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
Visit this great place for kids and families!
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
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
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
Shows about outer space & a gift shop. Large planetarium offering multiple shows each week plus a shop with space-related merchandise.
Insectropolis
Hands-on museum starring bugs galore. Interactive bug museum where visitors can pet tarantulas, hissing roaches, millipedes & scorpions.
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
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New Jersey Forest Resource Education Center
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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
Visit this great place for kids and families!
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
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Monmouth Museum
Art, nature, science & culture exhibits. Innovative, changing exhibits focusing on art, natural sciences & cultural history for all ages.
Roebling Museum
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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
Revolutionary War-era British barracks. Set in a 1758 British military building, this museum offers exhibits of Colonial American history.
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
Visit this great place for kids and families!
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
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
Visit this great place for kids and families!
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
Visit this great place for kids and families!
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
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
Living agriculture museum & active farm. Museum devoted to 250 years of area farm life, with costumed staff & active farming operations.
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
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
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Adventure Aquarium
Diverse aquarium with a theater & hippos. Massive aquarium with a 3D theater, plus hippos, stingrays & an underwater shark tunnel.
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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