# 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 |
| Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum | Ann Arbor | Michigan | |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| Bronzeville Children's Museum | Chicago | Illinois | Only African-American children's museum in the U.S. |
| Bronx Children's Museum | The Bronx | New York | Founded in 2005. |
| 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 | Pennsylvania | Founded 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 |
| Garden State Discovery Museum | Cherry Hill | New Jersey | |
| Georgia Children's Museum | Macon | Georgia | |
| Glazer Children's Museum | Tampa | Florida | Opened 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 | |
| Kaleideum | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | The 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 Orleans | Louisiana | |
| Lutz Children's Museum | Manchester | Connecticut | |
| Lynn Meadows Discovery Center | Gulfport | Mississippi | |
| Madison Children's Museum | Madison | Wisconsin | Opened in 1991 |
| The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum | St. Louis | Missouri | Opened in 1979 |
| Maine Discovery Museum | Bangor | Maine | |
| Marbles Kids Museum | Raleigh | North Carolina | |
| McKenna Children's Museum | New Braunfels | Texas | |
| Miami Children's Museum | Miami | Florida | |
| Mid-Hudson Children's Museum | Poughkeepsie | New York | |
| Mid-Michigan Children's Museum | Saginaw | Michigan | |
| Minnesota Children's Museum | St. Paul | Minnesota | |
| Mississippi Children's Museum | Jackson | Mississippi | |
| Mobius Kids | Spokane | Washington | Part of Mobius Spokane |
| Monterey Youth Museum | Monterey | California | |
| The Most (Museum Of Science & Technology) | Syracuse | New York | |
| Mountain Top Children's Museum | Breckenridge | Colorado | |
| MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation | Santa Barbara | California | Opened on February 25, 2017 |
| My Jewish Discovery Place | Fort Lauderdale | Florida | |
| National Children's Museum | Washington | District of Columbia | Founded in 1974 as the 'Capital Children's Museum'. |
| National Museum of Play | Rochester | New York | Second largest children's museum in the country |
| The New Children's Museum | San Diego | California |
| Northeast Louisiana Children's Museum | Monroe | Louisiana | Opened on August 15, 1998; planning to move to a different location at Swayze Natatorium at Forsythe Park in 2021 |
| Northeast Texas Children's Museum | Commerce | Texas | Located within Texas A&M University-Commerce; opened in 2002 |
| North Platte Area Children's Museum | North Platte | Nebraska | |
| Northwoods Children's Museum | Eagle River | Wisconsin | |
| Omaha Children's Museum | Omaha | Nebraska | Founded in 1976 |
| Orpheum Children's Science Museum | Champaign | Illinois | |
| Our World, Children's Global Discovery Museum | Cohasset | Massachusetts | |
| Pennypickle's Workshop | Temecula | California | |
| Phelps Youth Pavilion | Waterloo | Iowa | |
| Please Touch Museum | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Located within Memorial Hall, which was built for the 1876 Centennial Exposition |
| Port Discovery | Baltimore | Maryland | |
| Portland Children's Museum | Portland | Oregon | Sixth oldest children's museum in the United States |
| Pretend City Children's Museum | Irvine | California | |
| Providence Children's Museum | Providence | Rhode Island | Rhode Island's first and only children's museum |
| Raven Hill Discovery Center | Boyne City | Michigan | Established in 1991 |
| Sacramento Children's Museum | Sacramento | California | Opened in 2011 |
| San Antonio Children's Museum | San Antonio | Texas | Opened in 1995 |
| The Sandbox | Hilton Head Island | South Carolina | |
| Sandcastles Children's Museum | Ludington | Michigan | Opened in 2007 |
| San Luis Obispo Children's Museum | San Luis Obispo | California | |
| Santa Fe Children's Museum | Santa Fe | New Mexico | |
| Schoolhouse Children's Museum and Learning Center | Boynton Beach | Florida | |
| Science and Discovery Center of Northwest Florida | Panama City | Florida | |
| Science City at Union Station | Kansas City | Missouri | Founded in 1999 |
| Seminole County School Student Museum | Sanford | Florida | |
| Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum | Winchester | Virginia | |
| St. George Children's Museum | St.George | Utah | Opened in 2013 |
| Staten Island Children's Museum | Staten Island | New York | |
| Stepping Stones Museum for Children | Norwalk | Connecticut | |
| Texoma Children's Museum | Denison | Texas | |
| The Thinkery | Austin | Texas | Opened in 1987; formerly Austin Children's Museum; opening December 2013 |
| T.R.E.E. House Children's Museum | Alexandria | Louisiana | |
| Treehouse Children's Museum | Ogden | Utah | Opened in 1992 |
| Upper Peninsula Children's Museum | Marquette | Michigan | |
| Utica Children's Museum | Utica | New York | Founded in October 1963 by the Junior League, formerly The Children's Museum of History, Natural History & Science |
| Virginia Discovery Museum | Charlottesville | Virginia | |
| Westchester Children's Museum | Rye | New York | |
| Wizard of Oz Museum | Cape Canaveral | Florida | Founded 2022, features a large collection of Wizard of Oz memorabilia and historical artifacts. Ranked #7 out of 580 children's museums in the United States. |
| WonderLab Museum of Science, Health & Technology | Bloomington | Indiana | |
| Wonderfeet Kids Museum | Rutland | Vermont | |
| Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City | Kansas City | Missouri | |
| Wonder Works | Oak Park | Illinois | |
| The Virgin Islands Children's Museum | St Thomas | United States Virgin Islands | Founded 2015, serves all islands in the USVI territory. |
| The Woodlands Children's Museum | The Woodlands | Texas | |
| Working Wonders Children's Museum | Bend | Oregon | |
| World Awareness Children's Museum | Glen Falls, New York | New York | Created in 1995 |
| WOW! Children's Museum | Lafayette | Colorado | |
| Young at Art Museum | Davie | Florida | |
| Zimmer Children's Museum | Los Angeles | California | |