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The Great Explorations in St. Petersburg Florida is the ideal destination where creativity comes to life.

As the first children’s museum in Tampa Bay, it aims to stimulate learning through play, creativity, and exploration with a safe, hands-on practical learning environment. Throughout the years, the museum helps children learn through curated learning experiences.

A close look at Great Explorations in St. Petersburg Florida

For over 30 years, Great Explorations in St. Petersburg Florida has been a long-standing children’s museum in Tampa Bay offering practical learning applications via a proven creative curriculum.

If you’re planning to bring your children to Great Explorations, you can choose from Play, Learn and Grow.

Play

At Great Explorations, children can allow their imagination to grow with a variety of exhibits and activities they’ll enjoy and learn from.

Exhibits

The museum partners with the local community to enhance creative play. Some of the exhibits offer real-life, practical learning experiences such as:

• Augmented Reality (AR) Sandbox is an interactive sandbox that turns sand into a dynamic world of mountains and waterways.
• I Dream in Lego allows children to make use of their imagination to create unique structures with blocks.
• Build It involves tables of different building materials that allow both children and adults to tap into their inner architect.
• Great Beginnings is a dedicated space for young children. It’s specially designed with early development, creative exploration, and fine and gross motor skills in mind. Guests can play and learn in a child-oriented, immersive farm setting.
• Live On Air will allow guests to experience the thrill of seeing themselves on TV.
• Longo’s Cove is the central focus of the museum which is an interactive getaway for the young ones.
• STEAM Station is a kids-sized science lab that showcases multi-use spaces to introduce STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) topics via experiments, hands-on components, and demonstrations.
• My First Market is a child-sized Publix supermarket that teaches the value of making healthy eating choices in a familiar, yet fascinating environment of a supermarket.
• For All Animals offers children the importance of caring for pets and how to keep them healthy.
• My Checkup is an interactive zone focusing on health, safety, fitness, and nutrition.
• Imagination Playground offers children a chance to build whatever they want with oversized soft blocks.
• Morris’ Pizza Kitchen is an interactive zone where children can take pizza orders, prepare pizzas, and serve guests.
• Express Yourself Art Studio allows children to create magnetic sculptures, work on something in the craft station or learn how to sculpt with clay.
• Engine Company 15 Fire House allows children to learn the importance of a fire safety plan at home and how to stay safe in a fire.

If you want to learn more about admissions and memberships, click here.

Celebrate one-of-a-kind birthdays

Planning a birthday party for your child? Great Explorations Children’s Museum is an ideal place. You can choose from a variety of options to customize your party into an unforgettable event.

The birthday party room can accommodate up to 36 people. If you’re planning to celebrate your child’s birthday, 30 persons are allowed for free (including you and the celebrant) and each additional guest above the count is $8 per person.

If you want to learn more about the basic birthday party package, click here.

Learn

At Great Explorations, the hands-on approach to learning not only stimulates creativity but also supports practical real-life solutions, allowing children to reach their full potential.

At Early Explorations Preschool, it sparks inspiring play to promote creativity. The creative curriculum has been effective in stimulating growth with award-winning teachers, low teacher-to-student ratios, and a 100% success rate. There are 7 newly renovated classrooms.

If you want to learn more about the preschool curriculum, click here.

Grow

The museum holds a handful of major fundraising events yearly, with the support of sponsors and volunteers.

The museum offers free admissions and memberships, program scholarships, community, and school outreach, and non-profit support.

Museum Store

Don’t forget to drop by at the Museum Store. Check out the selection of great gifts, toys, and educational items that can bring fun while learning.

Hours of operation

Monday – Saturday

• 10:30 AM – 4 PM

Sunday

• 12 – 4 PM

What people are saying about Great Explorations Children’s Museum

“My 2-year-old loves this museum, there’s a lot to do, children have fun in an amazing way. The place is absolutely a perfect one, cleanliness, and a great staff quality service!!”

“We decided to stop in after going through the botanical garden next door. My 6-year-old loved every bit of it! The vet station was her favorite, but she also really enjoyed the art area and Legos. Seems like a membership would be a great deal for those that live nearby, but for a visitor the prices were still pretty good for a one-time stop. The staff were consistently walking around cleaning, so I felt safe letting her play.”

“We have an annual membership which is worth it because the kids would go every weekend if they could. Heck, they might even go every day, but I don’t want them inside all day. Lots of fun stations. Plenty of space to run around. The only problem with this place is that they close early. Great for a rainy day!”

“This place is beyond my wildest expectations! What a great place for kids to explore and learn. There are so many cool centers and awesome experiments for kids to do, create art, and participate in imaginative and physical play. I visited while on vacation with my 3-year-old and was thoroughly amazed!”

“This is a great place to spend time with your children. Highly recommended!”

“So much fun! But very busy, a little overwhelming for a little one. I recommend going on a weekday.”

“Great place to take the kids on a rainy day. Lots to do inside with multiple exhibits and areas for the kids to play. Indoor climbing area with different levels that the kids enjoyed. Price seemed to be fair and worth it for the couple hours we were there.”

“A great spot for kids to explore, learn, and create! There are options for a membership which are a great option if you live close by, there are lots for kids to do and science demonstrations! Lots of activities and building tables and things for parents and adults to stay busy with too! There are also Groupon deals from time to time!”

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Final thoughts

Great Explorations in St. Petersburg Florida is the ideal destination to allow your children to get creative in various ways. It’s all about fun and learning at the same time. So, what are you waiting for? If you’re heading over to St. Petersburg soon, set aside a day for your child to enjoy what Great Explorations has to offer.

Great Explorations Children’s Museum
1925 4th St N,
St. Petersburg, FL 33704
PHONE: (727) 821-8992

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