Children'S Museum · Indianapolis, Indiana
🚀 Children's Museum of Indianapolis
One of America’s great children’s museums — huge; choose two wings max.
- Timehalf day
- SettingMostly indoors
- TicketsTimed entry common — book ahead on childrensmuseum.org.
- Get thereNear downtown / United Northwest Area; on-site parking garage.
Local shortlist · confirm on arrival · 2026-08
No printer? Open the sheet on your phone, or print later. Classic · Bonus · Alpha (extra-hard cool finds).
Museum map
Visitor map
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Short on time? Start here
Do these 3 in order if you can — enough for a short visit. Tap a stop for talk tips & photos. Create and print your mission is above.
Kid shortlist
Tap a card for printable Q&A.
- 🦖 Dinosphere — Dino wow if that’s your wing pick.
- 🔬 Science / hands-on galleries — Touch, test, build — science you can try.
What the sheet may include
Print from the button at the top of this page. No app at the venue.
Example finds
- Climb something colorful
- Make or build with your hands
- Find water play (if open)
- Try a quiet looking spot
- Use imagination in a pretend world
- Create art or try a make station
- Move your whole body — run, jump, or balance
- Teach a grown-up your favorite zone
Also look for
Flexible backups if a favorite is closed, crowded, or napping — no fixed path.
- Favorite photo (or draw it) Capture one favorite — phone or memory.
- Something taller than you Point up — buildings, necks, trees, rockets…
- Three colors Name three different colors you can see right now.
- A tiny detail on a big exhibit Find something small on something huge — label, tooth, button, texture.
Official site: Children's Museum of Indianapolis website. Always check hours and tickets before you go.