This museum is a lot of walking, so make sure you wear comfy shoes. We walked for 3 hours and kind of rushed parts of it. There was a lot to look at. I do think they have too many animal exhibits, they could probably use some of that space for a bigger variety of exhibits. The Space Odyssey exhibit was fun, I just wish it hadn't cost extra to do the virtual reality part. This was our first experience with times tickets. It actually worked really smooth. The ticket lady just scanned the we codes right off my cell phone and we got in right away. I would recommend going early in the morning, because when we left there were a lot of people waiting to get in.

This fantastic museum offers a wide range of exhibits and hands-on exhibits. I loved wandering through the anthropology collections (items from various African, Asian, Pacific, and American cultures), as well as various human anatomy specimens and an exhibit on modern human DNA (which is infrequent in natural history museums). They also have a beautiful planetarium with various shows that make astronomy both accessible and awe-inspiring. They also guide field trip visits for people of all ages (not just for young kids). All of the staff members were knowledgeable about the museum's exhibits and were friendly. The museum's pretty big, so you could spend a day here and still miss things that would require another visit.

Took my 6 year old daughter here in July of 2021. It was a great way to start off our family trip to Denver. In general, this museum is well layed out and signage was excellent. My daughters favorite bit was the gemstone exhibit. Many of the exhibits were interactive which was fun. We attended the 3D Movie - "The Great Barrier Reef". This feature was a little extra on top of admission, maybe $7 per person, but was well worth it. Kept my 6 year old's attention for the entire time. She learned a lot by watching it. At the time of our visit, they had a temporary exhibit called "Numbers in Nature", also at an extra cost, but once again well worth it. We had so much fun in the Mirror Maze! Gift shop was massive and she bought some gemstones to add to her growing collection. All in all, a great museum!!!

We went to the museum with our 6 year old granddaughter - we are really glad we did this instead of the children's museum - I suspect she would have been a smidge too old for that. She was THRILLED to see the mummy and sarcophagus, as well as the dinosaur bones. There are three floors of exhibits, with numerous ways for kids (and adults!) to interact with the exhibits. The imax on the Great Coral Reef was a huge hit too. The timed admissions also seemed to help with crowd size, and I found the prices on the add ons to be very reasonable (i.e. imax, Numbers in Nature, etc.)

We thought ahead and bought the Denver city pass and it allowed us to visit the Museum and the aquarium. So, if you’re ever in Denver, look at purchasing the city pass so that you can see and do more things around Denver and for discount. When it comes to the museum, it was cool! I particularly liked the Native American exhibit, the dinosaur exhibit, and the space exhibit. I think the Walton kids liked the fact that everything in the museum is hands on. We spent about 3-4 hours there and still felt like there was still more to do. We later discovered City Park was right behind the museum and that added another dimension left to be explored.

The museum is a nice little change of pace for Denver and is extremely well put together. Very interactive for children of young ages but there were many older kids and adults having just as much fun. They have numerous different areas including birds, North America, health, gems and rocks, Egypt, and more. They also have a gift shop, coffee shop, and a small cafeteria. We really enjoyed our visit to the museum and would recommend for any family visiting the area.

It’s a nice place to visit and we have good memories here. But it doesn’t hold his interest as much anymore now that he’s older. The visiting exhibits bring us back. This time it was the Art of Brick exhibit. The Lego sculptures are amazing. His vision is incredible. The number of bricks used is mind boggling. The health exhibit is fun because it’s interactive. Keeps the kids entertained. I like looking at the gems room. Pretty jewels and minerals. The creatures of Colorado and the mummies from the past. We saw some groups of children visiting. And they had a dumb friends league event that day. We were hungry after the Art of the Brick exhibit and was looking for a place to eat at. That’s when we saw that the museum cafe was open for dine in. Social distancing is enforced and they assign you tables to ensure people keep apart. You can order hot meals or they have a ready to eat selection of fruit, salads, sandwiches and treats. They offer hand sanitizer as you enter the food prep area and napkins and utensils come in packages. You pay and take your food on trays to your tables. It was a fun time and the timed entries and Covid made the museum less crowded.

I didn't know that this was a "free" day, so saving the $$ was nice, but it came with a price of alot of people going that day. There was plenty of room and the exhibits were nice. I was probably more interested in exhibits that the kids weren't anyways, so good for me. I really enjoyed the rock and mineral display. They had samples of cricket cookies, which are worth "chirping" about. They were also handing out free waters that day. The museum are very friendly and I enjoyed my time there. Will definitely return and spend more time there.

I'm a member and take my grandkids every week or so. A) There are ALWAYS, never fail, things that don't work. This last time, half the exhibits in the Health Exhibition malfunctioned. B) I guess it's great that school children get a chance to visit, but we always get there first thing to be done by 10am or so. On any given day, 500 or more kids will descend in hordes by then, pretty much ruining the experience for everyone else. C) DO NOT eat there! The offerings are expensive and really poor quality, the food service staff very unfriendly, and it's packed by lunch time. Either pack a snack or go to McD's for a final treat for the kids.

Not a quick visit. Plan for a full day with lunch on site. The diaramas of animals from all counties is extensive and saves a fortune in travel costs. Always a featured exhibit like da Vinci in 2019 and the 3D movie selection extra. Many children oriented spaces. From hanging dino bones to minerals, space, health, insects and interactive sections, you will be amazed at how long it can take to still be halfway thru. Gift shop and restaurant to rest between floors.