As a child I went here when it was in Lincoln park and it was great and easily accessible. Today it's $30 for parking, difficult to get to, and $20 per person to enter. So for me and my two daughters I'm spending close to $100 just to be here. I also see a lot of other people who clearly are not paying that much there somehow. If it's a part of Navy pier it should be incorporated into the price to be there. Everything at navy pier is so over priced though it's just a joke. Save your money for a solid museum like the field or the shed aquarium. Anything through navy pier is a rip off and not worth it. read more

Unless you arrive before 2 pm don't bother going. The website says it closed at 5 pm but you can't get in after 4 pm and they close the exhibits at 4:30. Not very accurate advertising. The things inside for kids are great but only if you have enough time and arrive by 2 pm because you need at least 1.5 hours. read more

Teacher Review..... I really wanted to take my students on a field trip to the CCM but I knew that the entrance fee would be a bit hefty for the parents to cover. Thankfully the CCM offers CPS schools a chance to win a grant for entrance for up to 50 people. This is only offered to CPS school teachers and students. I had about 36 people in my group so we did get our "money's worth" this included many chaperones. We had the most amazing time. The CCM staff is so organized! They greet you at the entrance and have you get coats ready to be packed away, lunches should also be bagged together and have students' name ahead of time (I used large reusable bags to contain our lunches). They walk us to the waiting area called the "group center" while parents and teachers put all coats in bags and lunches in a cart, the students wait in a line ready to enter the museum. Two full hours of play!!!! My personal favorite exhibits are Water ways, the Treehouse trails, the Dinosaur excavation area and a new exhibit called ZOOM, ZOOM! I have to take my son to play in the Zoom, zoom area. Lots of ramps for kids to practice rolling cars at different angles and even a textured experimental area for kids to test if a car can roll on a fuzzy carpeted ramp! So cool. This was my new favorite area. Thumbs up CCM! We all felt so welcome by the well trained, friendly staff at the CCM. When our two hours were up we went upstairs to the Crystal Gardens Greenhouse of Navy Pier where there are a few lunch tables to the left. The tables were packed so we were about to get ready to sit on the benches but the other students finished quickly and gave us their tables. Such a happy, fun experience for my Kindergarten students and their parents! I hope they have many happy memories of their time at the CCM. Thank you for welcoming us! read more

Still a favorite for us, we ended up with a membership because we wanted to come more often and use it. When you add the parking it's really worth the cost. It's a huge kids museum, probably best for kids under 8. There's always one exhibit that changes, which is so awesome. The huge water room is our daughter's favorite I just wish it was warmer in the room. At the very least they could heat the water table! Still 5 stars for us though, because that's never a deal breaker. read more

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We are now the proud owners of a membership!!! It all happen so fast!!! As you can probably tell, the membership is not really for us...oh we will be here but again not really for us. There is a really dangerous tire ship which the kids can climb up. It is a lot of fun until you have to climb up an save your little one before she falls out of it. It is a little scary. I wonder if anyone has taken the plunge from the top? Each of the individual rooms on the second floor were great. I loved that there was one way in and one way out...it was really easy to watch the kids. I just had to camp out at the gate and just wait. This place brings out the creativity for any child. I was fun watching my little one have a great time. I am sure that this is going to be our place for the rest of the winter. I am looking forward to some of the arts and crafts for the kids. read more

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This Museum is a hands-on heaven for any toddler able to walk, or run. Every "room" was great, here are some of the highlights: 1. Firetruck and firefighter exhibit. Pretend to drive the firetruck while dressed as a fireman. 2. Water exhibit. Put on a raincoat and play in the water, with barriers, boats, pails, rubber ducks, etc. 3. Fossil exhibit. Grab tools and unearth dinosaur fossils. Guardians can watch from the gallery. 4. Bus, municipal, & car exhibit. Deliver mail, drive a CTA bus, or put on the tires of a car. Highly Recommended to all Chicagoans! read more

