Plan Your Visit

Hours:

Winter hours

September – May: Wednesday – Saturday 10am-4pm; Sunday 1pm-4pm

Closed Mondays and Tuesdays

Summer hours

June – August: Tuesday – Saturday: 10am-4pm; Sunday 1pm-4pm

Closed Mondays

Admission:

$5 per person
Free to Museum members and children age 1 and UNDER
ERIE ZOO MEMBERS: SPECIAL DISCOUNT - Present your ERIE ZOO membership card with photo ID through the rest of December, January and February and receive BUY ONE GET ONE FREE admissions! (only valid to those with an ERIE ZOO membership)

Directions:
From I-90, take I-79 North to the Bayfront Highway heading east. Turn right on State Street. Turn left on East 4th Street. Turn right on French Street. The Children's Museum will be on the right side. Metered parking is available on both sides of French Street and on East 4th & 5th streets. There is a parking ramp available on East 2nd Street.

Parking:
Metered parking is available on 5th Street, State Street and French Street.

Places to Eat:
expERIEnce Children's Museum offers a small snack area inside the Museum (seats 10-12) where you can enjoy the lunch or snack you brought. June 1st - Aug 31st our outdoor courtyard with limited seating is available. Please call for more information about these snack areas.

We are also within walking distance to Perry Square, Erie's downtown park, where there are plenty of benches and open grass spaces for sitting.

Restaurants within the city block are: Subway, Quiznos, McDonalds, Pufferbelly Restaurant, MarketPlace Grill, and Molly Brannigan’s.