Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids

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

Museum of Newport History & Shop

Museum of Newport History & Shop

Record of area's history & architecture. Visitors relive maritime & social history of the region in the classic 1772 Brick Market building.

Newport Art Museum

Newport Art Museum

New England art & events destination. Multi-building campus houses regional 19th-century to contemporary works, plus events & art school.

The Sailing Museum & National Sailing Hall of Fame

The Sailing Museum & National Sailing Hall of Fame

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Audrain Auto Museum

Audrain Auto Museum

Fine & vintage cars in a stately setting. A grand Gilded Age building sets the stage for viewing unique & rare cars from many eras.

Chateau-sur-Mer

Chateau-sur-Mer

Palatial Victorian house-turned-museum. Tours are offered of this opulent Victorian mansion with a 3-story great hall & period furnishings.

National Museum of American Illustration

National Museum of American Illustration

Specialized gallery of domestic imagists. One of the largest collections of acclaimed American pictorial art, housed in a historic chateau.

The Breakers

The Breakers

Opulent, late-1800s Vanderbilt mansion. Palatial Gilded Age summer home of the Vanderbilts, with ornate artwork, gardens & guided tours.

Marble House

Marble House

Opulent Beaux-Arts style mansion. The former summer home for the Vanderbilts, this stone Beaux-Arts-style mansion is now a museum.

Rough Point

Rough Point

Mansion with guided tours & artwork. Late-1800s mansion formerly owned by heiress Doris Duke with seasonal tours, gardens & art exhibits.

Beavertail Lighthouse Museum

Beavertail Lighthouse Museum

Landmark lighthouse & exhibits. Restored 45-foot historic lighthouse with keepers' buildings housing exhibits & seasonal hours.

Newport Car Museum

Newport Car Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Gilbert Stuart Birthplace & Museum

Gilbert Stuart Birthplace & Museum

Restored home of the renowned painter. Restored 1750 home of the famed portraitist, with exhibits exploring his life & times.

South County Museum

South County Museum

Local history & trades museum. Established museum exploring local history through artifacts, memorabilia & hands-on exhibits.

Peace Dale Museum of Art & Culture

Peace Dale Museum of Art & Culture

Visit this great place for kids and families!

The International Museum of World War II

The International Museum of World War II

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Biomes Marine Biology Center

Biomes Marine Biology Center

Airy aquarium focused on local sea life. The state's largest aquarium, featuring exhibits, family-friendly classes & feeding demonstrations.

Herreshoff Marine Museum

Herreshoff Marine Museum

Exhibits on sailing & the America's Cup. Waterfront complex featuring restored boats, racing memorabilia & the America's Cup Hall of Fame.

Point Judith Lighthouse

Point Judith Lighthouse

Historic, octagon-shaped lighthouse. A 51-foot octagonal building built to replace the original lighthouse ruined by an 1815 hurricane.

Coggeshall Farm Museum

Coggeshall Farm Museum

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New England Wireless & Steam Museum

New England Wireless & Steam Museum

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Clouds Hill Museum

Clouds Hill Museum

Period furnishings, events & a gift shop. Built in 1877, this Gothic Revival house museum with period furnishings offers events & a gift shop.

Audubon Society of Rhode Island Nature Center and Aquarium

Audubon Society of Rhode Island Nature Center and Aquarium

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Maritime Museum At Battleship Cove - Open Seasonally

Maritime Museum At Battleship Cove - Open Seasonally

Maritime museum with interactive exhibit. Small maritime museum featuring scale models, photos, uniforms & an interactive history exhibit.

Battleship Cove

Battleship Cove

Memorial comprised of WWII Navy ships. World's largest collection of US naval ships includes a WWII battleship housing a maritime museum.

USS Massachusetts (BB-59)

USS Massachusetts (BB-59)

1940s battleship at a maritime museum. Preserved WWII navy battleship launched in 1942 on display at a maritime museum.

