The best children's museums are places of wonder and curiosity where play and learning can take center stage. A children's museum can be the ideal spot for a special family outing or regular visits.

A child at a dinosaur exhibit at the Chicago Children's Museum. Children’s museums have evolved from rainy-day backups into stand-alone destinations, and the U.S. is home to some of the best in the ...

When the City Museum in St. Louis opened in 1997 at the site of an old shoe warehouse, it was considered an outlier in the world of children’s museums. Built using salvaged materials and featuring a ...

I just returned from vacation to an island off the coast of Maine, where I took my family to the island’s museum on Friday. It’s an excellent museum featuring artwork, history, and plenty of maps and ...