Really fun place to take your kids on a day when you have nothing else planned or when the weather…read moreisn't great. Worth the 5$ entree fee and it really is a donation for them. They have a lot of great set ups in different rooms for kids of all ages. A race track, build it room, camping/nature room, barn/farmers market, town, and craft room. Every inch of this place is geared up to entertain. Highly recommend. Craft room has crafts already pre-planned with decorations and supplies set out for you. They also have musical instruments, dress up clothes, a black light room, and life size peg boards.

Such a fun time for our 5 year old grandson! Lots to do and plenty of things to play with and to…read moreuse their imagination on

I wish they stayed open past nap time (1:30pm)!! But we had an amazing time…read more My toddler enjoyed every bit of the lower section. The jungle gym was wide and sturdy. Parents could go up and down the structure. The bubble: water room was our favorite. We worked on our engineering skills to keep the balls moving as well enjoyed seeing them fly high in the air. The bubbles room was not bubbling for us. But nonetheless the soapy water had bubbles. Kids imaginations are able to thrive in the Theatre and on Lego Tables! There is a make believe Farmers Market for kids. Oh and a "mechanic" section where they can build and alter two vehicles.

Highly recommend getting a year pass to this place if you have small children! There are several…read morethings to do for children to keep them busy and their minds engaged. There is a toddler/baby room for those little ones who can't quite enjoy everything this place to offer. For this area, you need to take your shoes off and only wear socks. Sometimes there are shoe covers available, but I wouldn't count on it. I continued to renew my pass because as my child got older, he loved this place even more. He always has so much energy so I needed to find a place that would keep him busy indoors, especially during our winter months. The bubble room is definitely our favorite room because we get to play with bubbles together. There are areas for water play as well. This truly engages their creativity so they would need to build things within the water to have it travel farther along with balls being shot up in the air. There is an area for those kids who just want to enjoy books in a little cubby and those who want to play pretend theater. Sometimes we go into the one area where the pretend store and kitchen is and my son will go grocery shopping and cook something for me. It's truly a great place to keep your kids active and engaged.

I can't believe we've been wasting our time at Cosi lol, this is so much more spacious and my 2…read moreyear old can literally touch every thing. Everyone was so nice as well, both patrons and staff. I'm also glad they make you keep your shoes on unlike momiland which smells like feet. I love how clean everything was as well. We drove 40 minutes and we will be back! I wonder if they have memberships?? I have never seen her so upset to leave somewhere before. I love that the water table was her height level too, at cosi the kids her age have to stand on stools which isn't very safe for the kids or relaxing for mom.

COSI too far? Too expensive? Just need a safe place for your kiddo to play indoors and stretch…read moretheir legs and imaginations? This is for you! This place is essentially like the kids space at COSI. Different areas for them to play and get creative. Dress up, read, sing on the little stage, climb on the construction equipment, pretend to grocery shop, play on the splash table and build a pipe line for the water to travel through, and much more. My sister and I took our little ones here on a rainy day, and they definitely enjoyed themselves. We (unfortunately) went on a day when a HUGE daycare or playgroup was also visiting, so about 15 mins after arriving, this swarm of over 50 adults and kids came in and it just got insane. I overheard another mom say that she's never seen so many people in there, so it reassured me that it's not always like this. This place isn't super fancy, and I did wonder about their sanitation procedures because I didn't see any buckets or bins for toys to go in if a kid had put it in their mouth. My LO being under a year, and my nephew being 18 months, you know everything goes in the mouth. They had a little "plop zone" which is the sacred safe space for babies under 2 to not get trampled. My daughter liked it, and liked chewing every toy, which takes me back to the germs... Butbi tried to let it go. The one thing I truly disliked about this place is that you have to pay to get in, even as an adult. $8 for me to supervise my own kid? Okay... Luckily my daughter was free because she was under 1, but I thought it was kind of ridiculous that adults have to pay for their child and themselves. It would make me think twice about coming here regularly once she's over 12 months because I don't think $16 is worth it. As of right now, all she can do is sit in the little baby plop zone. So if you really need something to do on a rainy day, definitely come here. It's safe and the kids for sure have fun. But if it's not a rainy day or you have a lot of kiddos, weigh out all your options, lol.

