Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids

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

Baltimore Museum of Art

Baltimore Museum of Art

19th-century, modern & contemporary art. The collection of Matisses & Picassos, Impressionist works & a sculpture garden are some highlights.

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The Walters Art Museum

The Walters Art Museum

Ancient through 21st-century art. Historic 3-building gallery with paintings & artifacts from ancient times to the present.

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The Peale

The Peale

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Port Discovery Children's Museum

Port Discovery Children's Museum

Interactive exhibits for young learners. Kid-powered museum with 3 floors of hands-on exhibits & play areas, plus events.

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Reginald F. Lewis Museum

Reginald F. Lewis Museum

Exploration of African-American heritage. Exhibits explore local African-American heritage through themes of family, community, slavery & art.

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National Aquarium

National Aquarium

Iconic fixture for marine-life exhibits. Iconic landmark offering marine-life exhibits, a dolphin show, shark tank & walk-through rainforest.

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American Visionary Art Museum

American Visionary Art Museum

Unusual exhibits, sculptures & a garden. Small museum with unusual rotating exhibits by self-taught artists, plus sculptures & a garden.

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Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine

Famed "Star-Spangled Banner" fort. Fort whose War of 1812 victory inspired "The Star-Spangled Banner," the U.S. national anthem.

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Maryland Science Center

Maryland Science Center

Exhibits plus IMAX shows & a planetarium. Interactive exhibits at this museum featuring an IMAX theater, planetarium & rooftop observatory.

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Baltimore Museum of Industry

Baltimore Museum of Industry

An interactive history of local workers. The city's Industrial Revolution animated via displays such as an interactive 1865 oyster cannery.

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Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum

Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum

Baseball icon's home & sports exhibits. Famed slugger's birthplace houses baseball memorabilia & other sports-related exhibits.

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B&O Railroad Museum

B&O Railroad Museum

Locomotive exhibits & train rides. National Historic Landmark highlighting nearly 200 locomotives, a model train display & train rides.

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C & D Canal Museum

C & D Canal Museum

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B&O Ellicott City Station Museum

B&O Ellicott City Station Museum

Exhibits & events in a historic setting. Quaint museum in country's oldest surviving railroad station with local history exhibits & programs.

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Ellicott Mills Children's Museum

Ellicott Mills Children's Museum

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Iron Hill School Museum

Iron Hill School Museum

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Iron Hill Science Center

Iron Hill Science Center

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Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

Antique locomotives & other artifacts. Museum of railroad artifacts from 19th-century locomotives to antique clocks, plus exhibits & talks.

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Kinder Farm Park

Kinder Farm Park

Hands-on farming lessons & chickens. Farm turned county park, offering a look at past & present farming practices, including animal care.

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Play Street Museum - Severna Park

Play Street Museum - Severna Park

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DoodleHATCH Interactive Art Museum

DoodleHATCH Interactive Art Museum

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North Museum of Nature and Science

North Museum of Nature and Science

Educational exhibits plus a planetarium. Museum featuring exhibits including a dinosaur gallery & discovery room also boasts a planetarium.

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Lancaster Science Factory

Lancaster Science Factory

Interactive science museum for kids. Museum where kids can explore science, engineering & technology principles with hands-on displays.

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National Cryptologic Museum

National Cryptologic Museum

Code-making artifacts & exhibits. National Security Agency museum highlighting artifacts & exhibits on code making & code breaking.

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Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum

Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum

Pennsylvania German culture museum. Village & farm museum devoted to the history & culture of Pennsylvania's rural German community.

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Hands-on House, Children's Museum of Lancaster

Hands-on House, Children's Museum of Lancaster

Interactive activities for kids 2 to 10. This roomy venue offers interactive exhibits, classes & events geared for kids ages 2 to 10.

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Mt. Cuba Center

Mt. Cuba Center

Woodland gardens at a 1930s manor house. Parkland at a Colonial Revival mansion, planted with native species & open in summer for tours.

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Delaware Museum of Nature & Science

Delaware Museum of Nature & Science

Dinosaurs & other kid-friendly exhibits. Cozy, kid-friendly museum featuring dinosaurs, shells, a butterfly garden & interactive exhibits.

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DuPont Environmental Education Center of Delaware Nature Society

DuPont Environmental Education Center of Delaware Nature Society

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Winterthur Galleries

Winterthur Galleries

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Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library

Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library

Historic estate with arts & gardens. Period rooms in du Pont estate featuring historic decorative arts, plus 60-acre botanical gardens.

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Delaware Children's Museum

Delaware Children's Museum

Interactive play for kids of all ages. Riverfront building for toddlers to teens features interactive exhibits & a climbing structure.

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Hagley Museum

Hagley Museum

Gunpowder mills & du Pont family history. Riverfront site featuring regional industrial history, including gunpowder mills & the du Pont home.

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E. I. du Pont Home and Garden

E. I. du Pont Home and Garden

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Nemours Estate

Nemours Estate

Grand DuPont family estate & gardens. DuPont family estate featuring a 102-room Louis XVI-style chateau & antiques, plus 100-acre gardens.

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Brandywine Museum of Art

Brandywine Museum of Art

Museum with paintings & sweeping views. Gristmill-turned-museum with paintings by Howard Pyle, N.C. Wyeth & others plus big windows & views.

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The N.C. Wyeth House & Studio

The N.C. Wyeth House & Studio

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Rockwood Park & Museum

Rockwood Park & Museum

Gothic mansion with hiking trails. 19th-century Gothic manor house featuring regular guided tours & park with gardens & paved trails.

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Wolf Sanctuary of PA

Wolf Sanctuary of PA

Wolf refuge with guided tours. Family-owned wolf refuge with guided tours, including a once-a-month Full Moon night event.

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Delaware State Police Museum

Delaware State Police Museum

History exhibits in a small space. This small museum on the history of the Delaware State Police features a helicopter & vintage car.

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