Very nicely setup, employees are walking around constantly sanitizing everything and keeping things clean. Very limited on the number of people that can be in there at a time. My daughters loved it, as they always have!

This place is AWESOME! Everything you need for hours of entertainment for your toddler or young child.

Come drink a cocktail, spill it on your shoes as you watch gorgeous sea creatures from the Philippines and lots of other ecosystems. Say hello to Claude, the albino alligator! Walk through the spherical rain forest and sit in the glass fish tunnel. Its all very biological and fun. It appears everyone here is on a hot date but plenty of fun groups too. In the summer, you can watch the sunset from the roof, where there is a sustainable garden.

We had such a wonderful day. Very clean

Its so much fun! I love that its small and once level. Its easy to let the kids just run and parents can sit and watch . They have an area for concessions that you can relax at as well. Awesome membership prices if you get any kind of assistance.

My three year old had so much fun here, she could stay open to close. The water table and the air tunnels are very cool! So much to do, and pretty clean for the constant amount of chaos going on. If we lived closer, wed get a pass, would be well worth it in the cold winter months when you cant play outside. All around, fun and educational for bot me and my daughter.

Launch Pad is considered a childrens museum. Its family friendly and hands on.There are at least 12 different areas that kids can explore including a small spaceship, a news room (with functional camera, lights, and costumes), a two story barn (with interactive garden and a hen house with chickens for puppets). Some areas even include videos or posters discussing the ties that Iowa has with certain exhibits such as the farm area. They also show how nature works such as the large running water display which carries toy boats downstream or a little pond where kids can catch magnetic fish with poles. They also have a large scale that kids can stand on that tells them how much they weigh compared to leaves, milk cartons, apples, etc. Another monitor allows you to travel the world and hear how people in other countries greet each other.A group of ten of us (3 adults, 7 kids) visited and we loved it! The building was clean and organized and the staff was fantastic! At $8 per person this place is well worth the price! They also have season passes if you frequent Sioux City often. If youre taking a trip to a neighboring state you may also come across one of the dozens of other locations they have in other small and large cities.

It was really interesting and fun there. First time going and would go again.

Awesome place for families. Socorra’s preforming Arts preformed there before Christmas. You won’t be disappointed with your visit!!

We took my son and a couple of his friends for his 4th birthday in December. They all loved it and my son asks at least once a week since if we can go back. ... Very hands on, imaginative play. Great for crawling ages up to at least 7 or 8 years old. ... Hope they expand their funding and budget to make it bigger and more to do. A great adventure option for our Sioux Land area.

This year will be my 3rd time renewing 1yr membership i got 3 girls and 1boy and they love it everytime we go thanx to all.

The kids always enjoy coming here. Staff is always so very friendly and the place always seems very cleaned

Educational fun for all kids! There are many things for kids of all ages to do and explore. Play stations include a restaurant and ice cream stand, a building area with wood and nuts and bolts. There is a puppet stage and a play TV studio with lights and cameras. There is a farm area and a life size cow to milk! A climbing area for the older kids will burn off a lot of energy. They have a giant water table that has many boats and a fishing pond. There is a closed off area for the little ones to play without bigger kids.

Safety policies in place and being followed! Comfortable with my son attending

Kids love to come here. Very clean and friendly staff.

Launch Pad offers a great variety of exhibits for infants to children 10+. My kids could easily spend hours there. If you plan on going there a lot look into the yearly membership. It will be a lot less for more time.

Lots of fun for kids, would recommend for grade school and younger. Usually busy when we go but theres enough room that it doesnt feel crowded. Can probably spend a few hours here each time we go

We were a little reluctant to bring my two year olds to LaunchPad because it seemed geared toward older kids, but they loved it! They spent a lot of time playing at each station and were determined not to be outdone by the older kids. I was impressed with how clean everything was. We will certainly be back.

We wished we had something like this in St. Cloud MN so we could do a season pass. Well worth the money. Kids could easily keep busy for hours. We spent almost 3 hours there.

My kids loved LaunchPAD. We live in the NW corner of Iowa, about an hour and 40 mins from Sioux City, and planned our afternoon around visiting LaunchPAD. Id never heard of it until I started seeing tv adverts for their Sloppy Science fundraising day. My kids are nine and 10 years old, so when we first walked in, I was a little disheartened that they might think it was a little immature for them and that theyd lose interest in the activities soon after we arrived. After about 15 minutes there, my qualms gave way to relief as I watched them flit from station to station. And after about 30 minutes, my 10 year old daughter, whos a bit reserved in new situations, put on an apron and hat & got to work behind the ice cream counter. I watched while my son and daughter role played together and with other kids as I havent seen them like that in a couple years! They were both so impressed with it and when we were leaving at closing time, my daughter asked if we could come back the following day. Unfortunately, because of the long drive its not something we can do regularly, but well definitely go again before school being in a few weeks, and itll be a go-to place when needing to break the monotony in the colder months. I thought the admission price was fair, snacks are limited but priced well, and the toys for sale are priced from $2 and up. I just wish I had a few more years than I do before they grow out of LaunchPAD!Highly recommend! Worth the (almost) two hour drive to Sioux City and well be back!

