Many cities have kid-centric museums that are built around interactive science exhibits, and the Miami Children’s Museum (980 Macarthur Causeway, 305/373-5437, http://miamichildrensmuseum.org [1], 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily, $15, $12 Florida residents, children under 1 free) certainly has its share of science-fair-type exhibits. But this is one of only a few children’s museums that actually appears to have been designed by children.
Kids can go grocery shopping, learn how to take care of their pets, hang out with teddy bears, bang on musical instruments, pretend they’re on television, learn about saving money—much to the delight of elementary school–age children.
Everything at the Miami Children’s Museum is done in a way that’s designed to pique the interest of actual children (rather than soothe the needs of the adults who are accompanying them), and the eye-level displays are enormously fun, engaging, and slyly educational.
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[1] http://miamichildrensmuseum.org