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Museo de los Ninos

Calle 4, al norte de la Avenida 9, San Jose, Costa Rica
506 258 4929
Ranked #12 of 36 attractions in San Jose
4.0 of 5 stars 42 Reviews
Type: Children’s Museums
Useful Information: Activities for older children, Activities for young children
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

Lots of wonderful displays and hands on exhibits. My 4yr old like lots of the things, and some of the staff was on hand to explain the concepts of various areas. Better for those even just a little bit older, however.

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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

This an inexpensive fun activity to do with your kids. I don't have kids, but I enjoyed it. If you're into architectural stuff, this is a very cool building.

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Atenas
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012

It retains some of the original prison, has sections of the museum directed toward children and also artwork for adults.

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Southbridge, Massachusetts
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012

This place was fantastic! I took my wife and 16 month old. My daughter had a great time, and got tired out before we saw it all. it is geared toward much older kids though. TONS to see and do. More activities for kids than any other museum I've been to. Somethings are a bit more 'dangerous' that would be... More

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Bournemouth
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012

Nice place for children to learn, need to update it. Can't compare it to children museum's in other parts of the world, like USA or around Europe.

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San Jose, Costa Rica
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27 reviews 27 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 March 2012

A very interactive museum where children can touch, play and learn!!

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San Jose, Costa Rica
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 March 2012

Kids love this place, they can touch and play with everything in the museum. If you are not bringing kids you will probably get bored.Make sure to get and leave i taxi, there are some dangerous neighborhoods not that far away

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Escazu, Costa Rica
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10 reviews 10 reviews
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 March 2012

For about $2 a day your kids will have a blast. My daughter loves the giant chessboard. The slanted house is an experience out of this world.

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Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica
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13 reviews 13 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 February 2012

This is walking distance from the Best Western Hotel Downtown. It was and old Costa Rician prison. Now it is a museum for children. The architecture is wonderful, very impressive.

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Dominical
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21 reviews 21 reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012

always fun, good activities, god structure, unfortunately bad location is really difficult think if I will like to visit often!! NOoo because the location.

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