Came here with sis, niece and nephew. Kids ages 5 and 3. It was a late September Saturday. $10/ each is the entrance fee. Very clean very well maintained. There was almost nobody there. Because a TAD more crowded after noon, but not much. Highlights- an Engineering Room where you could build things, a room where you could dig and try to uncover dinosaur bones, a water room where you could play with and manipulate water force, open-mic, and these cool hoses that you could put up to your ear and hear different "Chicago sounds" such as Lake Michigan, Hyde Park parrots, Michigan Ave. horse & carriages, etc. The kids loved it, kept their mom and I entertained, the workers were VERY good with the kids. Everyone seemed very genuine, not just a bunch of people who work part-time and leave. Things were clean, and there were lots of spaces that were designated "baby only" so if you bring a really little one, they won't be clunked by older kids. It was a good day. I was afraid to suggest we take the kids there, but I'm glad we went- a really fun day~ and of course you can spend the rest of the day wandering around Navy Pier. read more

Chicago Children's Museum - Engineering Room - Children's Museums Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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We definitely do our tours of museums in the city and around the city and I will say that this is a great museum, but if you asked me to rate them all, I would Kohl's as number one and Chicago Children's Museum as number two. Don't get me wrong, we really enjoy this museum, but there are a couple of points I wish were slightly different. For one, it does seem like some of the exhibits are a little bit in need of refreshing as they've been around for some time. Parking at $20 on top of the admission fee stings a bit. There are tons of activities and most of them are pretty great. We love the bus and camping room. My oldest wasn't into the water room, but I wonder if she needs to be just a little bigger to get it. Staff working here are very engaging and friendly. The toddler room is wonderful, but the hours are a little unfortunate as it's not necessarily open just because the rest of the museum is. We spent a good four hour here, myself, a three year old and a 15 month old and I can say, a good time was had by all. read more

The location of this children's museum could be good or bad depending on your situation. I stayed downtown for my husband's job and it was a quick walk from where we were staying, but if you lived out in the suburbs I imagine this isn't a place you would risk the trouble of traffic to get to. The museum itself was nice. It was clean and well organized. The exhibits were fun, educational and very interactive. They also offer a awesome military discount. The hard part of this museum is the ability to navigate with more than one small child. I had a stroller, as we went to the museum on a whim and it was hard to get around with it, I saw other parents struggling with their stroller bound kids and their older ones. I think what makes it hard is the museum is divided into three floors, which means you have to find the elevator and corral little people if you want to see all the exhibits. Overall, this museum is nice. It's not the best I have ever been to, but if you are at the Navy Pier and want to get away from the craziness outside this might be a good option. read more

I'm a member of the Kohl Children's Museum and decided to use my reciprocal membership benefits with a friend to check out the Chicago Children's Museum. We had such a fun day! There's a lot to do at the Children's Museum. We started at the top floor and worked our way down. My favorites were the Treehouse Trails, Kids Town and the Water play area. **Definitely bring an extra set of clothes for the kiddos, even while wearing the raincoats and smocks, my kid was SOAKED by the end of our visit.** I think the one thing that is preventing me from getting a membership here vs the Kohl Museum is the parking situation. We paid $14 for parking because of a seasonal discount but I think it's at least $20 from mid-March through the holiday season. The membership gives you a $3 discount but that's a drop in the bucket. You can add unlimited parking to your membership for $80 but now you're talking $175 for a family of 4. Yikes! It is a lot of fun though so we'll be back, especially since the reciprocal benefits of free admission ends at the end of March (after that, you only get 50% off admission). read more

I was initially upset that it was 15 bucks per person, so $60 to get a family of four in. I never understand why the adults have to pay to accompany their children. My attitude changed when I saw how big this place is and how much there is to do for the kids to play with and learn. I wish we would have been here at open so we could have spent even more time there! read more

