If you are looking for a fun and safe environment for your kids this is a great place! We went on a Saturday and it was busy but the staff still had plenty to do for everyone!

We’ve make it a point to include this stop on every road trip possible! Our kids are 10, 8, and 5, and there is more than enough to occupy them for hours and hours. The huge tree house and barnyard animals are always the biggest hits. A big cafe, bank, and stage let our youngests’ imaginations soar, and the tools, art centers, and gardens kept our oldest busy.

Our grandchildren beg to go here! They played nonstop for an hour and a half. We packed their lunch. Their ages are 8 and 6. Very educational place and very clean. We love taking them there.

We are from out of the area. This was a wonderful place! My 2.5 year old was entertained for 4 whole hours! There was even a baby area for our 3 month old to enjoy. The staff was super friendly as well. Will come back if we visit Mankato again!

We love this place! Friendly and knowledgeable staff are always willing to provide or help find an answer. There are always new little things to discover and experiment with. There is a wide variety of activities that can be fun for the whole family to enjoy together.

I was here photographing the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and had never been before as I dont have younger children. I wish this was an option when my kids were younger though. There is so much to do and even though there were a lot of people there, the number of exhibits kept the kids spread out so they could enjoy. I would recommend bringing your children for a visit!

My kids really enjoyed the place. The only negative was that some of the exhibits indoors like woodworking and painting had been overused and things either didnt work or were dilapidated. Everything else was great.

I loved all the hands on experiences available. Domestic and work life scenarios are available to spark imaginative educational learning in a complete playtime setting. Staff throughout were cleaning the whole time we were there ... greatly reducing concerns about shared germsAn excellent time for the whole family.

Definitely a great place to bring the kiddos, but I wouldnt call it a museum as much so an activity center. Theres maybe two things that actually educate kids, the rest is just play time.Their indoor treehouse it super cool, though. As a parent, I WANTED TO GO IN!!Regardless of lacking educating functions to call it a Museum, I would totally recommend this place to anyone with kids of most ages. Infants may get bored.

Great place to take the kids. From 1 to 90, something for everyone. Impressed with outdoor experience & 2nd floor activities area.

Such a wonderful place for the kids to get some wiggles out. Exhibits change to keep the kids interested while keeping some of the favs. Clean and well maintained. The staff is friendly and kid oriented. Perfect for 0-10.

My daughter is only 12 months old but its one of our favorite places to go! They have a special fenced in area for under 3 that is filled with stuff to keep them busy. The staff is always helpful and the place is clean.

What an amazing place to learn! There are tons of opportunities to experience different life activities. We spent two hours here and it flew by. The staff is exceptional!

Really nice place for the kids!

A fun place to visit. It is great for children 8 and younger. My 6 year old had a blast, while my 12 year old was just a good sport. The tree house is a super fun feature. My kids played there for 30 min non stop. It was not very crowded when we visited and it was on a Saturday. There is lots to do and it is fairly priced to get in.

My kids still have a great time here at 9 and 11 years old.

My daughter loved it. Lots to do.

Love bringing my kids here! They have so many activities with friendly and informative staff! So nice to be able to bring them here especially in the winter time in cold Minnesota. They get plenty of exercise and let their energy out from being cooped up in the house since its too cold to play outside. Would definitely recommend

A great quality experience with amazing props for creative play, some areas to move, and plenty of stimulation for learning. Easy access makes this a great family outing.

In our constant quest to find activities to tire our children on the weekends, this place scores a 10. We are now members and in a pinch on a day when we have nothing planned, letting our 6 and 4 year olds run around in the treehouse for a few hours will surely ensure the initiation of bedtime sequence in a timely manner that night. Also, the staff does a great job engaging all visitors and providing interesting learning opportunities for the kiddos (and parents). You should definitely go.

So so much fun for the kiddos! There are lots and lots of fun things to explore and try! An AMAZING tree with climbing net and an AWESOME tree net that is a sphere.My son just turned 2 and he loves it there! There is outside activities nice seating areas if you just need to sit down.Also there is a grocery store a block away if you have someone like gramma to spend time with your busy curious little monsterHighly recommended!! It is a beautiful museum!

Awesome atmosphere with so much creativity and plenty of things to keep the kids busy!!

Great place to take your kid(s), when the weather is poor. Lots of fun activities and enough space for adults to get in there and play too.

The size from outside is deceiving. Once inside though after 3 plus hours with my 3 1/2 year old granddaughter she cried when we had to go! Staff is friendly and helpful! I thought the admission price was cheap compared to other activities for the kids and they get to learn as they play! Very clean too!

This was a very nicely laid out space with a fun, relaxed atmosphere.

