Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids
Explore the best best museums & educational spots for kids options for kids and families in Fort Lauderdale
NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale
Modern art from around the world. Complex with more than 6,000 works of art, plus an academy, bookstore & cafe.
Historic Stranahan House Museum
Tour of a 1901 trading post & residence. Guided visit around a 1901 trading post later converted to a local businessman's family residence.
Museum of Discovery and Science
Science exhibits for all ages. Downtown facility offering interactive exhibits for kids & adults, eco-center & giant IMAX theater.
Fort Lauderdale Fire and Safety Museum, Inc.
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Old Dillard Museum
Historic school for African Americans. Exhibits featured in a landmark erected in 1907 as the first African-American school in the city.
Bonnet House Museum & Gardens
Lush, historic & arty plantation home. Verdant, storied, 1920s-era plantation home featuring gardens, an arty interior, tours & more.
Island SPACE Caribbean Museum
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Young At Art Museum
Art programs & exhibits for kids, teens. Spacious, modern facility offering classes, field trips, day camps, interactive workshops & cafe.
Fern Forest Nature Center
Wilderness area with many habitats. Vast preserve with 30 types of ferns, various habitats, native plants & nature center with reptiles.
Sample-McDougald House Preservation Society
Preserved 1906 home with guided tours. 1906 colonial Georgian Revival home & garden offering guided tours & period furnishings.
Hillsboro Lighthouse Museum
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Butterfly World
Vivid, butterfly-filled botanical garden. Vibrant venue featuring a botanical garden with butterflies & birds plus an insect museum & more.
Coral Springs Museum of Art
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Arboretum at Constitution Park
Quiet backdrop for unusual trees. Serene surroundings with 200+ species of exotic trees & a half-mile accessible path to explore.
Playtown Museum
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Childrens Science Explorium
Hands-on learning center for kids. Interactive exhibits & programs for children, featuring a range of science-based topics.
Boca Raton Museum of Art
Eclectic works & a sculpture garden. Paintings, drawings, photos & glasswork spanning centuries, plus a sculpture garden & shop.
Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
Boardwalk, sea tanks & butterfly garden. Preserve with a boardwalk leading to a lookout, plus a butterfly garden & tanks with sea turtles.
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
Serene setting for art & culture. Tranquil, lakeside destination with Japanese tea ceremonies, festivals, classes & a sushi cafe.
Paradox Museum Miami
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Museum of Illusions
Photo-friendly tricks of perspective. Quirky, colorful photo backdrops with interactive elements, clever optical effects & 3D artworks.
Miami Children's Museum
56,500 sq. ft. of fun for kids. $25 million complex for kids with hands-on exhibits, classes, a cruise ship replica & music studio.
Phillip & Patricia Frost Museum of Science
Interactive exhibits, classes & shows. Hands-on facility offering weather & technology exhibits, a planetarium & an aquarium.
Sandoway Discovery Center
Interactive nature programs & exhibits. Established nature center in a 1936 beachfront house with shark/stingray feedings, exhibits & tours.
Schoolhouse Children's Museum
Interactive history exhibits for kids. Children's museum featuring interactive, hands-on exhibits on South Florida's early history.
Henry Morrison Flagler Museum
Grand mansion from the Gilded Age. Artwork & antique furnishings adorn this stately Gilded Age–era mansion built for an oil tycoon.
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