Top 10 Children's Museums in Colorado, United States

We create excitement for science, technology, engineering and math for kids 3-93 by offering creative hands-on experiences. Exploring wonders- Expanding Minds!

Exciting fun for families includes art projects, live animals, science and nature exploration, history and culture. The children's and natural History Museum Museum has something for everyone.

Your kids will have a blast exploring the Great Outdoors through our interactive exhibits and educational play space. Their awesome adventure begins with kid-themed activities where they can pretend and imagine endless adventures in our tree house & campsite. Adults are welcome to join in the fun or sit back and relax while their children discover a world that is just their size in our interactive children's museum. *Weekends are reserved for Birthday Parties and Special Events. $12 per child/Adult are free

At the Children's Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus, you can do it all. Whether you're scaling a 3 1/2 story climber, stepping inside a 6-foot bubble or sculpting a clay masterpiece, there is always a new adventure to explore, create or discover!

Arts peerformance center with art galleries, classes and a children's playground.

The Trailhead Children's Museum is located at 16 Sixth Street next to Off Elk Bakery in Crested Butte, CO. Admission is $8.00 per person, ages one and up. Great for all ages! We offer an engaging and dynamic environment that inspires children and families to explore, create, and learn together through discovery and play. Kids love pretend play from the Cabin Playhouse to the Grocery Store and Vendor Cart, dressing up as a pirate or fairy, exploring color and light with the Light Table, & finding their inner Picasso in the Art Bar. Dads and kids alike get creative building large structures in the Blue Block Area and creating in the Lego Exhibit. Check out our website for more info on Drop Off Programs, Summer Camps, and After School Experience Camps.

Fort Collins Museum of Discovery is where history meets hands-on science. The exhibition gallery invites you discover the interconnectedness of everything from music and light, to flora and fauna, to bicycles and agriculture, and beyond. With an on-site Archive & Collections, Northern Colorado’s only 360° immersive theater, engaging programs and events, unique and local products in The Museum Store, a regular schedule of premier traveling exhibitions, and so much more – a full day of discovery awaits.

The Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center creates artistic learning experiences for everyone. One-of-a-kind, educational, inspirational, inclusive…the Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center fits all these descriptions and more. Pledging art for all, this beautiful facility has held hands with arts education in Southern Colorado since 1972 and never let go. This multi-disciplinary center for the arts is located in Pueblo and serves 17 surrounding counties. As an organization, the Arts Center encourages people to bring out the best in others through high-quality art exhibitions, performing arts, dance arts, an award-winning children’s museum, comprehensive arts educational programming, and an artistic space for meetings, performances and events. The Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center and Buell Children's Museum are accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.

Wild Bear Nature Center is Boulder County's only all-ages non-profit nature center, open 7 days a week to the public. Wild Bear is free to visit, and regularly has special programs and camps throughout the year.