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Minnesota Children’s Museum

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www.mcm.org
10 West Seventh Street, St. Paul
24-hr. info. 651-225-6000 / Customer Service 651-225-6001

Minnesota Children’s Museum is one of the gems of Saint Paul. The museum offers a wide range of activities and galleries for children of all ages. It is a great family venue, especially if you have children whose ages span several years. Infants and toddlers will enjoy the Habitot room, where they can touch and explore to their hearts content in a safe and enclosed manner, while older children will enjoy open-ended art projects and a wide array of ever-changing activities. The museum offers daily story times, music times and countless special exhibits and events throughout the year.

The museum is home to seven galleries. Admission is about $8 per person, but the third Sunday of each month is FREE! A family membership is very reasonable and pays for itself within a few visits. You can also access the museum for free by checking out a Passport to Play at your local library. This pass allows you to check out a free admission pass for your family to play together at the museum. Minnesota Children’s Museum is a non-profit institution. It can exist and be available for free or reduced admission for under served families and communities because families who can pay, do pay and are part of an appreciated and vital group of generous donors. The museum is also available for special events and birthday parties.

The museum is located on the corner of Seventh and Wabasha streets in downtown St. Paul. Discounted parking is available at the parking ramp, kitty-corner from the Museum on Wabasha and 7th Streets. Pick up a parking coupon at the Museum Box Office.

Passport to Play: How Does it Work?
1. Check out a Passport to Play at any Saint Paul Public Library location. Adults 18 and older may check out a passport with a registered library card. One passport may be checked out per family. The Passports are very popular! Please call your library to check availability.

2. Bring your family to Minnesota Children’s Museum and present the Passport to Play at the box office for free admission for up to six people. There must be at least one adult for every five children.

3. Leave the Passport at the Museum box office. It will be checked in and returned to the Library for you.

4. The loan period for the Passport to Play is 1 week. Overdue fine is $1.00 per pass per day with a maximum fine of $10.

Habitot® Tuesday at the Children’s Museum
No groups are scheduled at the Museum on the first, third and fifth Tuesdays of every month, so the environment is especially friendly for children 4 years and younger.