The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis: A Top Family Vacation Destination
Looking for a family vacation where you can spend countless hours exploring, having fun, and discovering? You’ll find it here at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, the biggest and best children’s museum in the world!
Ranked A Top 10 U.S. Museum
Discover why travel sites and consumer magazines rank the museum among the best and why it should be on every family’s must-do list of top tourist attractions.
Come explore Dinosphere, a comprehensive dinosaur experience; ride a working 1917 carousel; climb the rock wall; see the constellations in the planetarium; and watch a children’s theater performance.
Hotels
Your family can easily spend an entire day at the museum and still have more to see! If you are looking for affordable accommodations, be sure to check out our hotel partners in and around Indianapolis and their family friendly package deals. Many of hotel packages include museum tickets.
For help with your family vacation planning, our concierge can assist you with city information, directions, hotel options, and restaurants.
Visit Tips
For fast and convenient entry, be sure to purchase your tickets online. Parking is free in the museum’s garage on the west side of Illinois Street.
Biggest and Best Tourist Attraction
There are dozens of reasons to visit the museum and every family has their list of most popular exhibits, artifacts, and galleries. Some must-sees include:
- The largest water clock in North America
- Dinosphere, which presents the largest collection of dinosaur fossils found in a children’s museum in the United States
- The Lilly Theater, the only Indianapolis theater that focuses exclusively on live children’s performances, using professional performers
- Fireworks of Glass, the largest permanent installation by renowned artist Dale Chihuly which includes a 43-foot-tall tower of 3,200 pieces of blown glass
To help you plan your visit, be sure you check out our exhibits and events.
