The Children's Museum of Boca Raton

The Children's Museum of Boca Raton is located in downtown Memorial Park in one of the city's original buildings. The children's museum is an interactive fun house for children ages 2 and up. In addition to the many exhibits the museum has an outreach program, a television show and family events throughout the year.

The museum is made up of several buildings that are in their near original condition. There are several permanent displays plus a host of temporary displays that change throughout the year. Some of the permanent displays include Ricketts corner store, Oscar's post office, FACES multicultural room, Audubon and friends, Dr. Dig's back porch, and Lillian's kitchen.

Kids can play in these exhibits with proper supervision. Many of the displays are nostalgic in nature and give the child a sense of what life was lack in Old Boca Raton.

The museum also has age appropriate educational programs on topics such as racial tolerance, archeology, oceanography, opera, chamber music, astronomy, kites and south Florida history.

The museum has a 14 member board of directors and 4 staff members that plan activities, schedule visitors, oversee the day to day operations and solicit funding for the museum. The museum is open Tuesday-Saturday 12-4.