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Children's Museum of Tacoma

936 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402
253-627-6031
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Ranked #19 of 20 attractions in Tacoma
2.5 of 5 stars 11 Reviews
Type: Children’s Museums
Owner description: Children of all ages will love the interactive activities and structured play that make learning fun through such exhibits as "Under the Big Top: A...... more » Owner description: Children of all ages will love the interactive activities and structured play that make learning fun through such exhibits as "Under the Big Top: A Circus Adventure," "Grubby Gardeners" and the "Farmer's Market." « less
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Olympia, Washington
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97 reviews 97 reviews
Reviews in 35 cities Reviews in 35 cities
42 helpful votes 42 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

As of January 2012, the Children's Museum of Tacoma has been at its new location on 1501 Pacific Ave. The museum is all new and a vast improvement over the prior location on Broadway. It is small compared to children's museums in other cities. It has four main play areas plus a large painting studio. We took our four year... More

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Tacoma, Washington, United States
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 March 2012

What a treat - donate at admissions if you can - this place is a true treasure to the community. More

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Honolulu, Hawaii
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 September 2011
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This can hardly be considered a museum. It's really more of a low budget preschool type setting. It was $18 for us to take my son in to color, read a couple of books, and play with foam blocks. The space is tiny and there wasn't anything in there that you wouldn't find in a typical home of a young... More

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Yelm, Washington
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 September 2011
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My two kid were so board with in a hour they where ready to go home the only thing my kids really like was the balls More

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Tacoma, Washington
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 August 2011

We go there only because we live in the area and my child likes to paint. Other than painting/arts area, not muich there. Has a small grocery store display that is good but nothing much else. Museum is really small, and can get crowded easily. They are opening a new one which will hopefully be better. They do have some... More

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Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 June 2011

It resembles a mall day care center. Rooms with...toys. A couple of interactive rooms but nothing that would make it worthy of the title "museum". ) ; More

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Noblesville, Indiana
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 February 2011
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Terrible misnomer, not a "MUSEUM" by ay strtech of the word. Six dollars for anyone who goes in to visit four rooms of toys and dress up scarves,aprons and hats - many that looked like they needed to be cleaned or discarded. Even my pre-schooler was bored and the teens -well you can imagine. More

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Fife, Washington
2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2010

Very small "museum", not much to do. I was disappointed. They also said there was lots of one hour parking spots but trying to get one is almost impossible. At least you can check out a pass at a Pierce County Library to get 4 people in free. More

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Washington
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 March 2010
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...but maybe not for the older aged kids. My kids are under 5yrs old and I thought the size and different activities were perfectly age appropriate. The market place and art center was a hit for my oldest (4yrs) and the Native American area kept my youngest (16 months) occupied. I appreciated the size, which is definately alot smaller than... More

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Port Orchard, WA
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 January 2009

I was quite dissapointed. I had been to several other childrens museums and expected something much more. There is just not much that the children actually want to participate in. My three year old son and five year old daughter both found the market a lot of fun, but then so did all the other kids visiting the museum that... More

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