Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids
Explore the best best museums & educational spots for kids options for kids and families in Newark
The Licking County Historic Jail
Tours & hunts in a 19th-century building. Built in 1889, this Richardson Romanesque jail hosts flashlight tours, ghost hunts & other events.
The Works
Hands-on exhibits & a glass studio. Venue featuring interactive history, science & technology exhibits, plus a glass-blowing studio.
Heisey Glass Museum
Glass displays, auctions & a gift shop. Heisey pressed & blown-glass collections on display, with a gift shop & periodic auctions.
Webb House Museum
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Great Circle Earthworks and Museum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Museum & tours of geometric earthworks. Museum offering interactive displays & tours explaining the ancient geometric earthworks.
Newark Earthworks
Native American earthen enclosures. Geometric earthen enclosures by the ancient Hopewell people, likely for religious & scientific use.
Octagon Earthworks, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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The Dawes Arboretum
Scenic destination with miles of trails. Miles of trails weave through the scenic grounds of this longtime arboretum with a historic home.
Robbins Hunter Museum
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SPI Spot
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Otherworld
Amusement park of augmented reality. Futuristic entertainment center with interactive puzzles, immersive rooms & digitally augmented art.
AHA! A Hands-On Adventure A Children's Museum
Interactive play center for young kids. Colorful indoor play park with more than 30 interactive exhibits for children under age 8.
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Columbus
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Motts Military Museum, Inc.
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Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Garden with plant & art exhibitions. 88 acres of indoor/outdoor art- & nature-based exhibits, greenhouses & landscaped grounds.
Conservatory Building
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Ohio Village
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Ohio History Center
Museum focused on local history. Exhibits cover the state's history plus Ohio Village, an interactive re-creation of an 1860s town.
Kelton House Museum & Garden
Mansion showcasing 19th-century life. Historic home & garden, once a stop on the Underground Railroad, with exhibits on 19th-century life.
Columbus Museum of Art
Diverse exhibits & an American cafe. Varied permanent & traveling art collections plus an American cafe & a gift shop.
Topiary Park
Garden featuring sculptural landscaping. Quiet park featuring landscape plants artistically trimmed to recreate a famous Seurat painting.
Wagner-Hagans Auto Museum
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Central Ohio Fire Museum, llc
History exhibits in a 1908 engine house. 1908 engine house, now a museum offering firefighting history exhibits & fire safety education.
Wexner Center for the Arts
University hub for contemporary art. Modern venue at OSU featuring contemporary art exhibitions, film screenings & performances.
Columbus Museum of Art at The Pizzuti
Gallery with a variety of global art. Non-profit gallery exhibiting art from around the world, including paintings, sculptures & films.
Orton Geological Museum
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By The Numbers
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American Museum of Natural History Dinosaur Gallery
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Center of Science and Industry (COSI)
Hands-on science museum & planetarium. This large educational science center offers interactive exhibits, working labs & planetarium shows.
Ohio Craft Museum
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Hocking Hills Children’s Museum
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Early Television Museum
Museum of vintage TV equipment. Museum displaying a large collection of rare, vintage television sets & studio equipment.
Buckeye Imagination Museum
Interactive themed exhibits for kids. Hands-on children's displays including mini stores, a water table, a building zone & a train room.
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