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Location
Parking
Parking is expensive and challenging; long walks required when hauling strollers and kids; monorail and bus access recommended as alternatives
Accessibility
Located on bottom floor of Armory building; clean and well-maintained changing rooms and stations; plenty of seating throughout for parents
Visitor tip
Use the main elevator in the center of the food court to access the museum, not the side elevators, to avoid getting lost in the Armory building layout
About Seattle Children's Museum
Hands-on learning for kids 10 & under. Basement area of Seattle Center with hands-on cultural exhibits geared toward children 10 & under.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Children's Museum
- Highlights
- Pretend play stations, construction zones, art and craft areas, fire truck and mail truck exhibits
- Admission
- $16-$18 per person; all-day passes with re-entry
- Location
- Bottom floor of Armory building at Seattle Center; monorail accessible
What visitors say
Awesome place, well designed, with many interactive rooms (including a vet room, a theatre, a construction site, a doctors office, a farmers market, a fire station etc) and activities galore (a hiking trails, a boat, a ball drop, Lego…
Avoid. Rip off place. So this place charges for parents and kids. $16 -$18 each. Despite parents doing nothing but watching and standing around and looking at their phones. They claim that you will be interacting with them guaranteed.…
The Seattle Children’s Museum is a great spot for little kids, but getting there the first time is a bit of a maze. It’s on the bottom floor of the Armory building — make sure you take the main elevator in the center of the food court,…
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Did You Know?
- All-day admission tickets allow multiple entries, enabling visitors to leave for naps or meals and return the same day without additional charges
- The museum is optimally designed for children ages 2-6, with notably limited appeal for children 7 and older despite being marketed as suitable for ages 10 and under
- Located in the basement of the Armory building at Seattle Center with direct monorail access, making it one of the few children's museums with integrated public transit connectivity
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