Had an amazing afternoon with the kids! Lots to do and plenty of things for everyone there. The water table is awesome!!

Good place for the children to play!

Wonderful! Primary focus on younger children. A lot of opportunities for hands-on experiences. Good for social interactions. Great staff.

Out daughter LOVES LaunchPAD! Annual membership paid for itself in just a few visits.

What a wonderful place! There is so much to see and do. My kids absolutely love it. The membership is so worth it. There are a ton of interactive learning stations and a huge variety of ways to engage the children. Theyre not just playing, theyre learning. They also have a ton great events all the time. Such a great place to bring your kids.

Great little childrens museum however very small compared to others we had been to. If you do not mind small it was great! It had a nice variety of things for kids to do and was great for a short day trip.

Friendly, kids love playing there have so much fun.

Absolutely great place to take your kids to have fun and run off energy. Very different play environment and educational. Good Luck trying to get your kids out of there! Lol *SERIOUSLY*

Great friendly staff! Always clean! My 5 year old and 3 year old boys love it! We go about 2x a month with our annual membership! Totally worth the money!

Fun experience, kinda pricey but its worth it, the exhibits are to teach kids and the interactivity is great for young kids. The river table is fun and teaches kids about running water and how water flows. The super market models what a real one is like and the realism is what could help kids know what to look for at a real store. Very fun for all ages.

My kids love it, I just wish adults werent charged $8 All my friends and family agree we would all come more often if adults didnt have a few .

Great place for smaller children to keep them entertained for awhile.

It is a great place for young kids to explore hands on. So many things to learn by doing it for themselves and not being talked at. I wish there was even more of it!

I went here with my preschool class. The children love to go and play with education learning. Great place for kids

All my grandkids love going there! There is such a variety of things to do!

This place is amazing for any age children. I bring my nephews 10, 11,12 and 15 years old and all of them were enjoying everything. It was so much fun even for me. We spent like 4 hours until they closed. Great place. I highly recommend it!!

Great place for kids to have fun, and learn at the same time! Sioux City is lucky to have such a great place for our youth!

My kids love it. They are able to run around and get lots of energy out. Plus they can learn a little while they play so thats always great. Its almost impossible to get them to leave.

My grandson loved this place. He cant wait to go again our next visit to SC.

Similar competitors dont charge for adults. Otherwise would be 5 stars. Adults dont use the equipment. Why are they paying?

The kids loved it! So many things to do, never bored for a second.

Always an amazing time and the staff is amazing and super helpful

Great place for young children

I love the launchpad its amazing you should go!

Our children all 8 and under had a blast. They, as well as my wife and I, were entertained for 3+ hours. The play areas were all clean and the staff was very friendly and helpful!

Good use of a couple hours. They also have a central place for babies to crawl around as well.

We drove down from the Sioux Falls area, and our 7, 4, and 2 year-olds had a blast. My only gripe is that other parents were leaving the areas in shambles after their tornadoes went through (the mock grocery store, for example), or just not watching them at all. Dont come here expecting to take a break from parenting while your kids run amok.Being from up north, its hard not to compare it to the childrens museum in Brookings. This one is very similar in features, but smaller. Given the choice, I think we prefer Brookings, but its due to them having a little more due to size, not because of any shortcomings on LaunchPADs part.#letsguide

Loved good place to hang out with your kids

My family loves this place, we can spend hours there every time we go. We have the annual membership and it is well worth it. You can go in anytime and it usually pays for itself. I highly recommend this place if you have small kids.

Its a very nice place for the city. Our toddlers love it, but even high schoolers weve taken enjoy tinkering with the exhibits, Target audience is largely Pre-K through early elementary school.

Wats better than seeing your kid grow I know I didnt

Great place for the little kids. Our grandkids love it. Fun for infants to toddlers and pre- teens

It is a fun childrens museum with lots to do for the kids. They have lots of building opportunities, pretend play in the pizza, ice cream and grocery stores. There is a great climbing structure, farm related activities and a toddler only area. If we lived in Sioux City we would definitely frequent this place!

This was a awesome place to have a. party and fun time with friends/ family. we all spent the whole after moon there . had a blast. well differently come again and again . the kids had endless things to do and playing time .

Went there with the kids before but its very expensive its really nice that you can afford it though lots and lots of things to do in there

Such a fun place! My 3 year old had a blast, who am I kidding? I had a blast too! Multiple activities for various ages and learning. Will definitely go back.

