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The Children's Museum

305 Harrison St., Center House, Seattle, WA 98109
206 441 1768
Ranked #68 of 210 attractions in Seattle
4.0 of 5 stars 31 Reviews
Type: Children's Museums
Owner description: Kids will want to stay the whole day at this special museum where young ones can visit a tailor shop in Ghana, travel around the Philippines on a...... more » Owner description: Kids will want to stay the whole day at this special museum where young ones can visit a tailor shop in Ghana, travel around the Philippines on a tricycle or enjoy some sushi in Japan, among other exciting activities and exhbits. « less
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Belfast, United Kingdom
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 8, 2012

Our 2 years old was in a middle of a major tantrum because she wanted to be held by me for no reason. She had been screaming for at least 10 minutes when I had the good idea to go to Starbucks in the Centre. While I queued, my husband showed her the Museum from the top rails. She stopped... More

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Jennifer Ross, Director of Sales at The Children's Museum, responded to this review
May 25, 2012

Thanks S0lstice - we are so glad you had a great time! More

Seattle, Washington
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20 reviews 20 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 22, 2012

I was surprised, thinking we would only be here about an hour, but the kids could've stayed here all day. We had to drag them away after 3 hours just to see something else. Can only go if you have a kid escort. More

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Victoria, Canada
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33 reviews 33 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 19, 2012

We stumbled across this by accident one wet day. Wish we had known about it sooner! We had a great time. The theatre area was so much fun, and it is great to see the kids having such a great time together. If you have kids, go! More

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Bandung, Indonesia
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33 reviews 33 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 8, 2012

I used to leave in seattle. Leaving in indonesia now. Everytime we go back to seattle, we always go here. Our kids live it. Its very interesting. They have everything like helicopter, music, cooking pretend, art place. The kids r always happy and that makes me happy. More

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Fort Lewis, Washington
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5 reviews 5 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 6, 2012

Kids can run and play for hours here. I gave The Children's Museum four stars instead of five only because it is a little older than some of the other places and it is more expensive for the adults to get in. However, my daughter enjoyed it just as much as any of the other play/learning areas. She loved the... More

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Kansas City
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 27, 2012

My 4 year old loves this place. it has everything a kid can ask for! The only problem is it can get real crowded on the weekends! More

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Seattle, WA
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Reviews in 29 cities Reviews in 29 cities
216 helpful votes 216 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 27, 2012

We've had a family membership to the Seattle Children's Museum for a couple of years now. It is great the first one or two times you go with young children (one to three), but since they rarely change their exhibits, a visit after that quickly gets stale. In addition, most of the exhibits have been around for years and show... More

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Vancouver, Canada
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 23, 2012

Just got back from children museum. We spend almost two hours in there. For adults, it was practically sitting there waiting for the kids. I personally don't think it's worth going there but for the sake of the kids, I guess it's ok More

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Tacoma, Washington
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 20, 2012

Lots and lots of great hands on activities. I took my nephew one day while his mom was at medical appointments. There was so much to do it was hard to choose. I do remember it being a little spendy and a family with more than 1 or 2 kids and on a budget might not be able to swing... More

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Graham, Washington
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5 reviews 5 reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 13, 2012

Went for the first time recently with my 3 1/2 year old daughter. It was okay but not what I expected. There weren't many hands on activities for the kids and if your kid is over 3.5 it probably wouldn't be very fun. There are jungle gym things and places for them to run around in. A lot of play... More

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