Landmark Review: Holy cow, children running around remind me of ants. I had a chance to bring my son to the Target free thursday night and was shocked by how many kids were here. Maybe because it is free and you don't have to pay the normal 14 dollars which is a lot of money for a kids museum. I would have to say that the place reminds me of a large playground for kids. Don't get me wrong my son liked to play in the water works and dig for dinosaur bones, but there are just so many kids that if you have alittle one you likely will be trampled and you have to pay for this luxury. I am grateful they they have the free Target family night from 5-8, but I think we are going to the park next time. One cool thing that I wish I had known earlier is the playgroups that happen everyday. If you had a annual membership you could go there to have your little one socialize Hidden deal: free target family night 5-8 read more

One of my favorite places to take my nephew (3.5 years old)!! There's a very hands on/creative art station, a play area, a firetruck/fire station area, a water station, there's a ton of stuff to do here for a lot of kids at a lot of ages. There's a really quiet room upstairs for wee little ones with a sandbox that was really nice too. If you're a member, even if you don't have the parking membership, get your parking ticket validated. You'll usually get a few bucks or something like that off. read more

Chicago Children's Museum - Play area on the main floor (2nd level) - Children's Museums Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

If you live in the city of Chicago and have small children, this place is worth getting a membership AND PARKING. The parking is connected so you never have to go outside once you park - which is CLUTCH in the winter. Clutch. Also - parking is a flat $30 no matter how long you are there, which frankly is highway robbery. So - admission is $14.95 per person, for anyone over a year old. So if you're two parents and a kid, that's $45. Plus parking, that's $75. Not going to lie, that is sort of insane for a random activity with your kid. But - if you think you'll do this a few times a year, get the membership. I think it was $250 or $275 for the year for the family membership? And that includes the parking! The museum is really great. Several floors with "snack spots" if you want to stop and give your little something to eat. Lots of bathrooms with kid-friendly stools at the sinks and changing tables. I mean duh, it's the children's museum after all, but still. Honestly, we live in Lincoln Park and our nanny takes our son out every day - but when it is freezing (like today, it's -5, who wants to take a walk in that?!) the membership is really worth every penny. GET THE PARKING. Side note - apparently I haven't been to Navy Pier in ages but there are lots of decent food options there, all indoors, so it's easy to grab food on your way in or out. West Garage parking is closest to the Museum. Enjoy! read more

Trying to find things to do for a 2.5 year old in a visiting city, that is close to our hotel, isn't always easy. Asked around and the children's museum was recommended so we decided to give it a go. My daughter had a lot of fun. There were a lot of families in there and she's a little shy so it took her a while to acclamate and get enough confidence to get out some of the activities. Dad did a great job joining her to help. There's a waterplay area to which she loved. We were going to leave and have lunch then come back for it's but she was insistent that she wanted to do the waterplay before we left. So we obliged because we weren't that hungry yet anyway. She was so excited and a great listener during the whole experience. My only minor issue is the price of admission. $19 for everyone unless you are 1. Seems a little unfair for the 2-3 year olds that end up getting pushed aside by the bigger kids to have to pay the same price. But it is what it is and my daughter had fun. read more

Skyline project photos can't be found. One employee told me it was too late because another project had been started. When I went back to take a photo of our skyscraper, it was on the desk. I took it down to photograph it and was rudely told by another employee that it wasn't mine to touch. I told her that it actually was and since my code wasn't working and her co-worker told me it was too late I was simply going to take a photo of my granddaughter's work. She then said that photos don't show up for 24 hours. I responded that it was a shame the other employee didn't know that. Good think I took the photo anyway because the photo won't download today. read more

Tourist from L.A. Loved the place! We have 2 boys (4 and 2) - the perfect age for a great place! The 4 year old would have stayed ALL day if we could. So many fun things for them to do, all interactive and kept their attention. Tons of STEM toys, amazing place! read more

