Chesapeake Children's Museum

25 Silopanna Rd., Annapolis, MD 21403 | 410-990-1993 | Web site »

Neighborhood:

Annapolis

Type:

Children's Museum

hours:

Thurs-Tues10 am-4 pm

Admission:

$3

Quick Take

This facility is more like a well-equipped playroom than a museum.

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This is more like a well-equipped playroom than a museum, but it does hold younger children's attention. A shopping center storefront has been filled with such playthings as dress-up clothes, a large climbable tugboat, a tabletop Brio train set, a well-equipped art area and aquariums sporting lizards, a snake, a turtle and a frog. Kids can play with a handful of computers and an actual dentist's chair. Not nearly as large as the Capital Children's Museum, or nearly as educational as anything by the Smithsonian, the Chesapeake Children's Museum is still fun, and you can feel virtuous as you watch other parents walk right past it to the Chuck E. Cheese a few doors down.

-- John Kelly and Craig Stoltz

Words to the wise: Since it's rather modest, this place probably isn't worth a trip of any great distance. It's a better bet if you're heading for or live in the Annapolis area.

Notes: The shopping center offers plenty of food options.

 
 
 
 
 

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a good play time

Posted by mfbalacki | Sep 02, 2011 | Mark as Inappropriate

The only thing wrong with this "Museum" is its name. It's really a play center and my grandchildren love it! Anytime they visit they ask to go there. Staff have always been courteous. It's a little shabby but the kids don't notice. Give it a try!

It's Okay, but there are a lot better choices.

Posted by L0hach02 | Jun 06, 2011 | Mark as Inappropriate

This is a very small operation. I was a part of a group from an elementary school. We took 75 students. Everyone at the center was very nice. The kids went into the small center. The animals are in small aquariums or cages. We saw snakes, a few fish and turtles, a rabbit and a chinchilla. Lots of toys and a dress-up room. Each child was able to create a craft item. The supplies were very similar to home craft items (construction paper, paper towel rolls, glitter, markers, scissors, etc. Wear shoes and clothes appropriate for the outdoors. We ate at picnic tables, went on a hike and played a game outside.

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