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Location
Parking
Street parking available or Circuit Courthouse parking lot
Best time
The museum is only open weekends 1-5pm, and is closed to the public 1-3pm on Special Event Saturdays, so plan accordingly and arrive between 3-5pm to maximize your visit time.
Visitor tip
Engage with the volunteer docents/educators—they offer informative tours, set up seasonal crafts (which change monthly at the start of each month), suggest activities, and create a highly personalized experience.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Children's Museum
- Focus
- 19th century mill town history and culture
- Admission
- Free
- Hours
- Saturdays and Sundays 1:00PM-5:00PM
What visitors say
A 45-minute drive from D.C. on a good day, Ellicott Mills Children's Museum is the area's newest children's museum. Open from 1-5p p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, here's what you should know: 1) Admission: It's free. However, considering…
Newly opened museum which allows children to explore life in Ellicott Mills! Everything is kid friendly allowing for hands on learning about schools, general stores, post office and lots more! Great addition to EC!
We brought our 2 young children over the weekend and they loved it! The docents were very engaging and made it a really fun experience. We stayed a little over 2 hours but could have easily stayed longer. We will definitely go again. It…
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Did You Know?
- The museum opened in Spring 2022 after over 10 years of preparation, fundraising, and remodeling of a historic Quaker one-room schoolhouse
- Most of the museum's exhibits consist of donated original antiques or handcrafted replicas rather than mass-produced educational materials
- The museum occupies only three rooms—a classroom, general store, and great room—making it an unusually compact children's museum focused on 19th century mill town history
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