We were visiting Chicago for a week and loved this museum! My 20-month-old toddler loved running around to all the different exhibits and had such a great time here! There's something for every kid and personality! This is one of the bigger children's museums I've been to and there are multiple floors. There are stroller parking and coat rooms, which I definitely appreciated. The first floor had a Eric Carle and fire truck exhibit. The second floor was filled with multiple themed rooms, including an outdoor/camping room, a kitchen/school room, and a dinosaur exploration room. There is also a water play area too. We easily spent a couple of hours here because there was so much to do! All the exhibits are super hands-on and interactive. There's an area designated for snack breaks too! Unfortunately, there are no food options inside the museum but because the museum is inside the Navy Pier, there are plenty of options just a walk away outside the museum in the food court. Tip for other out-of-town visitors: If you are a member of another ACM Reciprocal network museum, you can get a discounted admission (50% off)! read more

If you live in the city and you have kids, getting a membership here with the Navy Pier parking add-on is a must! One visit alone with two kids over 12 months and two adults will already run you over $56. Parking at the Navy Pier garage will run you $28. A one-year membership with the parking add-on is $205 for UNLIMITED VISITS with the luxury of garage parking during winter!!! The museum itself is huge with plenty of different rooms and activities for kids to do an explore. They also have baby friendly areas for the non-walkers. I recommend for any city parent to get a membership because one visit by itself is too much. read more

World class. For kids of any age. We're taken grandchildren here several times and they never want to leave. Everything is well designed, from the water play tables with the raincoats to the areas marked off for kids who are not yet walking. Two-year-old grandson could have played on the firetruck all day. I'm looking forward to the grandkids getting older and then participating in some of the exhibits for older kids. They really have it figured out. Moving this out of Navy Pier would have been a major mistake. The other shops, especially the food alternatives, make it a more complete experience. read more

Amazing interactive museum. It's especially during the long winter months. The membership is definitely worth it. You can enter the museum an hour early and parking is free. read more

First, Thurs. is free night. However, parking for Navy Pier is not. There are lots of hands on activities. I disagree with the reviewer who said it was mostly for kids up to 5. It depends on the child. Some older kids (up to about 9 or 10) are not as physically active, they might like to explore things or work with their hands. Plus these days, so many kids are just used to sitting in front of some type of screen.At this Children's museum there are plenty of other ways of interacting with things/ the world. At the Dinosaur Expedition kids get to use tools and dig for stuff under a huge pile of rubber/foam chips. Kids I've taken have always loved the WaterWays exhibit. It has lots of stuff to play with water that is constantly flowing.There are plastic pipes, pumps,wheels. The kids experiment and try to build dams, block water flow and reroute everything.Even though they have smocks to help the kids stay dry, they usually do get wet. The Inventing Lab is good for older kids, they get to build things, shoot something up to the ceiling, and play educational games on computers. Kids also love the rope mesh structure in the middle of the museum, they can climb it all the way to the top level (some kids are scared to do that though). There is an area for little kids like 4 and under.They get to experience what it's like out in the forest. It has a play structure just for their size, camping area, animals, rock climb etc. They also have an area with a scaled down grocery store with mini food and shopping carts- all run by kids.This area also has a doctors office where they can put up x-rays etc. These are some faves , there are more areas as well. So this is something fun you can do with your kids, where they can learn as well- for next to nothing. When I'm showing someone around who has kids, the Chicago Children's Museum is always on my list. read more

I ended up here a few days ago when looking for something to do with the kids for the day. My kids are 3, 7, and 9. My 9 (almost 10) year old did not have fun. She is mature for her age, and was uninterested in almost everything here. I wouldn't recommend if you have an advanced older child. My 7 and 3 year old on the other hand had a blast. Pros: - 3 floors of fun things for the kids to do - set up in a creative fun ways for the kids to get involved and have fun - Clean play rooms and bathrooms - Plenty of staff to be found Cons: -Short normal hours. (We went during a time of extended hours, but normal business hours are short) -Not much for older kids to do, mostly geared towards small children (more for my 3 year old to do than my 7 year old) -Kind of expensive for a Children's Museum ($75 for 3 kids and 2 adults) we ended up just getting the membership because if we ever decide to go again in the next year, it's paid for its self. All things considered, I wish we would have went inside before deciding on the membership, because I'm not sure we will be back. -Some of the stations were lacking enough supplies for children to play. The water station for example was large, but only had a handful of toys for the children to manipulate in the water. When we were there, there were probably 10 other kids in addition to my 3, and only 4 kids total had anything to play with. For the price of admission, you'd think they could afford to run to the dollar store and pick up some bath toys. read more