My child (3) loves this place! It's nice being able to take him somewhere like this in the winter…read more That said, the ACM is something my nightmares are made of. This place is FILTHY. I am not sure I've ever said that in a review. But I've now been here pre-covid and post. And I still feel this place needs a new cleaning crew, maybe a long weekend to sanitize every surface. My background is in nursing and public health, and I was just appalled at how gross the toys and structures were. I don't mind letting my child play at indoor facilities - it's nothing I have a "rule" against. But after finding layers of visible dirt/grime on almost everything we saw during our December visit, I was disgusted. Then that water table someone else mentioned... it's had this horrible rotting odor for years. I couldn't believe it's still there. But it is, still giving off an offensive stench that's pretty noticeable several yards away. There is a costume area with a stage, and the costumes have seen much better days. I cringed every time my son put on a hat or helmet - every toy/material here had some type of a smell and I wondered if anyone has ever put the costumes in a machine washer or wiped down the helmets? I was pretty surprised I didn't see any staff walking around, perhaps wiping surfaces or helping direct the masses of excited children. It was only $5 to get in, but I'm not sure why they can't charge a few dollars more and make the museum a clean, safer place for children. In December, covid, flu, and RSV were pretty prevalent in our area and I was nauseous thinking what we could have brought home with all of the disgusting things my son touched. I wish I could say we'd be back, especially as my son loves it, but this place is always a hard pass in my book.

Definitely geared towards younger kids. We went here on a random Sunday to kill time. There were a…read morefew birthday parties going on but it wasn't terribly busy. There isn't much to do and what is there is super cramped. The staff was friendly and did come around cleaning while we were there. Comparing it to the other children museums I have been to I don't think I would return. They are adding on though so hopefully it keeps getting better.

Science has never been my thing, but this past Saturday my beau dragged me to the Great Lakes…read moreScience Center to see the IMAX movie Super Human Body, and the experience was wonderful. Kudos first to the Science Center staff, from Xander at the ticket desk to the folks working exhibits, the security guards, and finally the corporate staffer who opened the door after hours to help me find an object I'd forgotten, this is a group of friendly, competent, kind people who embody customer service. What a treat! The movie itself was enlightening and entertaining and the interactive exhibit further enhanced the experience. Returning to the Science Center will be a pleasure, made even more affordable thanks to the annual membership I decided to purchase. I look forward to going with friends and will encourage them to bring students, nephews, nieces, and grandchildren for a fun (truly fun) time.

Our company's holiday party was held here this year, and it did not disappoint. I had not been…read moreinside the Science Center in over 20 years, so it was a treat to return. The exhibits did not disappoint; they reminded me of the young, curious boy I once was. They also did a great job decorating for the party. It was a great time and an awesome experience.

Once we got past a little bit of the sticker shock for tickets (we were only visiting for two hours…read moremax), we thoroughly enjoyed our visit here. Our only regret was not having more time to see all of the wings and exhibits COSI has to offer. I was surprised that for the ticket price they didn't include the Behind the Science of Pixar exhibit. Parking can easily be found in their underground garage that is nearly connected. We explored the museum with our two and four year olds- making our way between the engineering/innovators exhibit, young kiddo play area, and caught a science show on the main stage (they seem to keep it fairly booked with various topics throughout the day). They also offer a gift shop and a movie theatre for documentaries like a piece on Ohio's wildlife. Overall, a positive experience and I look forward to visiting again with more time.

