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!

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

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.

26 Hadley Ave, Toms River, NJ 08753, United States

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.

102 Cedar Ave, Island Heights, NJ 08732, 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

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

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

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

New Jersey Museum of Boating

New Jersey Museum of Boating

Visit this great place for kids and families!

1800 Bay Ave building 13, Point Pleasant, NJ 08742, 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

Jenkinson's Aquarium

Jenkinson's Aquarium

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

300 Ocean Ave, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742, 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

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.

2201 Marconi Rd, Wall Township, NJ 07719

NJ Fire Museum

NJ Fire Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

4 Polhemustown Rd, Allentown, NJ 08501, United States

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

Roebling Museum

Roebling Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

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

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.

80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton Township, NJ 08619

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 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

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

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