My toddler has the time of his life and so did my little brother, who is almost 15. Its inexpensive, spacious and fun for the whole family.

Great place for many ages of children! My 1 year old niece had just as much fun as my 11 year old nephew!

Pretty neat place. More geared towards younger kids 3-5 but my 10 year old still had fun running around with me and the 4 year old

It was the best place ever.

A great place for kids. They get a lot out of the experience and want to come back.

Fun do young kids under 10

It is an amazing learning experience for kids

Great learning place for kids. Especially to let out some energy. Worth the year pass price.

Awesome as always! Love this place!

Always so much fun for all the kiddos!

Great well constructed interactive childrens exhibits. Wide range of subjects and local resources. Clean restrooms. Lots of family restrooms. Friendly staff. Free parking. Good location. We will be back.

Great open space for kids to play, both young and not so young! Good variety of activities showcasing farming and water works. Great place to burn energy!

We love bringing our little here, and even bought a yearly membership! I just wish there were hours past 430 on the weeknights (except Thursday, of course) for us working parents!

Fun for little kids. Great value for the money.

We visited with a 2 and 7 year old. Both of them had a wonderful time. So many interactive areas. So much to see and do. The 7 year old asked the next day if we could go back. They have a little snack bar with drinks. Really fun place. We highly recommend it.

So many neat things for kids to do and learn about. Farm-to-Market displays including milking a cow, water activities, safe climbing, etc. Staff is professional, courteous, and committed. Great for a family-friendly fun day!

My son loves going to launchpad and their toddler adventures. As a plus there is a nursing room too for moms with littler ones too. Totally was unaware of that for a while but after I learned that it helps us stay a bit longer.

My daughters, 6 &1 love it here.Always changing exhibits with new and exciting things to keep busy.I would highly recomend them to anyone with little.

Perfect place to bring the kids. Always something to do.

Excellent fun for the family! While I feel it is especially geared for the 4-6 age range, it is good for all ages. I took 4 kids aged 2-11 and none of them were ready to leave after 3 hours. Fun and educational!

I visited twice this week with my 4-year-old. He loved it. I found the $8 entrance price high, but appreciated that teachers are FREE and they accepted my out-of-town teacher health insurance card as evidence. Our visit Wednesday late afternoon was excellent. Our visit today (mid-day Friday) was less so. When we arrived, there was a large day camp group there, and the facility was packed. The centers were a mess and LP staff nor day camp teachers were helping keep them organized or at times safe and fun. I made a complaint to the front desk about the behavior of two day campers. The LP staff member I talked to apologized and told me LP was short staffed. I asked for a manager, but those on site were in a meeting. Overall, I think LaunchPad is a great entertainment addition to Sioux City for people with little ones in their lives. I think they have some customer service kinks to work out and day camp/school group expectations to set and reinforce.

A fun place for the kids. Lots to see and do.

For this place not being very big the are really a lot of things to do here. They have play grocery stores, ice cream shop, pizza place, a huge water area with aprons and a hand dryer, a climbing area, farm area an area to build with wood and nuts and bolts and a TV stage. There are a couple more areas. $100 for a year membership is very reasonable

Excellent toys for kids of all ages

Had loads of fun with the grandkids!

Great place for kids. Lots for all ages to do.

Great activities from the huge flowing water table to play grocery store and more!

So much for the kids to do, wonderful place for adults to get involved with the kids or just sit back and watch.

My kids love this place! The staff are so friendly and its so clean!

Kids had an absolute blast! Very fun for both a 1 year old and a 4 year old. Lots of activites, you need a minimum of an hour and probably more like two hours. Very spendy though. That was the one big bummer.

So much fun and a great place to bring the grandchildren

The girls loved it

Kids loved it! Very clean.

Great way to let your kids explore and develope. It would be so extra special if they had free wifi for daddy to just chill and enjoy the sound of screaming children in the distance.Not a dead beat dad and I love my kids but 4 hours of drinking fake tea is too much. Help me escape with some internet please.

Very kid friendly and interactive.

Dont get me wrong, the LaunchPAD museum is great but I only have a few gripes. It is actually very small compared to other ones I have been to so it doesnt really incorporate a whole-day adventure like some of them do. My 8 year old daughter still loved it. The only other gripe that I had was that a lot of their things were broken at the time I went.

Super fun, good sight lines for watching multiple kids from center of building. High ceilings a plus!

We go there to enjoy gatherings with our adult kids & our many grandchildren & friends, with their children, as well..

Lots of fun. Smaller than some but kids enjoyed.

This is the best place for kids in town! So many fun things for kids of all ages.

Great place for kids, very educational and fun annual membership is a reasonable price!!

Incredible childrens museum

This place is really special! So many cool activities for kids to try out. Kids can have a ton of fun while learning in the process.

My kids love it here. Friendly staff, well kept and tons of activities for the kids to learn and have fun with.