Great day for the kids. Pretty interesting for adults, too. The permanent exhibits are fascinating,…read moreand they have some rotating exhibits included with general admission. It's irritating that the special exhibits have extra entry fees, but I guess that's how things are these days. Everything has an upcharge. The food in the cafe tastes good, is overpriced, and is unforgivably stingy. The chicken salad sandwich would probably be good if they actually put chicken salad in it, and for the price, they damn well should. The exhibits are dusty and could use a cleaning. This, to me, was ridiculous, and took away from the experience. The kids probably didn't care, but when you're a parent throwing money at a place, hand over fist, you at least would like it clean. Good lord, the gift shop... handfuls of target and dollar store crap your kids will bawl their eyes out for. Be prepared. You've seen everything there at half the price.

It was my first time going to the Central Ohio Fire Museum and learned a lot about the the former…read morefirehouse with the history of firefighting and how to be safe from a fire. The tour guide was a firefighter himself and gave a great knowledge about fighting fires. I got to ring the bell. I would recommend going to The Central Ohio Fire Museum to learn more of the history of firefighting and staying safe from a fire.

I really enjoyed the tour of this museum. My 4 yr old has been talking about this place for 2 days…read moreand this has been his highlight in Columbus. They have a great area where kids can sit in the cab of a fire truck, dress as a firefighter, slide down a fire pole, and ring the bell in the tower.

Made the mistake of taking our kids (3 and 6) a few years ago. Lady at desk was rude and stated the…read moredisplays and exhibits (if you can call them that) are for older kids and not to be touched. It's essentially a big room full of various experiments and equipment but they expect the kids to sit and essentially just watch. Calling this a children's museum is pretty disingenuous honestly. Definitely not for young kids.

If you have young kids, 10 or younger, this is a must do! My 2 kids, aged 8 and 5 had a blast and…read morewere kept entertained for 2 hours on the guided tour. The owners are clearly passionate about their museum and sharing their knowledge through age appropriate hands on activities. We had to drag my daughter in, having a fit about not wanting to go, and we had to drag her away after the experience ended with a huge smile on her face. As parents, any chance to get our kids enjoying education is always a plus.

We loved visiting and it was a very informative intimate experience. We want to go on a nice day…read moreand utilize the playground.

My kids enjoyed the guide led tour, it wasn't crowded so it was a private tour just for us!…read more We researched prior to going so we knew it was creation based museum. They also pointed it out prior to us paying. They told us the place was under renovation but offered no discounts. For the amount of disrupted exhibits this really should be considered. It seems once done it will be a nice little museum. Our guide was very polite and well rehearsed. She followed the flow of our questions well and kept the tour moving. The outside park seems to be in need of maintaining, much of the equipment does not seem safe! Loose nails, chipping paint, broken boards and flimsy or old construction of homemade attractions. The marketing signage (large size) was one of the best features. It's an interesting visit for about an hour. But wait until they have everything renovated

I was not a fan. I was there this past weekend and my wife and I went through the butterfly house…read more And they were almost all the same type of butterfly and there were not more than 50 or 60 butterflies that I could see. I would think a butterfly house would be full of butterflies to the point of them constantly in the air.

So many butterflies!…read more This was an option on our Perry's cave pass so we decided to give it a try. I have been in butterfly houses before but this one was definitely one of the best. You walk through the gift shop and the entrance to the butterfly house is in the back. It is a large greenhouse so on the day we went it was 95 degrees inside the building. About 5 to 10 degrees hotter than outside. Because of this we were only able to stay inside for 10 or 15 minutes because it was very hot. Upon entering there is a window that shows the butterfly hatching area. After that a greeter will fill you in on the rules of the butterfly house. After that you are welcome to walk around and explore the garden area. They have lots of plants to cater to butterflies and several water features. If you stand still the butterflies will land on you. Several benches are available to sit and enjoy the area. They also give you a great poster to identify the butterflies in the building. Not all of them are on the list but the greeter was very helpful and provided names for those we did not know. Great experience for any animal or nature lover!