Discovery Museum, Massachusetts, United States
4.5 (43 reviews) Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Spent Ranking #1 in Acton Science Museums • Children's Museums
Fun and educating
Discovery Museum is a hands-on museum for families that blends science, nature, and play. The museum and its Discovery Woods accessible outdoor nature playscape and 550 sf treehouse blend the best of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) learning on a beautiful 4.5-acre campus abutting 180 acres of conservation land in Acton, MA, about 20 miles west of Boston. Originally founded in 1982 and expanded to two museums in 1987, the museum reopened in a single, 16,000sf accessible building after a complete renovation and expansion in early 2018. Hands-on, open-ended exhibits developed by professional educators inspire curiosity and exploration, providing a fun and engaging experience for children and adults to discover their world together.
Address
177 Main St Route 27, Acton, MA 01720-3647
Mobile
Website
http://www.discoveryacton.org/
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday : 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday : 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday : 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday : 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday : 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Sunday : 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Current local date and time now
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 16:19
User Ratings
4.5 based on (43 reviews)
Reviews
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5SouthEndTraveler 5:00 PM Jul 31, 2021
Fun outing for family with kids
This is a great place to spend a few hours with the kids. The Discovery Museum has great exhibits and lots of hands-on activities for kids. It has similar themes to other children's museums: water, gravity, electricity, art, music/sound, etc. Their facility is in great shape and easy to get around. All the staff we met were helpful and professional. We also greatly appreciated the mask policy (required for anyone 2 or older as of July 2021). After all, who wants to be in a building full of unvaccinated people (all children) with no masks at this point...not us, thank you very much! Price is not cheap, but right in line with other museums. We arrived in the morning, spent about 90 minutes inside, ate our own picnic lunch on a table outside and then spent another hour or so with the kids playing outside. Fun day for kids ages 6 and 8.
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5Donna M 5:00 PM Mar 4, 2020
Great for school kids
I visited this museum by myself on a Free Fun Friday. It was fun seeing the hoards of children enjoying the various activities. It would be more fun with a child of elementary school age. This is geared to that age group and would probably be somewhat boring to older children.