The kids always have a great time here even in the winter. There is so much for them to do and it is a great place for them to be active instead of sitting at home on electronics.

My 18mo old had a blast and as parents, we were not bored either. Great place with great activities.

A lot of fun activities with helpful, friendly staff. My kids, a 6 year old and 10 year old, loved it.

Great place to bring your young kids! They have added a new bank area with a teller window, a car and even a canister tube to send the money to the car! The kids love shopping for groceries and then making you something for at the café counter. They also have special activities in the upstairs at certain times and they change their seasonal area which is always educational. Dont forget the construction zone and huge tree house... Really has it all for Mankato and surrounding areas

Lots of stuff for my little one to see and do, she had a fantastic birthday!

Great place to stimulate your kids mind and allow them to roam and explore.

Had an amazing time at the museum. A clean friendly enviorment. Friendly fun staff. Clean equiptment. Huge recommendation.

So many fun activities! We love this place and all the exciting new things they have for kids to do and learn.

Love it here! My kids always have a blast, the staff is so helpful and friendly and its always clean.

Great place for kids.. very friendly staff. Very family oriented. Have a year membership.. will always bring my family back...

Fun place to take my kids. Lots of space and activities.

Some activities were out of service and the upstairs didnt have a very good interactive station when we went. Also it was nice out but the outside wasnt open. Our previous experience was much more fun but overall its a great place to let kids be creative.

This is a wonderful children’s museum, especially for small kids. It stands out from other children’s museums because it is not overly loud. There are many play stations that allow children to use their imagination. It does have a large tree fort/climbing gym, but it has less of a focus on large motor playground type activities. Themes are well thought out and I was impressed by the thoughtful themes that tie in content about the local economy. Plenty of opportunities for kids to use their imagination. My 21 month old son had an absolute blast and didn’t want to leave after 2 hours or play.Overall environment is bright with a lot of natural light and the primarily single floor open concept design allows the museum to be accessible to people with limited mobility. Lighting was also not excessively bright or reflecting which is helpful for people with low vision or that struggle with glare. Environment was also comfortable for adults to be involved in play. Structures allowed adult size ppl to climb on them. There is a nice place in the front of the museum to sit at the table and have a snack. Parking was easy.Only environmental things that I didn’t see was a family bathroom or nursing lounge. I think a family bathroom should be a priority to increase accessibility for those who require assistance or more bathroom privacy, parents toileting multiple kids or older opposite gender kids, and those with unique gender identity needs. Maybe they have a family bathroom I did not see.

Great place to take the kids on a rainy or cold day. Lots of things to keep any kid or even an adult entertained. Dont worry about your kid not going to sleep after your done. Mine was so exhausted she was out in about 5 mins in the car.

Absolutely incredible place to come. Wish every city had one of these places, encouraging young kids to think outside the box and care about the earth!

Great kids museum. We went once and had to buy a family membership. There is hands on learning while playing.

So much fun for the kids, loved it! They had so many different stations. A grocery store, cow station or farm station, a construction zone with a crane and a fun do it yourself building area. We made parachutes and put them on plastic toy army men so we could fly through the wind tunnel into the air, so much fun! There is also a stage for dressing up and play acting. The best part of the museum was the huge climbing tree with bridges, ropes and ladders. Would highly highly recommend for small kids.

Great place for the kiddos to learn and have fun! Snack bar has really good coffee for the parents too! They didnt get 5 stars because while I visited here a parent misplaced one of their children and couldnt find him for quite some time. The staff wasnt communicating with other staff that the child was missing! There was more parents including me that were looking. I ended up finding the child safe playing out of site. But it felt like an eternity that we couldnt find him. Idk maybe stamp everyones hand with the group they come in with and not let them leave unless everyones together. Just an idea because seeing the mothers face when she couldnt find her child was heartbreaking! Safety first!

There is something to do for all ages and interests. Nice eating area that you can bring your own food into. Love this place.

Great time kids loved it.

My daughter had so much fun here.. lots of fun interactive things for kids to do

We spent hours at the Childrens Museum on our vacation. I was very impressed! My 3-year-old grandson was engaged in learning and playing from the moment we walked in to the moment we finally left. The exhibits and activities are wonderful! We will definitely be returning for a visit the next time we pass through Minnesota.

Smaller facility but they do a great job with the space they have! My kids (ages 8, 6, & 4) absolutely love this place! Awesome things to do, create and imagine! It will entertain your kids for hours!

This place is amazing! My kids love it here. Its quite impressive for a town the size of Mankato. So many things to do and something for everyone!

