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Location
Accessibility
Low Sensory Fridays with modifications including reduced background noise, adjusted lighting, still images instead of moving video. Sensory support tools available daily. Sensory Social Story guide available for planning visits.
Visitor tip
Plan to arrive around 10:30 AM for the daily Creature Feature puppet show, or 11:30 AM for Shake Rattle and Roar toddler dance party - these scheduled presentations are highlights that kids consistently love
Visitor tip
Visit during Low Sensory Fridays if your child is sensitive to stimulation - the venue reduces background noise, adjusts lighting, and replaces moving videos with still images; sensory support tools like fidgets, headphones, and weighted items are available daily
Quick Facts
- Type
- Children's Museum
- Setting
- Indoor, all-weather nature-themed play space
- Hours
- Daily 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Special Programs
- Low Sensory Fridays, sensory support tools available daily
What visitors say
After a long walk around the zoo this is a great place to bring the kids have some fun inside! It has a big climbing tree that kids love, as well as a few other play stations for younger kids. There is also a drawing corner, which was…
Great place to visit when it's rainy out. Climbing structures and slides for all ages, many nature and animal based toys for free play. There are also feathers, fossils, and other natural items for the kids to touch and play with.
Fun indoor play area for kids up to 8 years of age. Located inside the Woodland Park Zoo near the food pavillion. It is free with the purchase of zoo admission. There is a cute mini door for the kids to enter. Be aware that crows…
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Did You Know?
- Features a 20-foot indoor climbing tree with an internal slide exit, making it one of the most distinctive play structures in a children's museum setting
- Offers Low Sensory Fridays with specialized accommodations including reduced background noise, adjusted lighting, and a curated sensory support toolkit (fidgets, textured items, headphones, compression vests, weighted items)
- Provides a Sensory Social Story guide and virtual activity backpacks to help children and caregivers prepare for and navigate their visit, demonstrating comprehensive accessibility planning
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