Best Museums & Educational Spots For Kids

Explore the best best museums & educational spots for kids options for kids and families in Urbandale

Kids Empire Merle Hay

Kids Empire Merle Hay

Visit this great place for kids and families!

3800 Merle Hay Rd, Des Moines, IA 50322

Des Moines Children's Museum

Des Moines Children's Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

1551 Valley W Dr Suite 108, West Des Moines, IA 50266, United States

Paragon Prairie Tower

Paragon Prairie Tower

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Paragon Prairie Tower, 12150 Meredith Dr, Urbandale, IA 50323, United States

Des Moines Art Center

Des Moines Art Center

Modern & contemporary art museum. Free-admission art museum/school focused on modern & contemporary works, with a restaurant & shop.

4700 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50312

Salisbury House & Gardens

Salisbury House & Gardens

Museum & concert venue in a 1920s manor. Furnished 1920s stone mansion housing an art museum, library, concert venue & botanical garden.

4025 Tonawanda Dr, Des Moines, IA 50312, United States

Terrace Hill Historic Site

Terrace Hill Historic Site

Governor's mansion with guided tours. This historic mansion offering guided tours has been the residence of Iowa's governors since 1971.

2300 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50312

Pappajohn Sculpture Park

Pappajohn Sculpture Park

Pedestrian space with public attractions. Park housing a sculpture garden, dedicated chess & picnic tables, the Central Library & more.

1330 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309, United States

Mainframe Studios

Mainframe Studios

Visit this great place for kids and families!

900 Keosauqua Way, Des Moines, IA 50309

World Food Prize Hall of Laureates

World Food Prize Hall of Laureates

Grand space for exhibits on world hunger. Beaux arts-style edifice with exhibits on achievements in agriculture & the fight against hunger.

100 Locust St, Des Moines, IA 50309

Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

Horticultural exhibits & art galleries. Seasonal blooms showcased outdoors & in a geodesic dome, plus educational programs & art shows.

909 Robert D. Ray Dr, Des Moines, IA 50309, United States

Science Center of Iowa

Science Center of Iowa

Hands-on exhibits, IMAX theater & more. Science-focused interactive galleries & learning labs plus a planetarium & IMAX cinema.

401 W Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy, Des Moines, IA 50309

South Des Moines Sculpture Park

South Des Moines Sculpture Park

Quaint park featuring quirky sculptures. Small, offbeat attraction showcasing a jumbo archery target, an egg-shaped UFO & a giant clothespin.

768-798 McKinley Ave, Des Moines, IA 50315

Blank Park Zoo

Blank Park Zoo

Indoor/outdoor animal exhibits & more. Train rides, petting areas, carousel, concessions & more in a year-round zoo & conservation center.

7401 SW 9th St, Des Moines, IA 50315, United States

Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center

Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center

Black WWI officers & WAC women exhibits. This fort museum showcases history exhibits on African-American WWI officers & WAC women of WWII.

75 E Army Post Rd, Des Moines, IA 50315

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