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440 W. Short Street (Formerly Lexington Children's Museum)
Lexington, KY 40507
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Hyatt Regency Lexington €115 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4 of 5 stars
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Lexington- Downtown / University €116 1.4 mi 2.2 km 4 of 5 stars
Candlewood Suites Lexington €61 1.6 mi 2.5 km 4 of 5 stars
University Inn N/A 1.7 mi 2.7 km 4 of 5 stars
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Sawyer's Downtown 0.1 mi 0.2 km 4 of 5 stars
Goodfellas Pizzeria 0.1 mi 0.2 km 4 of 5 stars
Stella Kentucky Deli 0.2 mi 0.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Rupp Arena 0.1 mi 0.2 km 4 of 5 stars
Mary Todd Lincoln House 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Lexington Cemetery 0.8 mi 1.2 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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“Children's Museums” GeoParent.com
“Museums” AmericanJourneys.com
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 34 attractions in Lexington
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Here's a museum where you can touch and play with everything! Explorium of Lexington is a fun and dynamic hands-on learning environment that inspires...... more » Here's a museum where you can touch and play with everything! Explorium of Lexington is a fun and dynamic hands-on learning environment that inspires imagination and curiosity for kids of all ages. Open Tuesday - Saturday from 10AM to 5PM and Sundays from 1 to 5PM. Closed Mondays. Admission is $6 per person. « less
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Attraction type: Children's museum
Address: 440 W. Short Street
(Formerly Lexington Children's Museum) Lexington, KY 40507
Tel: 859-258-3253

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“Great place for the kids.”
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5 of 5 stars
spanky628   47 contributions
Kentucky
Mar 20, 2009

Kids loved this place. Plenty of things for them to do and see. Parking is on street so can be hard to find a spot. more

“Great children's museum”
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5 of 5 stars
cull_family   54 contributions
Massillon, Ohio
Mar 9, 2009
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We took our kids (ages 2 and 4) on a trip to Kentucky. On the first day we stopped at the Kentucky Horse Park and then the Explorium of Lexington. Our kids definitely enjoyed the Explorium much more than the horse park. They became tired of walking through the horse park, and there weren't very many horse when we visited... more

“Great Place for the Kids”
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5 of 5 stars
moremonkeykisses   35 contributions
Kettering, Ohio
Apr 11, 2008
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I was a little worried it would be boring for the 11 year olds I took. Not so. They had a blast. It looks a little small - but it took us 3 hours to get through it all. Admission was $5 each - which is super cheap for the amount of time and fun we had there. It's in... more

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440 W. Short Street, (Formerly Lexington Children's Museum), Lexington, KY 40507
Tel: 859-258-3253