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ACM Reciprocal Network: children's museums by state

209children's museums we list

41states covered

Varieseach place sets its own limit

Check before a long drive. This program publishes no single near-home radius, but individual institutions set their own limits and many exclude places close by. A two minute call is cheaper than a wasted trip.

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Alabama 3 places

Children’s Museum Shoals Florence, AL
EarlyWorks Children’s Museum Huntsville, AL
Imagination Place Children’s Museum Gadsden, AL

Arizona 1 place

idea Museum Mesa, AZ

Arkansas 2 places

Museum of Discovery Little Rock, AR
Scott Family Amazeum Bentonville, AR

California 20 places

Cayton Children’s Museum Santa Monica, CA
Chabot Space & Science Center Oakland, CA
Chico Children’s Museum Chico, CA
Children’s Creativity Museum San Francisco, CA
Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose San Jose, CA
Children’s Museum of Discovery Escondido, CA
Children’s Museum of Sonoma County Santa Rosa, CA
Children’s Museum of Stockton Stockton, CA
Kern County Museum Bakersfield, CA
Kidspace Children’s Museum Pasadena, CA
kidSTREAM Children’s Museum Camarillo, CA
Lawrence Hall of Science Berkeley, CA
Modesto Children’s Museum Modesto, CA
Monterey County Youth Museum Monterey, CA
Noah’s Ark At the Skirball Los Angeles, CA
Sacramento Children’s Museum Rancho Cordova, CA
San Bernardino County Museum Redlands, CA
San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum San Luis Obispo, CA
The New Children’s Museum San Diego, CA
The Santa Cruz Children’s Museum of Discovery Capitola, CA

Colorado 4 places

Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus Denver, CO
Montrose Children’s Museum Montrose, CO
The Powerhouse Durango, CO
WOW! Children’s Museum Lafayette, CO

Connecticut 7 places

Connecticut Children’s Museum New Haven, CT
EverWonder Children’s Museum Newtown, CT
KidsPlay Children’s Museum Torrington, CT
Lutz Children’s Museum Manchester, CT
New Britain Youth Museum and Hungerford Nature Center Berlin, CT
Niantic Children’s Museum Niantic, CT
Stepping Stones Museum for Children Norwalk, CT

Delaware 1 place

Delaware Children’s Museum Wilmington, DE

Florida 8 places

Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention Gainesville, FL
Florida Children’s Museum Lakeland, FL
Glazer Children’s Museum Tampa, FL
Golisano Childrens Museum of Naples Naples, FL
Great Explorations Children’s Museum St. Petersburg, FL
Miami Children’s Museum Miami, FL
Pensacola Children’s Museum Pensacola, FL
Schoolhouse Children’s Museum Boynton Beach, FL

Georgia 2 places

Children’s Museum of Atlanta Atlanta, GA
Interactive Neighborhood for Kids, Inc. (INK) Oakwood, GA

Illinois 12 places

Chicago Children’s Museum Chicago, IL
Children’s Discovery Museum Normal, IL
Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL
Children’s Museum of Illinois Decatur, IL
Discovery Center Museum Rockford, IL
Discovery Depot Children’s Museum Galesburg, IL
DuPage Children’s Museum Naperville, IL
Kidzeum of Health and Science Springfield, IL
Kohl Children’s Museum Glenview, IL
Quincy Children’s Museum Quincy, IL
The Peoria PlayHouse Peoria, IL
Wonder Works Children’s Museum Oak Park, IL

Indiana 2 places

Children’s Museum of Evansville Evansville, IN
Children’s Museum of South Bend South Bend, IN

Iowa 6 places

Carroll Children’s Museum Carroll, IA
Des Moines Children’s Museum West Des Moines, IA
Family Museum Bettendorf, IA
LaunchPAD Children’s Museum Sioux City, IA
Phelps Youth Pavilion Waterloo, IA
The Iowa Children’s Museum Coralville, IA

Kansas 3 places

Flint Hills Discovery Center Manhattan, KS
Kansas Children’s Discovery Center Topeka, KS
Wonder Workshop Children’s Museum Manhattan, KS

Kentucky 3 places

Kentucky Science Center Louisville, KY
Kentucky Science Center Louisville, KY
Lexington Children’s Museum Lexington, KY

