Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids
Explore the best best museums & educational spots for kids options for kids and families in Kenosha
Dinosaur Discovery Museum
Dinosaur skeletons, specimens & exhibits. This museum focusing on the link between dinosaurs & birds features many educational displays.
Kenosha (Southport) Light Station
Restored 1860s lighthouse with exhibits. Restored 1860s lighthouse & keeper's residence, now a museum with local fishing & shipping exhibits.
Kenosha History Center
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Kenosha Public Museum
Natural science & fine art exhibits. Modern facility with mammoth skeletons & other natural science artifacts, plus a fine art gallery.
Civil War Museum
Exhibits focusing on local soldiers. Museum spotlighting Civil War soldiers from the upper Midwest region through relics & exhibits.
Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary & Arboretum
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Petrifying Springs Park
Green space for hikes, picnics & golf. 360-acre park with wooded trails, an 18-hole golf course, picnic areas, playgrounds & ball fields.
Russell Military Museum
Museum displaying many military vehicles. Jeeps, planes, tanks & rare military vehicles are on view indoors & outdoors at an 8-acre site.
Boundless Adventures - Kenosha Zipline & Aerial Park
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Racine Art Museum
Decorative glass, jewelry & woodwork. Contemporary crafts museum with workshops & displays of glassware, furniture & jewelry.
RAM's Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts
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Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County
Interactive exhibits on local history. Museum with interactive exhibits on Lake County history plus changing art & pop-culture displays.
Jurassic Gardens
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Trimborn Farm | Operated by the Milwaukee County Historical Society
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Sock Monkey Museum
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Milwaukee Pierhead Lighthouse
Historic, long-running lighthouse. Visitors can walk a short pier to reach this red, painted light station, operational since 1872.
Deep Lake Future | An Immersive Art Adventure by FuzzPop Workshop
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National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum
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Mitchell Park Domes Horticulture Conservatory
Conservatory housing a variety of flora. Horticultural conservatory showcasing desert, jungle & seasonal flora plus a model railroad.
Discovery World's Reiman Aquarium
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Discovery World
Science, technology & environment museum. Lakefront museum & aquarium showcasing innovation, technology & Great Lakes conservation.
WAM | Warehouse Art Museum
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Betty Brinn Children's Museum
Hands-on educational exhibits & events. Interactive educational museum featuring events & hands-on exhibits designed for kids 10 & under.
Milwaukee Art Museum
A-list art in an architectural landmark. A large Georgia O’Keeffe collection & other A-list art housed in a lakefront architectural landmark.
Milwaukee Public Museum
State-of-the-art natural history museum. Modern anthropology & natural history museum with 3 floors of exhibits & a butterfly garden.
Streets of Old Milwaukee
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Pabst Mansion
House museum of the famed beer family. Gilded Age house museum of the local famed beer family offering daily tours & Pabst-themed gifts.
Grohmann Museum
Exhibits on the evolution of human work. Museum exploring the evolution of human work via paintings & a rooftop sculpture garden.
Charles Allis Art Museum
Tudor-style mansion & art collection. Diverse art, including 19th-century French & American paintings, displayed in a historic mansion.
Lakefront Brewery
Airy brewpub with organic beers & grub. Spacious brewpub offering bar bites & an array of beers, including organic & gluten-free brews.
Villa Terrace Museum & Gardens
Art from the 15th to 18th centuries. Historic lakefront villa showcasing fine & decorative arts from the 15th to 18th centuries.
Milwaukee County Zoo
190-acre wildlife park with a carousel. A 190-acre zoo featuring animal exhibits, pony & train rides, a carousel & a sea lion show.
MKE REC Hawthorn Glen Outdoor Education Center
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North Point Lighthouse
Historic lighthouse with panoramic views. Restored 19th-century lighthouse & maritime museum with sweeping lake & city vistas.
Kohl Children's Museum
Interactive exhibits for young children. Permanent & rotating exhibits are found at this museum catering to kids from birth to age 8.
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Environment-focused kid-friendly museum. Environmental museum with outdoor walkways for observing local wildlife & kid-friendly exhibits.
Wonder Works Children's Museum
Play space & concerts for young kids. 6,400 sq. ft. of play areas & interactive exhibits plus concerts tailored to kids 1 through 6.
Sloomoo Institute - Chicago
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Chicago Sports Museum
Team memorabilia & interactive exhibits. Interactive exhibits, artifacts & memorabilia help tell the story of the city's rich sports history.
Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago
Post-1945 visual art. Downtown museum showcasing post-World War II paintings, sculptures, photos, videos & performances.
The Richard H. Driehaus Museum
Restored Gilded Age mansion. Restored 19th-century mansion with notable Gilded Age architectural features & antiques.
Chicago Children's Museum
Hands-on experiences for children. Family museum on Navy Pier with lots of interactive exhibits, including many for young kids.
Medieval Torture Museum
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American Writers Museum
High-tech exhibits on poets & novelists. Modern literary center with immersive displays on famed writers like Emily Dickinson & Jack Kerouac.
Museum of Illusions Chicago
Interactive showcase of visual trickery. Immersive rooms with optical illusions & holograms designed to deceive the eye, popular for photos.
Color Factory Chicago
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The Art Institute of Chicago
Renowned art museum with global works. Renowned art museum holding nearly 300,000 works from all over the world, spanning many centuries.
Mindworks: The Science of Thinking
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