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Visitor tip
The water table and wooden boat magnet wall are the most popular exhibits based on visitor feedback - arrive early in your time slot to experience these before they get crowded during shared museum time with birthday parties and field trips.
Visitor tip
This is best suited for children under age 7; families with older children may find the mall-sized space limited and admission less cost-effective - consider membership if you plan multiple visits annually.
Visitor tip
The museum offers dedicated quiet rooms and lactation spaces - ideal for families with infants and toddlers needing breaks during their visit.
About Great Lakes Children's Museum
Interactive education for families. Little ones learn about the Great Lakes & more from hands-on activities, including a water table.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Children's Museum
- Main Focus
- Play-based learning and hands-on exploration
- Admission
- $9 per person age 1 and up; Members free
- Hours
- Sun-Mon 12pm-4:30pm, Tue-Sat 9:30am-4:30pm
What visitors say
Great place for curious minds, especially for kids who are five or six and under! Don't go into it. Expecting your typical children's museum. It is a Mall size curiosity center for toddlers. Going into it with that expectation it was…
We had a great time today at the Great Lakes Children's Museum. We easily reserved tickets online prior to our visit for the 12:00-2:00 pm time slot. Their sanitation and cleaning protocols are efficient and appreciated. Upon entry I…
We visit about once a year or a little more frequently when we’re in the area. Always a great experience with staff, they are obviously very diligent, dedicated, and passionate. We just recently got to experience the new location, and…
From 181 Google reviews
Did You Know?
- The museum operates a second location called 'The Curiosity Place' at Grand Traverse Mall, expanding its reach as an interactive gallery space within a shopping mall environment
- The water table is the most frequently mentioned exhibit element across visitor reviews (16 mentions), indicating it serves as a signature attraction for the museum's hands-on learning approach
- The museum offers reserved time slots for the '5toOne Playgroup' on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays from 9:30am-11:30am, providing dedicated programming for specific community groups
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