Louisiana 5 places

Children’s Museum of Acadiana Lafayette, LA
Knock Knock Children’s Museum Baton Rouge, LA
Louisiana Children’s Discovery Center Hammond, LA
Louisiana Children’s Museum New Orleans, LA
The Children’s Museum of Southwest Louisiana Lake Charles, LA

Maine 2 places

Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine Portland, ME
Maine Discovery Museum Bangor, ME

Maryland 1 place

Port Discovery Children’s Museum Baltimore, MD

Massachusetts 9 places

Amelia Park Children’s Museum Westfield, MA
Boston Children’s Museum Boston, MA
Children’s Museum In Easton North Easton, MA
Children’s Museum of Franklin Franklin, MA
Discovery Museum Acton, MA
EcoTarium Worcester, MA
North Shore Children’s Museum Peabody, MA
The Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River Fall River, MA
Wenham Museum Wenham, MA

Michigan 10 places

Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum Ann Arbor, MI
Discovery City Children’s Museum Port Huron, MI
Flint Children’s Museum Flint, MI
Grand Rapids Children’s Museum Grand Rapids, MI
Great Lakes Children’s Museum Traverse City, MI
Impression 5 Science Center Lansing, MI
Kids ‘N’ Stuff Children’s Museum Albion, MI
Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum Saginaw, MI
Mt. Pleasant Discovery Museum Mt Pleasant, MI
Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum Marquette, MI

Minnesota 6 places

Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota Mankato, MN
Duluth Children’s Museum Duluth, MN
Great River Children’s Museum St Cloud, MN
Minnesota Children’s Museum St Paul, MN
SPARK, Children’s Museum Rochester, MN
Wheel and Cog Children’s Museum of Hutchinson Hutchinson, MN

Mississippi 2 places

Lynn Meadows Discovery Center Gulfport, MS
Mississippi Children’s Museum Jackson, MS

Missouri 4 places

Discovery Playhouse Cape Girardeau, MO
inspireU Children’s Discovery Center St Joseph, MO
The Magic House, St. Louis Children’s Museum Kirkwood, MO
The Regnier Family Wonderscope Children’s Museum of Kansas City Kansas City, MO

Nebraska 4 places

EPIC Discovery Center Grand Island, NE
Kearney Area Children’s Museum Kearney, NE
Lincoln Children’s Museum Lincoln, NE
Omaha Children’s Museum Omaha, NE

New Hampshire 3 places

Cheshire Children’s Museum Keene, NH
SEE Science Center Manchester, NH
The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire Dover, NH

New Mexico 1 place

Santa Fe Children’s Museum Santa Fe, NM

New York 14 places

Bronx Children’s Museum Bronx, NY
Brooklyn Children’s Museum Brooklyn, NY
Children’s Museum at Saratoga Saratoga Springs, NY
Children’s Museum Of Manhattan New York, NY
Children’s Museum of Oswego (CMOO) Oswego, NY
Explore & More – The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children’s Museum Buffalo, NY
Long Island Children’s Museum Garden City, NY
Sciencenter Ithaca, NY
Staten Island Children’s Museum Staten Island, NY
Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling New York, NY
The Discovery Center of the Southern Tier Binghamton, NY
The Strong National Museum of Play Rochester, NY
Utica Children’s Museum Utica, NY
Westchester Children’s Museum Rye, NY

North Carolina 11 places

Children’s Museum of Alamance County Graham, NC
Children’s Playhouse Boone, NC
Cognition Davie Mocksville, NC
Exploration Station Lumberton, NC
Fascinate-U Children’s Museum Fayetteville, NC
Iredell Museums Statesville, NC
Kaleideum Winston-Salem, NC
Marbles Kids Museum Raleigh, NC
Miriam P. Brenner Children’s Museum Greensboro, NC
The Children’s Museum of Wilmington Wilmington, NC
The North Carolina Children’s Museum Chapel Hill, NC

North Dakota 2 places

Magic City Discovery Center Minot, ND
North Dakota’s Gateway to Science Bismarck, ND

Ohio 8 places

AHA! A Hands-On Adventure A Children’s Museum Lancaster, OH
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery Dayton, OH
Buckeye Imagination Museum Mansfield, OH
Children’s Museum of Findlay Findlay, OH
Cincinnati Museum Center Cincinnati, OH
COSI Columbus, OH
Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery Athens, OH
The Children’s Museum of Cleveland Cleveland, OH

