Museums & places
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American Museum of Natural History Learn & Teach
Family programs, OLogy science activities, educator materials, virtual field trips, and museum learning from AMNH.
KidsSTOP Singapore
A children’s science center experience for ages eight and below with more than 20 interactive exhibits, themed zones, family events, and playful STEM learning.
Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem Make and Learn
Make and Learn is a Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem hybrid education initiative combining curriculum-linked teaching units, interactive mini exhibits, maker-inspired after-school learning, and at-home science and technology challenges.
Natural History Museum LA Family Activities
Dinosaur crafts, nature journals, games, scavenger hunts, and family science activities from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
Te Papa Discovery Centres
Free museum discovery spaces with games, books, art activities, and hands-on learning for children and families.
Experimentarium Copenhagen
A hands-on science centre with interactive exhibits, water play, movement, bubbles, technology, and a dedicated early-years area.
National Children’s Museum Programs
National Children’s Museum in Washington, DC offers current early-learner, STEAM storytime, tinkering, fine-art, and family programmes that pair hands-on play with science, technology, engineering, art, and making.
AMNH Science Investigations Summer Program
The American Museum of Natural History Science Investigations Summer Program gives learners entering Kindergarten through grade 5 week-long hands-on science experiences with museum educators, collections, exhibits, scientists, and live animals.
Natural History Museum Schools Learning
The Natural History Museum London schools programme offers museum visits, virtual workshops, curriculum-linked learning resources for ages 5–14, nature and climate activities, and dinosaur and natural-history collections.
Smithsonian Kids
Museum-backed art, history, science, nature, and space activities, games, interactives, and family guides.
The Tech Interactive
A family-friendly science and technology center with hands-on exhibits, experimental labs, design challenges, and youth engineering programs.
Natural History Museum of Utah Online Learning
Free museum learning resources with printable activities, virtual field trips, video lessons, 3D models, and junior naturalist guides.
Discovery Children's Museum Resources
Free family and educator activities from Discovery Children's Museum, including STEM, coding, math, creative projects, books, games, and accessibility resources.
California Academy of Sciences Education & Learning
Science lessons, activities, field trips, games, videos, and family learning from the California Academy of Sciences.
Hamilton Children's Museum
Hands-on galleries and self-directed play that help young children learn through imagination, movement, and discovery.
Technisches Museum Vienna Kids and Families
Family activities and playful technology learning for young children, school-age visitors, and grown-ups in Vienna.
Science Museum Oklahoma
A large hands-on science museum with interactive exhibits, science shows, a planetarium, creative challenges, and family learning experiences.
Omaha Zoo Programs
Camps, family learning, behind-the-scenes experiences, Zoo Schools, and interactive programs at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.
Elachee Nature Science Center
A nature and science center with a large preserve, animal and ecology learning, camps, homeschool programs, and hands-on family discovery.
Children’s Museum Jordan
A nonprofit children’s museum with interactive exhibits, science and art experiences, family programs, and a mobile museum that brings learning activities to children across Jordan.
Museo Scienza Playlab
A museum learning space for children ages 3–6 where art, science, technology, storytelling, tinkering, light, sound, nature, and imaginative play meet in five interactive rooms.
American Museum of Natural History Science & Nature Program
The American Museum of Natural History’s Science and Nature Program gives young children and adults age-appropriate experiences grounded in scientific inquiry and the museum’s zoology, Earth science, anthropology, and paleontology collections.
Exploratorium
Museum-backed science learning with hands-on activities, Science Snacks, tinkering projects, videos, and teaching tools.
American Museum of Natural History
Museum learning resources, science activities, games, videos, and family exhibits spanning nature, space, Earth science, and culture.
Australian Museum Kids
Free kids activities, science programs, exhibitions, and family learning from the Australian Museum in Sydney.
Natural History Museum London Family Activities
Family activities, dinosaur discoveries, nature learning, and hands-on science ideas from London’s Natural History Museum.
