Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids
Explore the best best museums & educational spots for kids options for kids and families in West Palm Beach
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.
Schoolhouse Children's Museum
Interactive history exhibits for kids. Children's museum featuring interactive, hands-on exhibits on South Florida's early history.
Sandoway Discovery Center
Interactive nature programs & exhibits. Established nature center in a 1936 beachfront house with shark/stingray feedings, exhibits & tours.
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
Serene setting for art & culture. Tranquil, lakeside destination with Japanese tea ceremonies, festivals, classes & a sushi cafe.
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.
Boca Raton Museum of Art
Eclectic works & a sculpture garden. Paintings, drawings, photos & glasswork spanning centuries, plus a sculpture garden & shop.
Childrens Science Explorium
Hands-on learning center for kids. Interactive exhibits & programs for children, featuring a range of science-based topics.
Arboretum at Constitution Park
Quiet backdrop for unusual trees. Serene surroundings with 200+ species of exotic trees & a half-mile accessible path to explore.
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.
Sample-McDougald House Preservation Society
Preserved 1906 home with guided tours. 1906 colonial Georgian Revival home & garden offering guided tours & period furnishings.
Coral Springs Museum of Art
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House of Refuge Museum
Displays dedicated to American invention. Tribute to American inventors & entrepreneurs, with exhibits ranging from replica stores to patents.
Fern Forest Nature Center
Wilderness area with many habitats. Vast preserve with 30 types of ferns, various habitats, native plants & nature center with reptiles.
Road To Victory Military Museum
Military artifact & vehicle collection. Small museum open select days featuring military artifacts & vehicles in a WWII barracks.
Elliott Museum
Art & tech exhibits tell state's history. Modern museum featuring art exhibits & interactive displays chronicling Florida's cultural history.
Stuart Heritage Museum
Free museum dedicated to local history. This established local history museum offers free admission & is housed in a former feed store.
Treasure Coast Model Railroad
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Bonnet House Museum & Gardens
Lush, historic & arty plantation home. Verdant, storied, 1920s-era plantation home featuring gardens, an arty interior, tours & more.
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.
Museum of Discovery and Science
Science exhibits for all ages. Downtown facility offering interactive exhibits for kids & adults, eco-center & giant IMAX theater.
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.
Fort Lauderdale Fire and Safety Museum, Inc.
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Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens
Scenic destination with unique plants. Sizable botanic garden featuring a colorful array of unique flowers & plants, with a gift shop.
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.
Playtown Museum
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Oxbow Eco-Center
Wildlife reserve & discovery center. Riverside reserve spanning 225 acres with trails, viewing towers & a sustainable discovery center.
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