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Best Museums & Educational Spots For Kids

Discover the best museums & educational spots for kids in Toms River.

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.

off, 1000 Richmond Terrace Building M Enter via the Fillmore St. Gate, Tysen St, Staten Island, NY 10301

Monmouth Museum

Monmouth Museum

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

Park in Lot #1 - Museum is visible from the lot, 765 Newman Springs Rd, Lincroft, NJ 07738, United States

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.

70 Woodens Ln, Lambertville, NJ 08530, United States

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.

Elm Dr, Princeton, NJ 08544, United States

New Jersey Forest Resource Education Center

New Jersey Forest Resource Education Center

Visit this great place for kids and families!

370 E Veterans Hwy, Jackson Township, NJ 08527, United States

Insectropolis

Insectropolis

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

1761 US-9, Toms River, NJ 08755, United States

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.

Ocean County College, 1 College Dr, Toms River, NJ 08754, United States

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.

101 Barrack St, Trenton, NJ 08608

New Jersey State Police Museum

New Jersey State Police Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

1040 River Rd, Ewing Township, NJ 08628

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.

100 Clinton St, Camden, NJ 08103

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.

205 W State St, Trenton, NJ 08608

Planetarium At NJ State Museum

Planetarium At NJ State Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

205 W State St, Trenton, NJ 08608, United States

Barnegat Light Museum & Edith Gwinn Gardens

Barnegat Light Museum & Edith Gwinn Gardens

Visit this great place for kids and families!

501 Central Ave, Barnegat Light, NJ 08006, United States

Glencairn Museum

Glencairn Museum

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

1001 Cathedral Rd #0757, Bryn Athyn, PA 19009, United States

Roebling Museum

Roebling Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

100 2nd Ave, Roebling, NJ 08554, United States

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.

299 Parkside Ave., Trenton, NJ 08606, United States

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.

1170 Cattus Island Blvd, Toms River, NJ 08753, United States

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.

1 Humane Way, Forked River, NJ 08731, United States

Barnegat Bay Maritime Museum

Barnegat Bay Maritime Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

78 E Water St, Toms River, NJ 08753, United States

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.

209 Barclay Ln, Cherry Hill Township, NJ 08034

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