Children's Museum Houston Admission

My niece really wanted to visit Texas for her 9th birthday. So being the uncle I am went scoop her up from Mississippi from Louisiana and then to Texas we went. I booked this for us to do along with the discovery green pumpkin festival! This was definitely a great place to get out the sun and cool down along with have some fun with the kid(s)! It was really neat to see everything they can do and participate in. Really neat place and will definitely be going again. Whether it’s the location in my town or back to Houston. :)

We almost didn't go here. The website doesn't do it justice. We thought it was more for really little kids, but we were wrong. Our 3 grandkids ages 8, 10 and 12 loved it! With 3 floors, there was so much to see and do! In fact, we ended up going back a second day because we hadn't seen everything, and the kids wanted to do some things over again. I think we ended up spending close to 8 hours there over the 2 days! There is something for every child. My grandsons loved the ATM system the best. There were several machines in the Kidtropolis area where there were tons of plastic credit card-like devices that could put pretend "money" into your account and also withdraw "money". What a clever thing that actually kept track of the "money" in your account!

Timing is imperative. Numerous, large groups of unaccompanied and unsupervised children made visit unpleasant.

What a blast!!! My family and grandchildren had a wonderful time at the Children's Museum in Houston. Lots of different areas for experiments, hands on learning everywhere from baby area to big kids and water play areas and everything in between. Parking was easy with QR code and is easy to sign up for cashless parking. Staff were excellent and very helpful. This is an amazing Museum that keeps the kiddos entertained the whole day!

This place is amazing! So many cool things for our older and younger kiddos. Tricky when it’s crowded. There were activities that we would have really explored but there were so many other children it was hard to finish a project. We were there with two busloads of kids so when we saw that outside we knew it would be crowded. It’s tricky to navigate through the museum when it’s that crowded. All in all we would go back in a heartbeat!

Lots of interactive things to do and water play outside. The staff was marvelous.

We took our granddaughter there for her birthday. She was very excited and enjoyed the hands on experience!

it has free admission on every Thursday 5-8pm, but need to line up for entrance, you can get a first time visit sticker if you visited for 1st time. Although it's free at that time period, yet you have to book the free tickets in advance, I am not sure if it is available if you walk-in. The things inside are similar to other children museum, there is area of playing water, something about physics, chemistry, animal, etc. interactive things for kids to play, I think kids aged 12 or below will enjoy it very much

Versatile events/topics!! ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW…. Culturally individualized…. The staff appears to flow/communicate for an effective and structured stage!!

We visited the Houston Children’s Museum and both kids and adults had a great time. The kids did the “Spy Adventure” and they loved it.

Plan to be there all day! I thought we would be in and out in an hour or so but there was SO MUCH to do. Both my kids (5 & 7) were thoroughly entertained with everything they had. They had everything for kids: Climbing, dancing, legos, video games, science demos, animals, water play. It was great to pay for admission and not need to buy anything else, just explore all three floors and the many things for kids of all ages.

Plan on staying for a while. We were there 4 hours and our son had a blast ! We look forward to going again soon.

Excellent diverse activities that engage children of all ages (even adults). So much to see and do both indoors and outdoors you can easily spend a day here with plenty of active and quiet spaces to break up your day. There's a separate space for toddlers to safely explore. Suggest bringing a backpack with snacks to picnic outdoors on the shaded porch in the enclosed courtyard that features a playground, water play, and nature areas. Everyone was having so much fun that they didn't notice they were learning.

Family Fun! Every corner was something new and fun for my children to be involved in. They loved Kidtropolis the most. Most definitely worth the visit. Can’t wait to come back so we can stay a little longer.

The Houston Children's Museum was great! It was extremely clean, with staff constantly attending to each area and ensuring all of the pieces/parts for the attractions are in place for the next child. The areas were creative and fun for our 3 kids to try out (ages 2-13.) I was impressed by the size and variety of things to see and do.

Originally being from Houston my husband and I were excited about taking our little one to CMH. After a 2.5 hour drive we arrived at the parking garage. We realized we needed to make an emergency target run. We trying to exit the card reader was not working to pay for the 3 minutes we had been parked. I pressed the help button which connected me to a parking attendant. The sound quality was terrible and all I heard was to come to the cash pay to the right. We did and attempted to had the ticket and card to the attendant that said he could only take cash and that he had told us this before we left. I explained that I couldn’t understand him through the speaker. He repeated that we said we had cash, we did not, and then he just aggressively waved us away and bumbled under his breath. If I hadn’t bought the tickets online we wouldn’t have gone back. The actual museum itself was ok. A large area was under construction. Many of the activities were not working or did not have all the needed parts. Staff working the science station just stood there talking to each other and never even acknowledged our presence. The flow works section was a complete mess and there were no staff around to maintain the area. The ONLY area that staff appeared to really be working to make it a nice experience was in the CULTURAL GALLERY. They were making sure all the items were getting returned to the correct place to be used by the next Children. Overall we felt the cost of admission was too high for what was available and functioning.

Winner of multiple awards like best thing to do worldwide and America’s can’t miss children’s museum our expectation were high and we were not disappointed. This museum has lots to do for all ages. Not only does it have your usual kids science museum floors and exhibits they also have a Kidtropolis a city for kids ran by kids, an outdoor area with an interactive water exhibit and at the top floor a Tot Spot designed specifically for ages 0-2 to explore and have fun. You can easily spend a whole day here.

So many people were there, it was very diff for the kids to enjoy any part of the museum. Honestly there were too many people. Many of the water stations were not operating properly. Many of the centers were not as well

The Science-based exhibits/experiences for grandson, the art-based, eco-based, and Lego-based for granddaughter. The climbing tower was also wonderful! Grandkids are older (12 and 15), but they found lots of things to do. It was very hot outside and this was a great place to spend lots of time. The staff was wonderful!

We loved it here! I think my 8yo could have slept over, and still found new things to do the next day. If you have little littles, head straight to the top floor. There's a crawler/cruiser/toddler friendly area just for them up there. My 11mo nephew had a great time there with his nanny and the other visitors. If you have kids who need to get energy out, head to the middle floor. There are all kinds of physical challenges for them to do (How long can you hang? How high can you jump? How fast can you bike? ... that sort of stuff). There is also a whole city called "Kidtropolis" for them to engage in role play and use their imaginations. If you have kiddos that like to know how things work, check out the bottom floor. There is a lot of info and hands on activities about things like momentum, and a lab area with engineering challenges (ie: build a tower that can withstand high winds). There was SO.MUCH.TO.DO here. I only lasted 3 or 4 hours, but if you have a high tolerance for noise and energy you could be here literally all day. Also, I wasn't particularly paying attention but I believe it was reasonably accessible for people who use wheelchairs. I saw a few people around who were enjoying various parts of the museum. There is a paid parking garage across the street and it was a pay with an app kind of one, if memory serves.

It was a great place for kids. We had a wonderful time. The kids had a blast. There were so many experiences.

Crowded on weekends, recommend visiting during the week. But close by cheap parking and viator made this trip very smooth

My daughter had a great time. A variety of things for kids of all ages to enjoy. Would highly recommend.

Grandma & grandpa took our small grandchildren there and we all loved it. This is a great children's museum.

Always a great time. As your child grows they can do more and more in different ways. No matter the age, this is a great experience for all including the adults.

Our grandson loved the museum. He would have stayed in the invention center forever. So man interactive things for his age (8yrs old). Great experience.

All the educational materials available for kids. The museum is designed to make learning science fun!