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 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 Adventure! Children's Museum Eugene Oregon Founded in August 2015 AHA! A Hands-on Adventure Lancaster Ohio Opened in March 2008. Akron Children’s Museum Akron Ohio Opened in November 2016. Amazement Square, The Rightmire Children's Museum Lynchburg Virginia Opened in March 2001, the museum is located in the J.W. Wood Building, an antebellum commercial structure listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings. Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum Ann Arbor Michigan 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 Bronx Children's Museum The Bronx New York Founded in 2005. 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 Hands-On Museum of Northwest Illinois Freeport Illinois Opened in 2019. 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 Atlanta Atlanta Georgia 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 Founded in 1981 by the Junior League of Holyoke, moved to current location in 1987. 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 The museum was founded in 1998 as the "Phoenix Family Museum". On June 14, 2008, the museum was renamed "Children's Museum of Phoenix" and opened its doors to the public in the newly remodeled historic (NRHP) Monroe School building where it is currently located. Children's Museum of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PennsylvaniaFounded in 1983 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 of Science and Technology Troy New York Founded in 1954 by the Junior League, formerly the Junior Museum Seattle Children's Museum 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 South Dakota Brookings South Dakota Created in 2010 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 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 History Fort Worth Texas First children's museum in Texas; founded in 1941 Galveston Children's Museum Galveston Texas Located on Moody Mansion; founded in 2012 Georgia Children's Museum Macon Georgia Glazer Children's MuseumTampaFloridaOpened in 2010. Named after the Glazer Family of the Tampa Bay Area. 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 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 Science Museum Oklahoma Oklahoma City Oklahoma One of the largest Children's Museums in the nation - CurioCity - is located within Science Museum Oklahoma Jeanes Discovery Center Waco Texas Located within Baylor University's Mayborn Museum Complex; The Jersey Explorer Children's Museum East Orange New Jersey KaleideumWinston-SalemNorth CarolinaThe Children's Museum of Winston-Salem and SciWorks merged in July 2016, and the new entity was named Kaleideum in February 2017. 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 Discovery Center Hammond Louisiana Louisiana Children's Museum New