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 Discovery Museum

Dinosaur skeletons, specimens & exhibits. This museum focusing on the link between dinosaurs & birds features many educational displays.

Kenosha (Southport) Light Station

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

Kenosha History Center

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Kenosha Public Museum

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

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

Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary & Arboretum

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Petrifying Springs Park

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

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

Boundless Adventures - Kenosha Zipline & Aerial Park

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Racine Art Museum

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

RAM's Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts

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Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County

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

Jurassic Gardens

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Trimborn Farm | Operated by the Milwaukee County Historical Society

Trimborn Farm | Operated by the Milwaukee County Historical Society

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Sock Monkey Museum

Sock Monkey Museum

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Milwaukee Pierhead Lighthouse

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

Deep Lake Future | An Immersive Art Adventure by FuzzPop Workshop

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National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum

National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum

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Mitchell Park Domes Horticulture Conservatory

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

Discovery World's Reiman Aquarium

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Discovery World

Discovery World

Science, technology & environment museum. Lakefront museum & aquarium showcasing innovation, technology & Great Lakes conservation.

WAM | Warehouse Art Museum

WAM | Warehouse Art Museum

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Betty Brinn Children's Museum

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

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

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

Streets of Old Milwaukee

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Pabst Mansion

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

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

Charles Allis Art Museum

Tudor-style mansion & art collection. Diverse art, including 19th-century French & American paintings, displayed in a historic mansion.

Lakefront Brewery

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

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

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

MKE REC Hawthorn Glen Outdoor Education Center

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North Point Lighthouse

North Point Lighthouse

Historic lighthouse with panoramic views. Restored 19th-century lighthouse & maritime museum with sweeping lake & city vistas.

Kohl Children's Museum

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

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

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

Sloomoo Institute - Chicago

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Chicago Sports Museum

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

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

The Richard H. Driehaus Museum

Restored Gilded Age mansion. Restored 19th-century mansion with notable Gilded Age architectural features & antiques.

Chicago Children's Museum

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

Medieval Torture Museum

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American Writers Museum

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

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

Color Factory Chicago

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The Art Institute of Chicago

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

Mindworks: The Science of Thinking

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