Madison Children's Museum

Madison Children's Museum is a museum Downtown Madison Madison located in United States.

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  • Phone

    (608) 256-6445

  • Website

    madisonchildrensmuseum.org

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  • Type

    Museum

Address

100 N Hamilton St Madison , WI 53703 United States

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Dave Mc

The museum is really great, a little small but the quality is great. Very creative activities for the kids and there’s an awesome interactive animal exhibit on the roof.

Gini Brown

Great for kids and adults.

JH H-D

There’s so much to do!! Don’t forget to go to the rooftop garden if the weather is nice!

Eric Breidel

We take the kids (3 & 6 yo) here often. They love this place, especially the rooftop area and the human hamster wheel .

Alexander Smith

Such a cool place, especially for adult events like the one I attended!

Adam Schoenemann

Great place to take your 4-6,7 year old to have a fun time. Also a parking ramp is just across the street from MCM which is great!

Parents Magazine

Teach your kids about nature and let them plant flowers , collect chicken eggs , play in tree houses, and play on local natural materials.

Laura Ellis

Very impressed! Much nicer and less chaotic than the Chicago children's museum !!

Courtney Moore

Voted Madison's Favorite Museum , Chilrens Activity, and Spot to go on a rainy day by Isthmus readers!

JH H-D

Admission can add up if you bring the whole family

Corinne

MCM hosts monthly themed Adult Swim nights- grab a beer and enjoy the hamster wheel !

Matthew Taub

The membership is one of the best deals out there!

jena sebald

The roof top is awesome.

McKenzie Swisshelm

The rooftop gardens are worth the ticket price. Views of Madison + live chickens are great!

Matthew Simon Cavalletto

Check out the rooftop garden -- when we visited, there were little baby chicks walking around that kids could feed and pet .

Darren Port

Amazing fun for the kids. Worth every penny of the membership !

Corinne

LEED Gold certified building... They used a TON of recycled pieces when building exhibits

Meg

Make sure your child is wearing clothes that can get messy! Also, bring an extra pair in case they get wet. :)

Rachel Coartney

Lots of fun choices on activities!! Loved the crows nest on the roof !!

Lindsey Decker

Paint on the windows, run in an adult-sized hamster wheel and savor delicious views of the Capitol from the rooftop play area .

Ally M

A little small, but kids will love it.

Wisconsin Science Festival

The Madison Children's Museum is hosting several events during the Wisconsin Science Festival Sept. 27-30. WiSciFest.org

Sarrina Phoenix

They have a great 5 and under area

Phil Berndt

Lots of very cool, hands-on experiences!!!

DK Gebler

Make sure to visit the rooftop garden and you might see some chickens .

Frank DiBraccio

Great staff .

Nathan Nehmer

Bring extra clothes if your kids play in the water room!

Ben

Nice place but probably suited more for the younger kids.

Nicolle Mueller

Great museum , but the construction around it and crowd is a deterrent.

Wisconsin Science Festival

The Madison Children's Museum is hosting the Wisconsin Science Festival Sept. 22-25 #wiscifest http://wisconsinsciencefest.org/index.html

Ally M

It's even fun for the older children/adults

Paul C

Fun Fun Fun for young and old

Gemma Callahan

If you have a membership , think about stopping in @4pm on a summer afternoon. We do this often in June-August---it's the perfect amount of time to see it all, grab an ice cream and head home.

Rhonda Kubehl Blanco

We love this place. :-)

Nicole Albers

Military families get in free memorial day to labor day w/ ID!!

Dougie Cyanide

Just have fun!

Dan Ross

Human sized gerbil wheel!

Staci Willems

Very cool place!! Great fun for the kids.

Jessa Moore

Go in the shadow room

Mike Ross

It's pretty awesome.

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