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Portland Children's Museum


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #15 of 342 attractions in Portland
Traveler Description: The Portland Childrens Museum The Childrens Museum is located across from the Portland Zoo on SW Canyon Road, off Highway 26. You can get to it by Max more »
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Attraction type: Children's museum
Address: 4015 SW Canyon Road
Lair Hill Park Portland, OR 97201
Tel: 503-223-6500

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5 of 5 stars
SeattleCarrieLynn   1 contribution
seattle
Oct 20, 2009

We took our two children, ages 2 and 4 this amazing museum. We were there for 4 hours when we told the girls it was time to go...their reaction....NO!!!! We ended up staying at the museum for 5.5 hours and the girls still could have stayed longer. There was so much for them to explore, see and do! This is... more

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4 of 5 stars
ThreeCutiesMommy   1 contribution
Eugene, Oregon
Oct 8, 2009

This is not really a museum but more like an indoor children's play center. The rooms and activities are best for young children, probably no more than 6 to 8 years old. Our boys are 4 1/2 and 3, and their favorite rooms are the water play room, and the theater. You can bring a small stroller, but large ones... more

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5 of 5 stars
dealwhiz   59 contributions
California
Oct 29, 2006
2/2 found this review helpful

We have been to children's museums all over the USA and this one is one of the best we've ever seen! Plan on one very full day, or maybe even two - my kids begged to come back again because they had so much fun. There is a ton of fun things to do here, and any one of them... more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Portland or
Jun 6, 2006

My daughter is 7 and still loves the museum. She would go every weekend if she could. It can get a bit crowded on the weekends but the kids can run around freely and you can still keep your eye on them. more

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1 of 5 stars
albertalaw   10 contributions
Calgary, Alberta
Aug 20, 2005
5/9 found this review helpful

I was deeply disappointed with this highly advertised attraction. The exhibits are poorly maintained. The exhibits are basic and of the amateur type. The museum is small and the children focus on mainly one or two exhibits and those exhibits are crowded and worn out. Some of the exhibits just give the kids paint and paper (not even good paint... more

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5 of 5 stars
JACE   9 contributions
California
Apr 7, 2005
3/8 found this review helpful

What a neat place. We took our daughter (5) and son (1 1/2) and they LOVED it! There was so much for each of them to do. The baby was able to play in this little pit with trucks and pieces of ground up rubber. They also had a baby room with a slide shaped to look like a waterfall... more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Eugene, OR
Feb 3, 2005
2/5 found this review helpful

This is my kids favorite place next to Disneyland. It has wonderful areas to play and learn. It is always a chore to get them to go home. We travel three hours to spend the day here, it is worth the trip. There is a lunch area, but only vending machines. Bring a lunch with you. I always take a... more

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Portland Children's Museum Address

4015 SW Canyon Road, Lair Hill Park, Portland, OR 97201
Tel: 503-223-6500