Field Museum Visiting with Kids
Family museum visits, adventure guides, and hands-on natural history experiences at Chicago’s Field Museum.
National Space Centre Education
Space science visits, planetarium shows, STEM workshops, virtual classrooms, and downloadable learning resources from Leicester’s National Space Centre.
CU Museum Family Activities
Free science, nature, art, and family activities from the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History.
Eden Project Learning
Nature, sustainability, science, and school learning resources from the Eden Project in Cornwall.
Children's Museum of Manhattan
A hands-on museum for young children with interactive learning, arts, science, culture, daily experiences, and early-childhood classes.
Children's Museum Houston
A hands-on children’s museum with exhibits, science and math activities, arts, workshops, and family events in Houston.
Science and Industry Museum Learning Programme
Science, engineering, and museum learning resources from the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester.
Experimentorium Science Museum
A hands-on science museum in Tbilisi with interactive exhibits, chemistry activities, Digital Lab sessions, and family programmes.
KID Museum
A hands-on maker museum with coding, robotics, engineering, electronics, woodshop, textiles, and design challenges.
Children's Museum of Atlanta
Hands-on exhibits, making, art, science, and family learning experiences for children ages 2 to 8.
Morris Museum Spark!Lab
A Smithsonian invention workspace where children ages 5 to 12 imagine, design, test, and improve ideas.
Questacon Early Childhood Activities
Hands-on science experiences and activity ideas for young children in Canberra, with play-based investigation and discovery.
Denver Zoo Family Nature Play
Outdoor family play where children climb, dig, observe bugs, explore natural materials, and connect with nature alongside zoo educators.
Science Oxford Centre
A hands-on science centre with an Exploration Zone, woodland, ponds, family days, STEM clubs, and science activities for children.
Deutsches Museum Family Visits
Family visit guidance for a major science and technology museum, including Kids Kingdom, interactive exhibitions, and family-friendly planning tips.
AMNH Discovery Room
A hands-on American Museum of Natural History learning space where children can explore animals, fossils, minerals, and earth science through guided and drop-in activities.
Draper Spark!Lab
The National Museum of American History’s Spark!Lab invites children to create, collaborate, test, experiment, and invent through hands-on STEM and art activities.
State Botanical Garden of Georgia Children and Families
The University of Georgia’s State Botanical Garden offers a Children’s Garden, Sweet Pea Club, Garden Gnomes activities, passports, family festivals, camps, and nature-based programs.
Field Museum PlayLab Programs
The Field Museum’s PlayLab programs invite young scientists ages 3 through first grade to learn through workshops, free drop-in PlayDates, camps, and field trips.
Wonderlab at the Science Museum
An interactive science gallery with 50 exhibits, live science shows, and hands-on exploration of forces, electricity, space, light, matter, sound, and maths.
Montréal Science Centre
An interactive science museum with hands-on exhibitions, creative technology challenges, family events, and bilingual visitor information.
Museum of Science Boston Youth Programs
The Museum of Science Boston Youth Programs page gathers high-school STEM opportunities including science series, computer-science events, a 2026 innovation hackathon, biotechnology and renewable-energy workshops, MEDscience, and internships.
Natural History Museum of Utah Youth & Family Programs
Natural History Museum of Utah’s youth and family programme catalogue includes Curiosity Club, seasonal science, free STEAM explorations, mini camps, story time, scouting, family nights, and summer camp.
Aquarium of the Pacific
Family-friendly ocean learning with animal exhibits, hands-on programs, conservation stories, and children’s educational activities.
Science World
A Vancouver science centre with hands-on exhibits, live shows, family programs, digital learning, and educator resources.
California Academy of Sciences Kids
Family-friendly exhibits, live science programs, and child-focused activities at San Francisco’s California Academy of Sciences.
Science North
Museum-backed science learning with exhibits, family science, school resources, and hands-on discovery from Science North in Northern Ontario.