Lame and boring. If you are with children under 3 don't bother. All toys are old, not maintained and not in sufficient quantity for the amount of children present ( imagine a supermarket with over 10 kids and only 2 carts and 2 baskets). This museum is not even stroller friendly. If you don't mind the drive, go to the one in Naperville which is a real place for children, not like this one where only the daddies are playing... read more

I'm glad I checked out a Children's Museum pass at the library rather than paying admission. This gets up to four people in. Once inside you can make a donation. The first two hands-on exhibits that we touched were broken. Not a good start. However, these were the highlites: The Big Crank Thing (not the technical name)--Kids take pieces of foam with velcro to make bird/airplane shapes. They put them on a lift that they crank up into the ceiling. When it gets to the top it flies down and you can time it. Pretty cool. Art Studio--Kids can do an art craft lead by a teacher. We made paper bowls. The Big Backyard--the best exhibit by far. Overall it is a decent place to take kids but this museum could be so much better. read more

We are members of the ACM which gives us access to many Children's Museums across the nation, including the top 3 in Illinois (Chicago, Kohl's and DuPage). We're equidistant from both Kohl's and DuPage and spend equal amounts of time between the two. It has been a couple years since we made it out to Navy Pier and the CCM, but we are happy we did this weekend. Our kids are older than the last time we went, but I was surprised that my daughter enjoyed her time so much before (age 3) that she actually remembered and sought out exhibits we'd previously visited, including the dinosaur exhibit, Kids Town (a mini-Chicago) and the treehouse. My son was only 1 when we first went, so this was almost a brand-new experience for him. He got a kick out of the kids bowling lanes and giant dominoes, checkers & chess games mid-level center of the museum. We spent almost 3 hours here on Saturday. Tons of educational and fun things to explore here. The Play It Safe exhibit (sponsored by the Chicago Fire Department) is very cool ...complete with the pole and a smoke-filled bedroom for the kids to learn to escape from. Even the play uniforms are better than most of the firefighter costumes. The current exhibit is a Cardboard exhibit where kids can build forts with boxes and other sturdy cardboard, as well as create things and bring them home (my kids made drums out of cardboard buckets...and my son ended up wearing the drum on his head walking down Navy Pier after we left). My daughter felt important after she wrote her name and her brother's name on one of the cardboard walls saying they 'were here.' The only downer was the grocery store (pales in comparison to the Grocery store at Kohl's Chidren's Museum which is one of my kids' fave exhibits)...the grocery inventory was strewn around Kids Town on this day, and they only had 2 grocery carts to go around. My kids still had fun though, and hey, it taught them to share and play nice with the other kids! Otherwise, while some places were a bit disorganized, overall, it seemed staff (who were friendly) worked to keep things in order. Oh wait, another downer is the Navy Pier parking, but I guess that's not something the museum can do anything about. I recommend leaving your stroller in one of the coat rooms. Since we have a double-stroller, we really didn't want to be trying to navigate through the museum with it, though there is ample enough space to get around if you do have one...just easier without it. So, good times. I asked my kids which museum they like best, and they couldn't pick a favorite...I think we'll try to make it out to CCM more often though. We'll have to check it out on a weekday. We were here on Saturday and it was pretty crowded. Also - love the exit into the Gift Shop...as hard as I tried not to, I ended up caving and letting them each pick out a small toy. read more

