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Location
Parking
Free parking available
Accessibility
Bilingual staff available for tours
Visitor tip
Parents with infants and toddlers should note the dedicated nursing areas and nursing pods available throughout the venue, plus a reasonably-priced café on the mezzanine for snacks and meals — essential for managing a full-day visit with young children.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Children's Museum
- Highlights
- 4 floors of interactive science and art exhibits, water play, ball factory, craft stations, synthetic ice ring
- Parking
- Free parking
- Special Feature
- Teen area with 3D printing and STEM activities (ages 15+)
What visitors say
Very clean, fun environment for children of all ages. The employees are active throughout the entire building actively cleaning to ensure that the play areas stay ready for any children that come to play. Reasonably priced with free…
My toddler grandchildren love this place! It is worth the ticket cost. I wished they served more food options. We tried out the synthetic ice ring and had a great time as well!
I wish we would have checked this out sooner. This is one of the best things Parkersburg has ever done. 4 floors of pure joy for kids. They are even setting up an area for teens 15+ with 3d printing and other activities. You can spend…
From 192 Google reviews
Did You Know?
- Discovery World spans 4 floors of interactive exhibits, allowing visitors to spend an entire day exploring hands-on activities across basement, first floor, mezzanine, and upper floors
- The museum features a synthetic ice ring, making it one of few children's museums in the region to offer ice skating as part of its attraction
- Discovery World includes an expanding teen program (ages 15+) with 3D printing and advanced technology activities, extending the museum's appeal beyond traditional 0-12 age groups
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