National Museum of Australia Learning Resources
Free museum learning activities, family visits, digital classrooms, and interactive history journeys inspired by the Kspace adventure game.
National Museum of Nature and Science
Japan's national science museum with nature, space, technology, collections, exhibitions, and learning routes for young visitors.
Toronto Zoo School Visits
School visits, virtual programmes, wildlife learning, and classroom resources from the Toronto Zoo.
Dublin Zoo Conservation Education
Curriculum-linked wildlife programmes, school visits, workshops, and online activities from Dublin Zoo.
Spark! Imagination and Science Center
A hands-on children's museum and science center where young children experiment, create, build, and explore.
Explore & More Children's Museum
Play-based exhibits and family learning experiences that invite children to explore, imagine, and build confidence.
KidsSTOP
An early-years science centre with more than 20 interactive exhibits about flight, space, the human body, and everyday science.
New York Aquarium Children and Families
Family programmes, early childhood experiences, camps, children's activities, and wildlife learning at the New York Aquarium.
Putnam Museum Science in Action
Interactive science exhibits and engineering challenges exploring motion, energy, magnetism, circuits, gears, and more.
Garden Museum Families
Nature, art, and garden activities for children and grown-ups, including trails, explorer backpacks, toddler sessions, and family workshops.
Royal Alberta Museum Children's Gallery
A playful gallery for children six and under with objects, tools, sensory areas, digging, building, and imaginative exploration.
Catalyst Science Discovery Centre
Interactive science and technology exhibits, workshops, shows, and galleries for children, families, and school groups.
Oslo Science Centre
Interactive science and technology exhibits, creative workshops, and family learning at Norway's Museum of Science and Technology.
Dallas Zoo Education Programs
Wildlife learning through family programs, camps, guided experiences, and age-specific activities at the Dallas Zoo.
Boston Children's Museum STEAM Lab
Hands-on science, technology, engineering, art, and math activities that encourage creativity, curiosity, and critical thinking.
Oxford University Museum of Natural History Families
Family activities, crafts, events, and child-friendly discovery at Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
The Garden at the Science Museum
The Science Museum’s Garden is a free interactive gallery for young children, with play-based construction, water, light, and sound activities that encourage observing, predicting, testing, and drawing conclusions.
CU Museum Field Trips
CU Museum of Natural History field trips provide interactive tours, hands-on workshops, and self-guided visits for K–2, 3–5, and 6–8 groups.
U.S. Botanic Garden Kids and Families
The U.S. Botanic Garden’s kids and families page introduces the Children’s Garden, plant passports, field journals, on-site activities, and a garden-inspired coloring resource for home.
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Early Learning Programs
The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh offers early-learning programs for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and caregivers, alongside museum@home activities and sensory-friendly options.
GEM Children’s Museum
The Grand Egyptian Museum’s children’s museum uses ancient Egyptian themes, hands-on learning, interactive games, technology, and family programmes to spark curiosity.
Australian Museum Virtual Excursions
The Australian Museum offers educator-led virtual excursions and on-demand science sessions that connect students with museum collections and experts.
A Young Explorer’s Guide to the Science Museum
The Science Museum’s family guide for under-seven visitors highlights five museum experiences, including water play, bubbles, flight, and large engineering objects, to help families plan a first science visit.
Discovery Cube
Hands-on science museums in Southern California with exhibits, field trips, free online activities, STEM events, and family learning.
Topeka Zoo Education Resources
Zoo learning videos, worksheets, crafts, scavenger hunts, and coding puzzles for children and families.
Nova Scotia Museum Wee Wild Ones
Nature play for children under five with stories, puppet shows, real specimens, building, and caregiver-supported discovery.
London Museum of Water and Steam for Families
Hands-on water and engineering discovery with working steam engines, a Waterworks Gallery, a Splash Zone, and family trails.
Sacramento Zoo Education
Camps, field trips, nature explorers, home-learning videos, and family programs about animals and conservation.
