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Location
Parking
Main entrance at 897 Thomas Street (one block south of Washington Street); directions and map available on website
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible to meet current American Disabilities Act (ADA) standards
Visitor tip
Ask staff about the kids' area when you arrive - it's easy to miss! The children's mechanics shop, canoe navigation, and historic days exhibits are highlights that some visitors overlook without guidance.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Children's Museum
- Main Attractions
- Historic cabins, one-room schoolhouse, trading post, wigwam, canoe, livery stable
- Experience
- Fully hands-on, immersive history exploration
- Accessibility
- ADA compliant, wheelchair accessible
What visitors say
My kid (5) had a really good time here. I think he would have stayed all day. So glad they finally opened up again. Edit: It is small however, and our 2nd and 3rd visits were much shorter once the newness had worn off. Still had a good…
So much fun and different things to do. Ideas on ways to be creative with creative play toys plus giving historical facts. My almost 4 & almost 6 year old enjoyed this very much.
My children are 4 and they just love the Studebaker museum/kids first museum... The kids mechanics shop is totally cool and the canoe and historic days area downstairs is fabulous.. but, if you don't know about the kids area you will…
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Did You Know?
- Features a recreated 1830s Pierre Navarre's Cabin with child-sized furniture designed for hands-on interaction, allowing young visitors to experience historical domestic life at an appropriate scale
- Includes an operating brick forge where children can practice horse shoeing, representing a fully functional historical craft demonstration rather than a static display
- Features a life-sized birch-bark canoe that visitors can navigate on a St. Joseph River simulation, combining historical accuracy with interactive water-based play
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