WELCOME! First time visitors, please complete our waiver.
Hours
Monday & Tuesday: Closed to the public. (Call for private field trips.)
Wednesday: 9:30am-1:30pm
Thursday: 9:30am-1:30pm and 5pm-8pm
Friday: 9:30am-1:30pm
Saturday: 10am-5pm
Sunday: 12pm-5pm
Museum will be closed on these days:
January 1, New Year’s Day
April 9, Easter Sunday
July 4, Fourth of July
Saturday of the Akron Marathon
November 23, Thanksgiving Day
December 24, Christmas Eve
December 25, Christmas Day
December 31, New Year’s Eve
Admission
Adult - $7
Kid - $7
Infants under 1 are free.
Veterans receive a $1 discount.
ACM is part of Museums for All: Any guest who presents their Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or WIC card upon arrival will be given an admission price of $2.00 per person for up to 4 adults or children.
Annual Family Memberships start at just $65 and include free parking.
Reciprocal Admission
Members of Association of Children's Museums' Reciprocal Network receive 50% off regular admission for up to 6 people (including the cardholder, who must be present). Bring your membership card with the red RN logo to receive this discount. Please visit the ACM website for a complete listing of participating museums.
Policies
All children under the age of 18 visiting the Children’s Museum must be accompanied by an adult 18 years of age or older. For safety sake, we remind you that all adult visitors must supervise the children in their party at all times.
We require all guests to wear proper attire, including tops, bottoms, and shoes, appropriate for a family facility. The Children’s Museum is a drug free, tobacco free, non-smoking campus, including e-cigarettes.
Directions & Parking
Parking is available in the O’Neil’s/State Street Parking Deck at 51 W. State Street (behind Barley House) for $2 when you have your parking ticket validated at the Children’s Museum (free for members). Deck parking is free on the weekends.
More parking information and directions.
After you park, take the elevator to the ground level, take a right to go under the breezeway, and doors to the museum are straight ahead. If you are coming through Lock 3 Park, an entrance door is to the left under the red awning; ground level of the parking deck.