Children's Museum of Maine - Portland Childrens Museum

Average Rating	3.0	3+ reviews from 2 sources
Frommers	1.0	1+ reviews
Yelp	4.0	2+ reviews

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142 Free Street
Portland, ME 04101-3961

The Children's Museum of Maine has two floors of exhibits for children ages 2-10. A special Toddler Park is available for guests ages 3 and under. Regular programming includes: Big Messy Art, ... more on MuseumStuff.com
Whether climbing a mountain, entering a bear's den, role-playing crewmembers on a 40-foot schooner or manning a space shuttle, children will have a blast at this highly interactive museum. Most of the museum is geared to children aged one to 11, but young teens will like ... more on TripAdvisor
Museum offers interactive exhibits and programs for families and groups. more on VisitPortland.com
The centerpiece exhibit here is the camera obscura, a room-size "camera" on the top floor of this stout, columned downtown building next to the art museum. Children gather around a white table in a dark room, where they see magically projected images that include cars driving on city streets, boa... more on Frommers
Touching is okay at Portland's relatively small but fun Children's Museum, where kids can pretend they are lobster fishermen, shopkeepers, or computer experts. The majority of the museum's exhibits, many of which have a Maine theme, are best for children 10 and younger. Camera Obscura, an exhibit... more on Fodor's

5.0: Wonderful, creative place!

Oh, how we love this place!! I brought my 4 year old daughter and expected to follow her around wishing that I had a good book to read, but I think that I had at least as much fun as she did! One of our favorites was the outdoors music garden that has all sorts of locally made instruments (made, ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor
: Let Children Expand their Minds

The Children's museum features many things from a lobster boat, to a supermarket, that tallows the c... judysbook.com, a user of judysbook.com. Read full review on OpenList.com
3.0: Anna R. 's review

We visited about a month ago with our two year old. I think I would give the museum a higher rating, except it was super crowded that day and our toddler ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp
: Great place for little ones

I visited the Children's Museum of Maine with a group of 3 and 4 year olds. They had a splendid tim... judysbook.com, a user of judysbook.com. Read full review on OpenList.com
5.0: Dan B. 's review

As an out-of-towner, we've been to a couple different of these types of Children's Museums in the north east and this one is definitely the best one we've ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

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