Full disclosure: I work here so Im biased. It is a small museum focusing on ages 1 to 8, so its not for everyone. We have some big plans for our little museum - I encourage everyone to stop by and see what its about. If you dont like what you see let us know so we can build the best childrens museum.

Fun and educational place for children to visit! We all (4 of us) had a lovely time visiting here! Reasonable prices for admissions and gift shop. Staff was super friendly and helpful. Great location. Love the variety of hands-on-exhibits for children of all ages.

I wasnt sure if we were going to come here due to the reviews that stated it was small. Im here now with our 2 1/2 year old and it is not small? He has been having a BLAST for over an hour now. Very nice place. Tons for kids his age to do (and probably lists that are a bit older). It is geared towards toddlers, I would say. Not sure if kids much younger would enjoy themselves as much. Im very impressed. We will be back next time we visit TC!

What a great place to pick to spend time with small children.

A cool place for kids & parents to explore and play! Everything is both fun and educational, and so much to look at!

Finding something to do with a young child during winter in Traverse City is hard. Thankfully there is the Great Lakes Childrens Museum. A 3-6 year old would love it! Had a decent size number of fun and interactive displays. My daughter kept going back to the water table as its the most fun and popular thing there. It is not a huge space but just the right size that allows the kids to be kids. Not an all day deal but good for a couple hours at least.

Being a teacher you really want to enhance a childs learning experience, and the Great Lakes Childrens Museum was a perfect choice to provide a great experience for a younger group. Really a fantastic museum for children. Plenty to do and see and the staff is incredibly helpful and knowledgeable with the information and dealing with children. If your a teacher of 1st graders this would be a perfect field trip for the afternoon.

Can’t wait to go to this place

So this is a nice place but its really for small kids I brought my 6 year old hear and he was too big for this place

My kiddos, a 3 year old and 2 year old twins loved it, and were engaged, very little kid friendly. The water table was the biggest hit with my kids. The downside like others have said is the cost per person. We are a family of 6, which will add up quickly if we dont decide to get the membership.

My 2 1/2 year old had a blast exploring new things. Definitely aimed at very young children and it was smaller than I expected. It was more of an indoor play place than a museum. Charging $7 for kids who are young enough to play and enjoy the experience seems reasonable, however it seems steep to charge an additional $7 for each supervising adult who enters as well. Especially considering the hours are 10am-5pm which can be a challenge for families like us with kid(s) who still nap mid-day to spend a good chunk of time there. It was a fun place for him to burn off some energy on a rainy day-he would have gone down the slides a hundred more times if I didnt make him leave!

We love coming here and can easily spend hours here.

Great memorys nice place for familys

First time here and kids and I loved it! A great part of our vacation!

You know.. #TheTraverseCityMamaLlamaLoves taking the little llamas! Best ages for creative play here are 0-7 yrs. Seems like there could be room for expansion though! Definitely a great rainy day destination for the family crowd!

Decent place for maybe 3 to 6 year olds! If kids are any older then 6, I would rate it a waste of money. Trying to figure out why parents have to pay to get in to watch their children.

If I could give a zero rating i would. The old lady that runs it is EXTREMELY rude. Someone should remind her it is a KIDS place. Will never return and would definitely not recommend. Save your money.

Great clean place for kids around 1-9 years old. Staff is very friendly. The exhibits are all very hands on will feel like a playground to kids. The place isnt huge but they fit a lot in without feeling crowded. Only downside is it costs $7 each for both children and adults, which adds up fast for a family. Theyre a non-profit though so I doubt they would charge that if they didnt need to.

Pricey... would not recommend.... like never.... in a million years...

My 2 year old loves visiting the childrens museum and its the perfect place to go on a rainy day. It is usually busy but there are many different activities that change regularly. We always bring our lunch and stay for a couple of hours. Our family has a membership, its a great deal!

This place was way to small and not nearly enough activities for all the children that were there. I was told that the max capacity of this place is 280 and that seems like a fire Hazard waiting to happen. Don’t WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY!

Great place for little ones to play and learn. It is a small museum, kind staff and nice interactive exhibits for children to learn and enjoy.

