Austin Children's Museum - Austin Childrens Museum

  • Address: 201 Colorado St,Austin, TX 78701-3922
  • Phone: +1 512 472 2499
  • Website:www.austinkids.org
Average Rating
3.5
 2+ reviews
from 2 sources
Yahoo! Travel
5.0
 1+ reviews
Frommers
1.0
 1+ reviews

Estimated Price: From $4

Austin Children's Museum
201 Colorado St
Austin, TX 78701-3922

Austin Children's Museum Details

Full Amenity List

  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Restrooms
  • Hearing Impaired Assistance
  • Hands-On Interaction

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • The Austin Children’s Museum, founded in 1983 by a grass-roots coalition of parents and educators, originally opened as a “Museum without walls” with exhibits and programs hosted in schools, parks, recreation centers, libraries, and malls. Walls were built in 1987 when the Museum opened its do... more on MuseumStuff.com
  • Kids tired of those historical tours? This museum entertains - and painlessly educates - children of all ages. more on TripAdvisor
  • Located in a large, state-of-the-art facility, this excellent children's museum has something for people of all ages. Tots enjoy the low-key but creative playscapes, in between takes on a variety of "creation stations," and such grown-up environments as a studio sound stage (part of "Austin Kiddi... more on Frommers

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5.0
Awesome Learning Experiance

When we first moved to Austin, I took my small children 7 and 5 and they loved it! There is so much to do and see. They played up in the train station for close to an hour and then moved on to the working store. We have been back several times, and everytime is just like finding it again. They ch... By mudd_grip from California but live in Austin, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

Frommer's | Frommer's Review

Located in a large, state-of-the-art facility, this excellent children's museum has something for people of all ages. Tots enjoy the low-key but creative playscapes, ... frommers.com, a user of frommers.com. Read full review on OpenList.com

Great place to take the kids

We like that they do some free Sundays, that's very cool! Kids LOVE this place. It has the coolest... judysbook.com, a user of judysbook.com. Read full review on OpenList.com

Like the toddler morning problem

The Austin Children's Museum is a good place for the younger ones to explore, early in the morning w... judysbook.com, a user of judysbook.com. Read full review on OpenList.com

Austin Children's Museum

If you are looking for a place this summer to get out of the hot sun then this is a a great place to... judysbook.com, a user of judysbook.com. Read full review on OpenList.com

Directions

The Museum is located at 201 Colorado Street in downtown Austin -- one block west of Congress Avenue, and one block north of Town Lake. From MoPac (Loop 1): Take the Cesar Chavez - 5th Streets exit. Follow the signs for Cesar Chavez St (aka 1st Street) an

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Hours

Tuesday - Saturday: 10am-5pm Community Night Wednesdays: 5-8pm Sunday: Noon-5pm

Miscellaneous

  • Admission: adults $5.5 children $5.5
  • Annual Attendance: 170,317
  • Exhibits: http://www.austinkids.org/Exhibits.aspx
  • Exhibit Space: 9,925

Other Web Resources

  • Read more about Austin Children's Museum on Yahoo! Travel
  • www.austinkids.org
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  • http://www.austintexas.org
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