Sydney Zoo Education
School, family, virtual, excursion, vacation-care, and free downloadable wildlife learning resources from Sydney Zoo.
San Diego Botanic Garden Youth and Family Activities
Children's gardens, nature play, seasonal family programs, exploration stations, and hands-on activities for young naturalists.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visit with Kids
A child-friendly garden guide with a Discovery Garden, wildlife habitats, field journals, and plant exploration.
Natural History Museum Family Favourites Tour
A self-guided Natural History Museum tour that helps families explore dinosaurs, mammals, gardens, and other major sights in about two hours.
Royal Observatory Family Fun
Astro-themed family planning and visit guidance for the Royal Observatory, with space activities, accessibility information, tickets, and opening details.
Cutty Sark Family Fun
A Royal Museums Greenwich family guide to exploring the historic tea clipper through interactive games, character stories, play boxes, and hands-on ship discovery.
Australian Museum Activities for Kids at Home
The Australian Museum’s family activity hub brings together science, nature, culture, experiments, crafts, videos, factsheets, and app-linked activities for curious kids.
Eureka! The National Children’s Museum
A UK children’s museum with six interactive zones and hundreds of hands-on exhibits designed for children ages 0–11 to explore themselves and the world around them.
Brooklyn Children’s Museum
A three-floor children’s museum with interactive exhibits and hands-on cultural and science programs for children ages 6 months to 10 years.
Vienna Museum of Science and Technology Kids & Family
The Vienna Museum of Science and Technology’s Kids & Family guide brings together child-focused exhibitions, playful technology experiences, birthday programs, and a free English children’s tour in the TMW ToGo app.
Little Wonders Online
The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History’s youth and family programs page links to Little Wonders Online, science and culture adventures for preschoolers and their adults, plus broader family museum learning.
National Museum Fairfax Discovery Centre
The Fairfax Discovery Centre at the National Museum of Australia offers hands-on early learning sessions, storytime, sensory play, and mini makers activities.
Early Start Discovery Space
The University of Wollongong’s Early Start Discovery Space is a research-backed children’s museum with interactive play experiences, public programmes, and learn-through-play opportunities for young children and their adults.
CU Museum Children and Family Programs
The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History offers hands-on science and art activities, family programs, Discovery Corner access, and English/Spanish resources.
University of Alaska Museum Family Programs
The University of Alaska Museum of the North offers hands-on family learning programs and home activities connecting children with science, history, culture, art, and Alaska collections.
UArizona Girls Who Code Club
The University of Arizona’s Girls Who Code club offers free Saturday coding classes for grades 6–12, including Python, Arduino, robotics, AI, website development, and game projects.
Ontario Science Centre
A government science-centre program with hands-on science play, kids’ programs, maker activities, pop-up events, and do-it-yourself science resources during its transition to a new home.
Johnson Nature Center TreeSchool
A nature-centre learning programme using forests, wetlands, wildlife, and seasonal outdoor exploration to build children’s understanding of the natural world.
Fort Wayne Zoo Kids for Nature Summer Camp 2026
Fort Wayne Zoo’s Kids for Nature Summer Camp gives children from pre-K through grade 6 week-long outdoor learning experiences with animals, zoo keepers, sensory exploration, nature activities, and age-banded themes.
Science Museum Pattern Pod
The Science Museum’s Pattern Pod is a multi-sensory gallery for children under nine where playful exhibits develop prediction, pattern recognition, and early science skills.
Science Museum Destination Space
Destination Space is the Science Museum’s family-facing space program and guide to space-inspired activities, live experiments, workshops, galleries, and online space stories.
Science Museum Space Gallery
The Science Museum’s Space gallery brings together spacecraft, satellites, rockets, and stories about human spaceflight for family and school visits.
Science Museum The Space Show
The Science Museum’s live Space Show uses demonstrations and audience-friendly science to explore space and the technology behind human exploration.
Zoo Idaho Education Programs
Wildlife learning through exhibits, keeper chats, live feedings, story time, discovery stations, field trips, and family programmes.