This is a phenomenal place for kids (and even grownups, shhh). It puts the Please Touch Museum to shame, and I love it there. You can climb netted ropes up three floors, for starters. It's situated on Chicago's Navy Pier, so a look out any window provides a breathtaking view of Lake Michigan. There is daily singing/dancing ensembles who teach the children folksongs from all over the world. If I remember correctly, we walked right smack in the middle of a water balloon fight. *Parking in Chicago is precarious, but if you're from Philly and don't mind illegal maneuvers, you'll do fine! read more

Awesome, fantastic, wonderful. I love almost everything about the Children's Museum. If you come and visit and you have children under 8 or 9 then you absolutely must come here immediately! The only reason I do not give the museum five stars is that the food at Navy Pier is tragically bad--and frankly a health liability for anyone with children. I know this isn't the museum's fault but I think it reflects badly on the venue as we have often found ourselves stuck. Also you have to either eat something nasty or make a dash somewhere before the kids get screamingly hungry. My recommendation is to bring a packed lunch and find somewhere to eat it. Really every meal we have had at Navy Pier has been vile. Given the growing problem of obesity among children, I do wonder why the Children's Museum (or the city) doesn't try and figure out a way of getting some more healthy food providers onto the pier. Talk about a food desert. read more

I was pleasantly surprised to find that the Children's Museum has given me a reason to go to Navy Pier, besides the IMAX theater. I was hoping it wouldn't turn out to be a tourist trap rip-off, and thankfully it turned out to be quite the opposite. My son had an absolute blast in almost every area of the museum. He is over two years old, and I was afraid most of the stuff would be too old for him to enjoy. But this was not the case at all. There was actually so much for him to do and see that we almost didn't have time in 3 hours to cover it all. So we decided to go on the first Sunday of the month where kid's admission is free, in case it was a bust, we wouldn't have wasted much money. The $10 entrance fee is well worth the admission. We are even considering a member pass. I imagine the biggest expense would be the parking. The highlights for my two year old were the water area, the forest and log cabin. The KidTown with the CTA bus and kid grocery store, snow land, actually he was into everything. The people that worked there seemed genuinely friendly and helpful, and the place is clean and well taken care of. Even if it was a bit crowded, there is plenty of space and different things going on, so it doesn't get too bad. read more

Fun 2 level museum, lots of different activities for a wide range of ages. However, taking your kid here before they are 1, is a waste. It's meant more for ages 18 months and up. Best part is the transportation/shopping area, kids really love this spot and the water place. They have a convenient coat check and lockers so you don't have to lug your stuff around while chasing your little ones. Also, the Chicago Public Library offers free passes to this place (4 per family) which is a good way to save some money and use it on parking instead ($18!!). We took our 20 month here and 1.5 hours was way more than he or we could handle. Tip: Come right when they open to avoid the huge crowd, makes such a difference. read more

What a cool place to bring kids. (not on the weekends) Plenty of really great hands-on exhibits and craft areas for children of all ages that are also fun for adults. (never on the weekends) The place is huge, and it's tough to see everything in one visit .(especially on the weekends) I'm taking away a star because parking is $23 and it's a pain to get here by public transit. read more

I looovvvee that Chicago Airport has this. This makes coming to Ohare much more enjoyable for me. Amd im sure other passengers are happy thst my kids arent cranky from bordem once we board the plane. Well maintained. Clean. Carpet could use an upgrade. But ither than that... this is great. read more

With a two year old and my friends in town with their two year old, we needed to let them run off some steam. The CCM has a Curious George Exhibit and my friends were staying downtown, so we decided to venture out so they could play and run. We are members at the Kohl Children's Museum, so I was very familiar with Children's Museums before heading here. I was very impressed. They have just about everything you can imagine there for children of all ages. The Curious George exhibit is a rotation exhibit that will only be at the CCM until 1/6/08. Curious George had an almost playground to it. With a slide, a mini farmhouse and miniature golf, it was great. Curious George also came for a visit, which the kids loved. There are so many permanent exhibits to choose from that it is impossible to do it all in all in one visit. Our kids loved the dinosaur exhibition, the tree house and the mini grocery store and the water room. The only downsides to CCM are that the staff doesn't really supervise the rooms all that well and the parking is $23. I probably would give 4.5 stars if I could, but I gave them the benefit of the doubt because the kids had a great time. read more