Rhode Island Computer Museum

Rhode Island Computer Museum

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Children's Museum of Greater Fall River

Children's Museum of Greater Fall River

Venue for hands-on learning for kids. Kids' museum with interactive exhibits in the areas of math, science, technology &the arts.

Launch Family Entertainment Warwick

Launch Family Entertainment Warwick

Indoor bounce courts for kids & adults. Indoor amusement center with several jumping courts made from adjoined trampolines & a snack bar.

General Nathanael Greene Homestead

General Nathanael Greene Homestead

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Paine House Museum

Paine House Museum

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Pomham Rocks Lighthouse

Pomham Rocks Lighthouse

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Tomaquag Museum

Tomaquag Museum

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Roger Williams Park Botanical Center

Roger Williams Park Botanical Center

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Carousel Village

Carousel Village

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Museum of Natural History and Planetarium

Museum of Natural History and Planetarium

Fossils, family programs & a planetarium. Museum & planetarium with a vast array of archaeological artifacts offers family & school programs.

Seekonk Grand Prix

Seekonk Grand Prix

Go-karts & bumper cars for kids & adults. Go-kart tracks for kids, families & vet drivers share on offer alongside mini-golf & bumper boats.

Roger Williams Park Zoo

Roger Williams Park Zoo

Animal encounters & nature walks. This 40-acre landmark includes a petting zoo, a wetlands trail & a zipline, plus a vintage carousel.

Sprague Mansion

Sprague Mansion

Visit this great place for kids and families!

New Bedford Whaling Museum

New Bedford Whaling Museum

Exhibits & history of whaling industry. Half-scale model of a whaling ship & exhibits on the history of the global whaling industry.

Providence Children's Museum

Providence Children's Museum

Interactive & educational space for kids. Hands-on creative learning environment with active programs & a focus on play for young children.

The John Brown House Museum

The John Brown House Museum

18th-century history center in a mansion. Museum features social & cultural history of early America told through guided & audio tours.

Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology

Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology

Ancient artifacts plus events & programs. This university museum houses more than 1 million artifacts & also offers lectures, events & more.

RISD Museum

RISD Museum

Center of fine & decorative arts. Design-school affiliate showcasing masterworks of fine art & many other holdings in 5 buildings.

Lippitt House Museum

Lippitt House Museum

Ornate, well-preserved 19th-century home. This lavish 1865 former family home turned museum is an unusually intact example of Victorian decor.

Cape Verdean Museum

Cape Verdean Museum

Exhibits on Cape Verdean culture. Modest museum featuring art & artifacts related to the history & culture of Cape Verde.

Electromagnetic Pinball Museum and Restoration

Electromagnetic Pinball Museum and Restoration

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Old Slater Mill National Historic Landmark

Old Slater Mill National Historic Landmark

Industrial Revolution history on display. Industrial Revolution museum in a 1793 textile mill, with artifacts, crafts exhibits & guided tours.

Mass Audubon's Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary

Mass Audubon's Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary

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Capron Park Zoo

Capron Park Zoo

Animals from many continents, plus tours. Circa-1937 zoo offers wildlife buffs themed tours & educational programs, plus water playground.

Attleboro Area Industrial Museum

Attleboro Area Industrial Museum

Local history museum with guided tours. Museum dedicated to the history of local industry, with a research library & guided tours.

Attleboro Arts Museum

Attleboro Arts Museum

Exhibitions of modern & historic art. Exhibitions of contemporary and historic artwork. Gallery may be closed during exhibit transitions.

Mystic Aquarium

Mystic Aquarium

Whales, sea lions & penguins on display. Beluga whales, African penguins, sea lions & sharks are top draws to this interactive aquarium.

Mystic Seaport Museum

Mystic Seaport Museum

Re-created 19th-century maritime village. Reimagined waterfront settlement featuring a 19th-century village, historic ships, a museum & more.

Museum of Work & Culture

Museum of Work & Culture

History exhibits on mill workers. Exhibits on Rhode Island's 18th- & 19th-century mill workers, with hands-on activities & games.

Nature's Art Village

Nature's Art Village

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