Lots of fun activities for kids. very clean

Great place for young children and babies! Its smaller which makes its easier to keep an eye on my very active 3 year old and its not so overwhelming like the one in the cities can be. I love the baby area for my 6 month old so he can crawl around and play too. We were able to pack a lunch and eat inside at tables which was so nice and very appreciated.

Awesome place in southern MN for kids and adults to spend time together

Its an amazing place. Our son loves in and probably would have played there all night. They have nice, polite workers. I love that they provide opportunity for special needs teens and adults to volunteer there!

Wonderful place to bring kids to explore and imagine. Great friendly staff!

Lots of things for kids to do. Lots of fun and learning too!

My family absolutely love going to the museum. With a yearly membership, we can go amd enjoy a afternoon that does not cost alot

Great place for kids to learn, play, and burn off some energy!

My kids love it here!

The kids love this place. Nice mix of fun and learning.

I have two adult children & 5 grandchildren, they all love the Childrens Museum! Always new things to learn and the way to get out of the Minnesota cold! Special adventures and events top off the already great times! So difficult to get the little ones to go home!! Always the top pleaser!

Very nice to have something like this around southern MN. Cant wait for warmer weather so we can go back and enjoy the outside activities.

I love the size of this place. The St. Paul Childrens museum is so big that it is easy to lose your kids and can be overwhelming. This one has lots of areas but it is all connected so you cant lose your kid! Way less overstimulating, too. Love it!

Great place with tons of activities for the kids!

Great place to bring grandkids

Nice variety of activities, clean, and helpful staff!

6 year old loved it but its a little expensive in the winter for what you get to look at. It is pretty cool that people are able to learn as much as they can about agriculture there.

This place is amazing. We live in the cities and I would come to this children’s museum over the real one any day! Every exhibit is engaging and fun. Way better than the one in St. Paul!

A huge fun awesome place to play!

We have gotten so much use out of the family membership! Even my 11 year old loves it!

So much fun for all ages!

Excellent activities for kids, great staff. Well worth getting a yearly membership

This place is great. We had a lot of fun here.

I was so impressed with the childrens museum. The space is not huge but there is a LOT for the kiddos to do. There is something for every interest. My son would still be there if we let him

We purchased a family membership because it just made more sense for my family of 6. We have made good use of it already! My kids love to explore and play for hours. The tree house area is sooo much fun! We also love the wind tunnel and kitchen area! Love this place. If youre in the area stop in and check it out!!

On the outside it looked very small compared to the St. Paul location but this location was packed full of fun for my four year old and 10 month old. It was clean, updated, very entertaining and the staff was great too! We will be back!

New place lots of different activities. Suggest getting a year pass. Very fun for kids.

Very cute place. Great place for children to get active and thinking

First time going here with my son and had a blast!!

Theres so much fun for kids of all ages.

Lots of fun things for kids to do!

Really loved this place. My kids loved the live animals and the tree house; the whole thing really. Really great place.

Great place to learn and play

The kids really love the activities and exhibits! The tree house is very fun for them and quite complex. We will visit again.

This is just about the perfect location to take your kids and have them explore their imaginations AND burn off some energy. Activities for all ages, from toddler to elementary. They also have great programming during the week. The only challenge is it would be nice, especially in the winter, to consider one or two nights of evening programming/hours to better accommodate working parents, if possible.

Great place to spend the day with children. Even have a baby area where they can crawl around and get away from the bigger kids. Indoor and outdoor fun for all! In addition, educators get in free with their school badge!

Great place for younger kids. Their setup is absolutely adorable! Younger kids can learn about the food cycle, older kids will have a blast in the tree house.

We had a blast! (As always - we visit often)

This is pretty much the one reason Im still living in Mankato. This museum is amazing and totally worth your time and money. Your kids will love it!

Great place to spend an afternoon with kids or grand kids! Very well maintained facility with a huge indoor tree house that was a huge hit with our birthday crew. Local artists have done several installations there with great results. Check it out!

Lots of activities for all different age groups.

So much fun for our boys, 2 and 4 years!

This was a great place! I will return with my grandchildren! Lots of different, entertaining things to do!

Incredible! You must stop here if you are local or tourist! Fun for all ages! Newborns to Grandpa!

Great place for kids to have fun!

Fun place to take you little kids. Lots for them to do. May be a little pricy

We had a great day playing!

We were here for our nieces birthday party. Its a great place for kids. So much to see and do :)

I Love playing in the Tree House with my kids!

We brought our granddaughter there over the weekend and she was loved it. They have a stage for cute performances and farm to grocery store type set up that she liked making meals.

Excellent childrens museum. Just dont have your toddler climb in the tree fort if they dont have the skills to get out. Nice mix of indoor and outdoor activities.