Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids

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

Barnegat Bay Maritime Museum

Barnegat Bay Maritime Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Ocean County Historical Society

Ocean County Historical Society

History museum in a 19th-century home. Library & museum displaying exhibits on Ocean County history in a remodeled 19th-century home.

John F. Peto Studio Museum

John F. Peto Studio Museum

Museum-home for the trompe l'oeil artist. Artwork & memorabilia displayed in the former home & studio of trompe l'oeil painter John F. Peto.

Cattus Island County Park

Cattus Island County Park

Vast park with trails & butterfly garden. Expansive park with trails, many leading to bay views, plus a butterfly garden & wetlands boardwalk.

Robert J. Novins Planetarium

Robert J. Novins Planetarium

Shows about outer space & a gift shop. Large planetarium offering multiple shows each week plus a shop with space-related merchandise.

Insectropolis

Insectropolis

Hands-on museum starring bugs galore. Interactive bug museum where visitors can pet tarantulas, hissing roaches, millipedes & scorpions.

Popcorn Park Animal Refuge

Popcorn Park Animal Refuge

Sanctuary for abandoned & abused animals. Longtime sanctuary offers a home for a wide range of abandoned & abused domestic & exotic animals.

New Jersey Museum of Boating

New Jersey Museum of Boating

Visit this great place for kids and families!

New Jersey Forest Resource Education Center

New Jersey Forest Resource Education Center

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Jenkinson's Aquarium

Jenkinson's Aquarium

Facility with penguins, sharks & seals. Intimate aquarium with exhibits of fish, coral reefs, penguins, sharks & other marine life.

Barnegat Light Museum & Edith Gwinn Gardens

Barnegat Light Museum & Edith Gwinn Gardens

Visit this great place for kids and families!

InfoAge Science and History Museums

InfoAge Science and History Museums

Science museum at a former military base. Exhibits on radio, computers, electronics & warfare technology housed at a former military base.

NJ Fire Museum

NJ Fire Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Monmouth Museum

Monmouth Museum

Art, nature, science & culture exhibits. Innovative, changing exhibits focusing on art, natural sciences & cultural history for all ages.

Roebling Museum

Roebling Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Grounds For Sculpture

Grounds For Sculpture

Sculpture park with outdoor exhibitions. Vast park for contemporary sculpture, with 2 museums hosting seasonal exhibits, plus an arboretum.

Old Barracks Museum

Old Barracks Museum

Revolutionary War-era British barracks. Set in a 1758 British military building, this museum offers exhibits of Colonial American history.

New Jersey State Museum

New Jersey State Museum

Planetarium, art & historic exhibits. Museum with a planetarium & areas dedicated to fine art, cultural & natural history & archeology.

Planetarium At NJ State Museum

Planetarium At NJ State Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Princeton University Art Museum

Princeton University Art Museum

80,000+ ancient & contemporary works. Free & open to the public, this campus museum showcases 80,000+ ancient & contemporary works.

Morven Museum & Garden

Morven Museum & Garden

Portraits & artifacts in an old mansion. This former Governor's mansion provides a glimpse of local history through art exhibitions & events.

Friends of Bolton Mansion

Friends of Bolton Mansion

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Trenton City Museum/ Ellarslie Museum

Trenton City Museum/ Ellarslie Museum

Fine art exhibits & historical artifacts. Italianate villa museum since 1978 with rotating art exhibits, plus industrial & cultural artifacts.

New Jersey State Police Museum

New Jersey State Police Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Garden of Reflection

Garden of Reflection

Serene memorial set in a symbolic garden. A thoughtful 9/11 memorial using trees, water & a spiraling path to inspire quiet contemplation.

Barclay Farmstead Museum

Barclay Farmstead Museum

1816 Quaker living-history farm. This Quaker farmhouse, gardens & trails offer guests a view of living history from the early 1800s.

Howell Living History Farm

Howell Living History Farm

Living agriculture museum & active farm. Museum devoted to 250 years of area farm life, with costumed staff & active farming operations.

Glencairn Museum

Glencairn Museum

Museum of Eastern & Western religions. Museum of Eastern & Western religious history housed in a medieval-style castle, with daily tours.

Staten Island Children's Museum

Staten Island Children's Museum

Interactive exhibits & learning programs. Interactive exhibits cover a range of subjects from fire fighting to insects; classes offered too.

The Bucks County Children's Museum - Advance Ticketing Recommended

The Bucks County Children's Museum - Advance Ticketing Recommended

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Adventure Aquarium

Adventure Aquarium

Diverse aquarium with a theater & hippos. Massive aquarium with a 3D theater, plus hippos, stingrays & an underwater shark tunnel.

Battleship New Jersey

Battleship New Jersey

Tours of World War II battleship. Visitors can tour the decommissioned battleship's 887-ft.-long deck & sailors’ living quarters.

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