Relocated and completely upgraded and renovated in downtown Tacoma on Pacific Avenue in the United Way building, this is a really great place to bring young kids and watch their imaginations go wild. Numerous play stations, including water, and all of them interactive.

Thank you for providing such a wonderful place with so many activities! He loved the phones that are placed throughout the museum as well as the water station. I was definitely surprised that admission was by donation. Thank you to whomever is funding most of this for the rest of us to enjoy. Wonderful place to take Grandparents along as... More

Met Granddaughter and great grandsons there. They loved it. Wonderful educational play opportunities as well as tactile experiences and social interplay Quiet areas interspersed with large motor skills sites. Only negative was the "older kids--teens and twenty somethings" They were probably there as caregivers but were crowding in and playing with the things meant for the little ones. There did... More

This was a great place for my 2-year old son! We knocked out almost 3 hours there. Tons of fun activities and things to climb. We were tied up at the water area the most. The downside was that it was so packed! It was hard to get to my son if he was needing assistance since adults and kids... More

We were just delighted with this neat interactive museum for kids. Our two-year-old grandson didn't want to leave because there were so many fun little activity areas where he could play. There were water cascades, bridges, tunnels and pneumatic pipes where the kids could throw their stuffed animals into for a whirl, only to have them shoot out at the... More

Eight of us (5 adults, 3 children ages 1,1, and 3) went to the Children's Museum on a rainy Friday. As others have noted, parking was a challenge. We ended up on a street about two blocks away, but the walk was fine...a little wet but no surprise there. Once inside we stood in line while the cashier explained the... More

This Museum is great for kids from 1 to 8. Every area is well thought out. The play areas - challenges the kids to use their imagination. There is even an art area. Great fun! My Grandchildren - ask to go back again and again.

Not as big as some other children's museums, but what it lacks in size it totally makes up for it in imaginative play and art time. My 4 y/o is always asking to go back.

I was excited to finally bring my children to the Tacoma Children's Museum and my oldest daughter kept asking "to go to the city". Parking is BAD...if you cant find parking on the street (cheaper) be prepared to park in one of the lots. We went on a Sunday, which meant parking on the street was FREE but of course... More