There are two kinds of people who love this place, toddlers and individuals who are boat and navy seal obsessed. Unfortunately my 5 year olds were only mildly interested. $21 for 3 people and we stayed for about 40 minutes. Will I go again, probably not. Did my kids have fun, a little. Did the learn something new, possibly. But I could get a free library book and accomplish the same l goals. I wanted to like this place.

Very expensive for a large family and not much to do. Im here now and feel like I just wasted $42. I doubt we will be here 30 minutes.

We were in Traverse City on vacation, and it was a cloudy day with spotty rain showers and we needed to keep our 3 and 5 year old occupied. we spent $35 to admit my wife and myself, their grandpa, and both kids to basically play in an indoor playground. This place is more play cafe (without food) than museum. The water flow table is pretty cool, but thats about it. Not worth the $35 and they were bored within an hour. If you are hoping to educate your children dont enter this place with high expectations. If you just need to keep them busy you might achieve that but you will overpay.

Museum is quite the stretch. Its more of a play area with a few informational posters. They charge $7 for both adults and children. We went on a weekday there were easily 100 people inside so $7 a pop seems exorbitant for a non profit. Its very small, geared towards toddlers and very young children. Customer service was poor also, after expressing surprise about the fees the woman at the front presented me with a logical fallacy about paying to bring children to a movie theater. If its pouring rain out and you have toddlers who really need to burn off some energy this might be your spot, otherwise I would not recommend it.

Fun for the kids, but not what I thought it would be looking at the website. The word museum made me think of something totally different. Its basically a place where the kids can come play and burn off some energy. Not happy it paid $28 for a play house.

My whole family (grandma included) had a blast here. We spent about 2 1/2 hours playing, grandma colored lol. It’s was fun

The smell of this place alone, made us want to leave immediately.

This is a great place for kids 0-6 years of age. The museum is small, only two rooms. With that said, a lot of hands on activities to keep kids busy for a few hours. Some things they have are a lighthouse, boat, water table, climbing area, train table and a couple of outdoor things.

Fun place for the kids to play and learn at the same time. Didnt expect the size to be as small as it is yet the layout accommodates many children and adults comfortably. Clean and safe educational fun for the family.

Its definitely more of a play area than museum. Quite a bit smaller than I anticipated with the name of museum Geared towards very little kids. My 2 year old had fun... But its a bit expensive when you have to pay full price for each adult and child.

Came here on a rainy day with a 5 & 6 year old for something do, but sad to say it was a waste of money.. Wished I knew ahead of time so our hard earned money could have been spent doing something more enjoyable for the kids.

My kids had fun. Well laid out and some good ship historical bits. I think the price is too high for what is there.

Some of the kids that were there werent very respectful for younger children and pushed them out of the way but there are plenty of other things to do for kids. Our 2 year old loved everything that there is to do.

$7 was a bit much for such a small place but was great plan B on a rainy day ($5 dollars would be a more appropriate price)

The kids really enjoyed the water table, its a small place across from the bay, they have different things for the lol 1s to play with. Dont worry about them running around out of control, thats what this place is for.

The grandkids enjoyed the indoor fun and educational exhibition recreational displays on a late fall day... all Pure Michigan Indoor Fun.

Really enjoy letting the kids play here. An opportunity to explain and teach your kids about science and nature.

Absolutely amazing place for children to enjoy themselves and experiment their adventure side with all hands on activities.

Kids had a blast!

Probably great for older kids but really limited for newer 1 year olds.

For being in Traverse City, this was such a disappointment. Small place crowded, so not worth visiting!!!!

Fun place for the kids on a bad weather days. Small but well laid out, excellent water table.

The only problem here was trying to pry my 3 year old away. He was having a blast and didnt want to leave.

Good variety. Considering its size very good.

Great place, have been bringing boys here for years, they love it!

Total ripoff. Dont waste your time or money.

Waste of money and time , nothing work .Maybe alright for toddlers

Small but kept the kids engaged on a rainy day.

Pretty costly for the size

I like that theyve added and evolved over the years.

Great for kids 8 and under

Great place for kids and kids parties!

Lots of freedom to make believe and play when the weather isnt cooperating.

Bring my kids here once a year or so, and they have a blast every time.