Yay! So we finally gave in and purchase a membership last weekend! Ugh...I wish we did it sooner. In the winter months my kids were climbing the walls because we live in the city and in a highrise which doesn't leave a lot of options. We bought an explorer membership for $125 which allows entrance for 6 people. Although we're only a family of four we thought it would be good to get an extra 2 people in for when we have family or friends we'd like to come with. It's $10 a person for admittance so we know for sure we will pay for the membership over and over during the next year. The nice thing about it is that you are allowed free entrance or 50% off admission to all of the other Children's Museums across the U.S. So if you're traveling and the kids are bored it's a great option. As well, they give a $3 parking discount to members. So....you end up paying $21 for parking at Navy Pier but we figured that cost is minimal compared to the kids being bored in the house and tearing it up lol... We've been to the Kohls Children's Museum in Glenview, but we thought the museum downtown had more to offer. My kids love the place and now we will not be sitting at home cooped up on the weekends :) read more

On a rainy Saturday morning, we went. There was a long line to get in and ONE! 1! ONE! attendant. They didn't open the doors on time and ONE attendant had the jobs of taking admissions, selling memberships, and being a tour guide. I would like to see whomever thought this was a good idea try to stand in line with a 3 year old for almost an hour to enter the promised land. The promised land was just okay after entry. Crowded, dirty and broken equipment. But after such a poor entry, it's hard to recover. read more

I came here cause I saw a stuff animal I wanted to buy for my sister. They are super soft and there are other toys here too. They have costumes and stuff too. It's mostly aimed at for kids under 10 but who ever really gets tired of stuff animals??? like really... read more

A great museum and experience for children. My 4 year old daughter had a wonderful time. She really enjoyed the fire station, building areas, dinosaurs and arts and crafts. The staff was great and very interactive with everyone. Definitely recommend! read more

Like any good Yelper, when I was in need of a good child friendly activity I referred to my fellow Yelpers for help. So developed the plan for Chicago Children's Museum. I don't claim to be an expert when it comes to kids, because I have none, all I can say is that Chicago Children's Museum did what I needed it to do. It kept a 4 and 6 year old occupied for more than a few hours with no whining, screaming, fighting or crying. For that I couldn't more thankful! We all walked away happy and exhausted. As a note, the kids favorites included Skyline, Play it Safe, the Climbing Schooner and WaterWays. Whether your just visiting or a resident of the city. Take your kids here, both you and they will love it! read more

For a treat away from our suburban Children's Museum it is worth it. Everytime we go though it seems as though they have the same exhibits, our local one changes about every 4 months. Parking is expensive though at Navy Pier, the extra space in this museum helps with the noise control though. I am not a fan of their version of WaterWorks. read more

Very upset with my experience. Museum closes at 5, but staff start packing in the ticket counter at 4. When I showed up at 4:02 (3/20/2022) after having a bite to eat (as their website is very explicit to consider when planning the visit), I was greeted by an unfriendly gentleman (staff) who advised that ticket sales concluded at 4pm due to the fact that the museum takes 90 minutes to experience (that logic doesn't work out by my math). I advised that ticket sales ceasing at 4pm is not posted anywhere, only to be met with blank stares from the staff; and crying daughters (7 & 5 yo) that had their heart set on the experience. Extremely disappointed by the staff's response and lack of clarity on the museum's website (see attached screen shot of the FAQ's). I was planning on being able to make it through the museum in ~1hr, and out by the 5pm closing, but the staff seemed to ad lib policy (not posted anywhere else). read more

Chicago Children's Museum - Children's Museums Near Me - Chicago, Illinois