Oklahoma 1 place

Discovery Lab Tulsa, OK

Pennsylvania 5 places

A Quaint Corner Children’s Museum & Discovery Center Altoona, PA
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA
expERIEnce Children’s Museum Erie, PA
Keystone Kidspace York, PA
The Bucks County Children’s Museum – Advance Ticketing Recommended New Hope, PA

Rhode Island 1 place

Providence Children’s Museum Providence, RI

Tennessee 6 places

Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN
Creative Discovery Museum Chattanooga, TN
Discovery Center at Murfree Spring Murfreesboro, TN
Imagine Foundry Cookeville, TN
Muse Knoxville Knoxville, TN
The Children’s Museum of Memphis Memphis, TN

Texas 8 places

Children’s Discovery Museum of the Golden Crescent Victoria, TX
Children’s Museum of Brownsville Brownsville, TX
Don Harrington Discovery Center Amarillo, TX
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History Fort Worth, TX
Longview World of Wonders Longview, TX
Science Spectrum Lubbock, TX
The DoSeum San Antonio, TX
Thinkery Austin, TX

Utah 2 places

Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum Salt Lake City, UT
St. George Children’s Museum St. George, UT

Vermont 1 place

Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum Rutland, VT

Virginia 6 places

Children’s Museum of Richmond Richmond, VA
Children’s Museum of Virginia Portsmouth, VA
Children’s Science Center Lab Fairfax, VA
Explore More Discovery Museum Harrisonburg, VA
Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum Winchester, VA
Virginia Discovery Museum Charlottesville, VA

Washington 7 places

Children’s Museum of Skagit County Burlington, WA
Children’s Museum of Tacoma Tacoma, WA
Hands On Children’s Museum Olympia, WA
Imagine Children’s Museum Everett, WA
KidsQuest Children’s Museum Bellevue, WA
Mobius Discovery Center Spokane, WA
Seattle Children’s Museum Seattle, WA

West Virginia 2 places

Huntington Children’s Museum Huntington, WV
Spark! Imagination and Science Center Morgantown, WV

Wisconsin 12 places

Above & Beyond Children’s Museum Sheboygan, WI
Betty Brinn Children’s Museum Milwaukee, WI
Building For Kids Appleton, WI
Central Wisconsin Children’s Museum Stevens Point, WI
Children’s Imaginarium Wausau, WI
Children’s Museum of Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI
Children’s Museum of Fond du Lac Fond du Lac, WI
Children’s Museum of La Crosse La Crosse, WI
Explore Children’s Museum Sun Prairie, WI
Food and Farm Exploration Center Plover, WI
Madison Children’s Museum Madison, WI
Northwoods Childrens Museum Eagle River, WI

Wyoming 2 places

Cheyenne Children’s Museum Cheyenne, WY
Jackson Hole Children’s Museum Jackson, WY

Common questions

What is ACM Reciprocal Network?▾

The Association of Children's Museums runs a reciprocal network across children's museums. It is normally a 50% discount on admission rather than free entry, and it usually covers a set number of people rather than everyone in your party. It covers children's museums. You do not join it separately and it does not come with its own card: the membership card from the institution where you are a member is the one you show.

How do I know if my membership includes ACM Reciprocal Network?▾

Look for the ACM Reciprocal Network logo on your membership card, or check the membership page of the institution where you joined. Not every membership level includes it, and it is often attached to a family or higher tier rather than the cheapest one.

Does ACM Reciprocal Network work at places near me?▾

This program publishes no single distance rule, but individual institutions set their own and many exclude venues close to the one where you are a member. Check with the place you plan to visit before you go.

How many children's museums are on the list?▾

We list 209 children's museums across 41 states, and the roster changes as institutions join and leave. Every place on this page has been checked against the official program roster rather than assumed from its category.

What does it actually get me in the door for?▾

General admission, normally for the people named on the card. Special exhibitions, planetarium and large format theater shows, parking, timed tickets and store discounts are usually excluded unless the venue says otherwise. Guests are not covered unless they hold a valid card of their own.

Is a digital membership card enough?▾

Usually yes, shown together with photo ID. The card has to be the one issued by the institution where you are a member, and the name on it has to match your ID. A screenshot of a member list is not a membership card.