Auckland Botanic Gardens Kids Discovery Activities
Self-guided activity sheets, scavenger hunts, children's garden exploration, and nature discovery for families.
Miami Children’s Museum
An interactive museum in Miami where children ages 0–6 explore arts, science, and culture through exhibits, programs, play, and family learning experiences.
Sciencenter Exhibits
A science museum in Ithaca with more than 250 interactive exhibits covering weather, space, engineering, animals, oceans, physics, and hands-on early learning.
Bell Museum Family Activities
The Bell Museum’s family activity collection brings together at-home experiments, story times, stargazing tips, astronomy challenges, rover activities, DNA experiments, and science videos for curious children.
CU Museum Discovery Corner
Discovery Corner is a hands-on children’s exhibit at CU Museum where young visitors can investigate fossils, Colorado animals, bones, artifacts, puzzles, puppets, and books.
University of Sydney Museum Kids and Families
The University of Sydney Museum’s Kids and Families program combines hands-on activities, talks, online resources, and a family trail that introduces children to museum collections.
Science Museum Bubble Explorers
Bubble Explorers is the Science Museum’s 30-minute interactive live show for young children and families, using bubbles, experiments, demonstrations, and questions to spark early science curiosity.
Science Museum Mathematics: The Winton Gallery
The Science Museum’s Mathematics: The Winton Gallery explores how mathematics has shaped the modern world through objects, stories, and gallery interpretation.
London Children's Museum
Hands-on play, art, science, early learning, family programs, and child-led exhibits at a children's museum in London, Ontario.
ExplorationWorks
A hands-on science center in Helena with interactive exhibits, early-childhood programming, family events, and science learning for children and families.
Niantic Children’s Museum
An interactive children’s museum with imagination, discovery, outdoor play, science, arts, and world-culture exhibits for children ages 9 months to 9 years.
Children’s Museum of Manhattan Mobile Guide
The Children’s Museum of Manhattan’s Bloomberg Connects mobile guide offers a PlayWorks audio tour, at-home art projects, parenting resources, and activities that extend museum learning beyond the building.
Cairns Museum Kids and Families
Cairns Museum’s family page combines free self-guided activities, interactive exhibits, children’s activity areas, holiday programs, at-home ideas, and an official video playlist.
South Australian Museum Discovery Centre
The Discovery Centre is a hands-on museum learning space where families can explore fossils, specimens, microscopes, and science activities.
Leeds City Museum Family Guide
Leeds City Museum’s official family guide introduces animal displays, archaeology, mini dig zones, costumes, music, hands-on interactives, reading areas, and family-friendly events.
Children’s Museum of Indianapolis Virtual School Programs
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis offers live virtual programmes for school groups, with standards-based STEM, arts, humanities, and history topics for grades K–8.
Prague Botanical Garden Families with Children
The Prague Botanical Garden’s family page gives caregivers practical guidance for visiting with children, including pram access, baby-changing facilities, first-aid locations, and safety notes while exploring the garden and Fata Morgana Greenhouse.
Science Museum Interactive Guide
The Science Museum’s interactive guide is a device-based tour that helps visitors discover science stories and must-see objects throughout the museum, with multilingual options.
Museo Pambata
The Philippines’ first interactive children’s museum, using exhibits, programs, and events to make cultural and environmental learning fun and hands-on.
Queensland Sciencentre
Queensland Sciencentre is an interactive science museum experience with hands-on exhibits and family-friendly science exploration.
Science Museum Energy Hall
The Science Museum’s Energy Hall traces steam power and industrial change through historic full-size engines, models, and engineering stories, with an educational gallery page for family and school visits.
Glazer Children’s Museum
Glazer Children’s Museum is a hands-on learning museum where children and families explore play-based exhibits, storytime, camps, field trips, and STEAM programs.
National Children’s Museum
Hands-on museum exhibits, maker activities, and family learning experiences in Washington, DC.