Children's museums guide
SouthFlorida.com
January 26 2005
Here are eight great South Florida museums where you can spend fascinating hours creating and discovering with your child, while instilling a lifelong respect and love of learning at the same time. Even if you've visited some of these museums before, one of the great things about museums is that, with so much history and culture to be shared and experienced, exhibits, both traveling and permanent, change periodically. Some museums offer special programs and classes at an additional charge.
Boca Raton Children's Museum
Palm Beach County
Each room of this 1912 pioneer home has a theme and includes exhibits, crafts or an activity for kids to interact with.
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
Miami-Dade County
Celebrate the diverse culture of South Florida. the clothing of pioneers and pirates and sitting in the refurbished 1920s trolley while a video screen shows images of the era are among favorite things to do here.
Miami Children's Museum
Miami-Dade County
This interactive museum features a kid-sized supermarket, a towering cruise ship and even a fire house where kids can try on firefighting gear.
Miami Museum of Science and Space Transit Planetarium
Miami-Dade County
Affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution, this museum has put that connection to good use, tapping the venerable national treasure house's 150-million-object collection for the "Smithsonian Expeditions" exhibit.
Museum of Discovery and Science
Broward County
Discovering science is fun at this popular children's museum, with its stimulating and fascinating permanent and traveling exhibits.
The Schoolhouse Children's Museum
Palm Beach County
The Schoolhouse allows visitors the opportunity to experience what life was like in Palm Beach County in the early 1800s.
South Florida Science Museum
Palm Beach County
Indoor and outdoor permanent exhibits include dozens of opportunities for interaction and discovery.
Young At Art Children's Museum
Broward County
Permanent exhibits include "Global Village," where kids make passports and create music, stories and art while learning about the many different cultures that make up our world.
