had a 12 and 10 year old and a 23 month old. They all loved it.
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.
There is so much for children of all ages to do here! The staff is very kind, helpful, patient, and knowledgable! Highly recommend!
Tons of fun! Kids loved it! Really loved the B1G1 on a Tuesday!
Kids had slot of fun. I spent a few hrs there.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
is adorable place
By far one of the best places to take a child to expand their imagination
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.
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!
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.
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.
The kids love this place. Activities for all ages. If I lived locally I would definitely buy the annual membership.
My 3yr old grandbaby was excited about digging for bones.
Beautiful and must visit place in Chicago specially when you are traveling with kids.
We leave loved the water room and the construction area!
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
My kid had a great time at this place.
Love love loved it very fun and educational
I did the flooring there so its amazing
Great place for entire family. So many play areas.
Perfect place for kids any age! All day long fun and happiness.
Plenty of fun activities for kids to participate in.
Very cool place!! Definitely worth visiting!!
Very good place for kids...
Excellent fun and learning place for all ages.
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.
Great place, Always fun, kids love it
4 year old liked it. 9 year old not so much
Awesome. Time well spent. Children and parents can spend hours exhibiting their creativeness.
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.
Lots to do...we expected to spend a couple of hours and wound up staying all day!
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!
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
Better for older children, but fun and engaging for most!
So much fun for our toddler. It was great to see that it was so busy on a weekday!
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.
My daughter loves this museum so much, that we invested in a membership with parking. Such a cute and fun place!
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.
Kids (ages 5&6) had a blast. Especially with the fire truck area and Dino excavation
awesome!!! My 3 y/o daughter loves it
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!
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.
I always have a great time coming here. The rides, people, food, and being able to see the views are amazing.
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.
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
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!
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.
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.
My kids loved it. Very well maintained.
Great place for the family. Very clean. Kept the kids intrigued the whole day.
Great place! So much fun and joy for the kids! Worth the visit!
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.
Wonderful place to take the kids to explore and Enlighten their mind... Recommend going during the week to avoid crowds though
Very good place to go for kids to Explorer's
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.
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 .
Loved it and the kids loved it the most. Available parking with 10% discount for museum visitors.
Good size with many different activities spread out over 3 floors
Great place for children. You can be here all day.
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.
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.
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..
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!
A great place where kids could play all day!
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.
Is the ideal place in Chicago to bring the little ones, plus the atmosphere is super nice here!
Great way to spend an afternoon and let your kids run around. We enjoy coming here as often as we can .
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 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.
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!
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
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.
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.
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.
Great experience! Nice place for kids to have fun
Great place to spend the day with the family.
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.
Great museum, interactive fun. Especially enjoyed the fire safety and digging for dinosaur bones
My children really had fun here, clean and lots to do.
A good place to spend your whole day. My kid enjoyed a lot.
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.
Great place to take kids of all ages for fun with the 3 levels of interactive exhibits. Maybe the best value activity in Chicago!
We had so much fun here with our toddler ! Will be back many more times !
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.
Took my girls here for the first time. They had a blast with all the different activities!
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
Such a great place to take the kiddies and let them have a ball!!!
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.
Good place for kids below 10
Very little boys will enjoy
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.
It's was a great place to spend the afternoon with the kids
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Is kinda fun... Kids and adults
Came on 2-for-1 Tuesday - well worth it!
The kids had a blast, plenty of interactive activities for all ages.
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.
Always so much fun. Love how certain rooms get changed up routinely.
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.
My kids had so much fun, so much stuff to see. will try to come back before we go back to Texas!!
Kids love it every time we're in town.
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.
Lots of things to do, very beautiful!
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!
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!
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.
Always fun! My son is 7 and still enjoys a lot of it. We love all the hands on play.
Super pricey, but so worth it! Love the toddler area at the entrance!
Love this museum!!! It has SO much stuff to do here for the kids. Not a place u get tired of,]
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.
Has lots of hands on exhibits, very fun for kids
Six year old daughter had a great time!
A very great place to take your kids. I loved it
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.
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