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Children's Museum of Indianapolis


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 51 attractions in Indianapolis
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The largest children's museum in the world urges children to dig in and touch everything as they explore the physical and natural sciences, history,...... more » The largest children's museum in the world urges children to dig in and touch everything as they explore the physical and natural sciences, history, world cultures and the arts through exciting interactive exhibits on five floors. There's also a planetarium and a theater with children's plays and live entertainment. « less
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Attraction type: Children's museum
Activities: Leisure education
Address: 3000 N. Meridian St. Indianapolis, IN 46208-4716
Tel: (317) 334-3322
Fax: (317) 921-4019

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5 of 5 stars
IndianaTravelmom   24 contributions
Indiana
Oct 29, 2009

We have been to many Children's Museums across the country with our kids and this is by far the best we have seen. I have previously read it is ranked #1 in the country by some family oriented magazine and it certainly deserves that ranking. There is a special section for kids under 5 but there are areas for all... more

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5 of 5 stars
wingfoot67   1 contribution
Ohio
Oct 29, 2009

Allow plenty of time to see everything. We were there for several hours and didn't get through all of the exhibits. One note on this: there was a special King Tut exhibit that we paid extra to view and it was quite large so there may have been enough time if we omitted this part of our visit. The dinosphere... more

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5 of 5 stars
schnedavid   31 contributions
St. Louis, MO
Oct 11, 2009

Excellent. If you have kids and want to have fun - Go! Best with younger kids. We had two eight year olds who had a great time and loved the place, but if you have a 5-7 year old I think you will have even more fun. We live in St. Louis. We have a great Science Center and The... more

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4 of 5 stars
TravelYoung06   1 contribution
Ohio
Oct 8, 2009

So we are both in our 20s and we still had a great time. We didn't even have and kids with us! We had both been to the museum when we were children so it brought back some fun memories. There are tons of things to do and they really cater to the different age groups and interests of young... more

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5 of 5 stars
prati00   4 contributions
Missouri
Oct 8, 2009

If you have childern this is a great place to visit. I liked everything in it. but i'm sure my son enjoyed the childerns play area and the consruction site most. Take a camera to chapure the all good moments. This is a all day event. more

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5 of 5 stars
IndianapolisCVA   4 contributions
Indianapolis
Sep 23, 2009
0/1 found this review helpful

There really is something for every age and every interest. Dinosphere boasts real life fossils as well as an area that kids can explore with paleontoligists who are preparing real specimens. The kids get to dig for faux fossils in the Dinosaur Dig or play interactive video games. A four story Chihuly blown glass sculpture towers above a suspended glass... more

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3 of 5 stars
accountant_guy   46 contributions
accountant_guy
Sep 21, 2009
0/1 found this review helpful

This place received very good reviews on TA and is known as the "world's largest children's museum". If you have read any of my other reviews such as that of the Seattle Zoo, I am much more concerned with quality over quantity. In this case, I found there to be 3 extremely high quality exhibits mixed in with a good... more

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5 of 5 stars
busymomWestervilleOh   4 contributions
westerville oh
Sep 3, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

What a great museum, lots of hands on activities for kids. We all had a great time at the Egypt exhibit, set up with markets, stores, homes and a very realistic "plane ride" to arrive there. The attention to detail is amazing. We did not pay the extra money to see the Tut exhibit since we had a 4 yr... more

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4 of 5 stars
stones2125   21 contributions
Dayton, Ohio
Aug 10, 2009

There was alot of hands on fun here, especially the dinosaur exhibits and the science area at the very top. Our kids, 3 & 6, had a blast. A few of the exhibits might have been a little adult for children. These were about kids like Anna Frank and Ryan White and topics like the holocost, Aids, and segregation. Good... more

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5 of 5 stars
twin1chrissy   8 contributions
Tennessee
Aug 1, 2009

This children's museum (c.m.) far exceeded our expectations. If Disney would do a c.m. this is it. We arrived at 10am when they opened and left 30mins. after they closed. Spent our last 30mins in their gift shop, which in my opinion was THE BEST toy store I've ever been in~excellent selection of high quality learning toys...a bit expensive~! The... more

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Children's Museum of Indianapolis Address

3000 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46208-4716
Tel: (317) 334-3322 Fax: (317) 921-4019