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Great Lakes Children's Museum


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 19 attractions in Traverse City
Traveller Description: Creative play at the Water Table
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Attraction type: Speciality museum
Address: 13240 S West Bay Shore Drive Traverse City, MI 49684
Tel: 231-932-4526
Fax: 231-932-7597

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3 of 5 stars
Flint, MI
30 Nov 2009

Our children are young (1 & 3) so they really aren't much into the "science" thing yet, but we thought this would be a good place to take them to play as it was too cold to hit any of the playscapes or the beach. We spent about 2 hours there, my husband thought it was a bit pricey ($6... more

30 Oct 2009

There's lots of fun stuff to do for a smaller children's museum. We were pleasantly surprised that Traverse City even had a hands-on museum. The girls and I played at the water table for a long time. Our youngest loved playing dress-up in the lighthouse. Close to town and free parking made it easy to get there. Both girls want... more

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3 of 5 stars
Traverse City
25 Oct 2009

A good attempt to have a scientific type of experience for the kids. the previous review of the WET water cycle is bunk. the kids dont get wet and the water cycle experience is inpenetrable to a child, it is not very well doen, being a big hampster tube with a slide and some thunder and rain type decorations. the... more

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5 of 5 stars
Traverse City, Michigan
10 Aug 2004
10
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Visiting this hands-on museum with my family is such fun! Where else can you find a life-sized, WET!, and accurate representation of the water cycle through all of its phases? At the water table, kids don vinyl aprons and redirect the "river's" flow. The water cycle re-enactment takes up a good quarter of the museum, with a sun to evaporate... more

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Great Lakes Children's Museum Address

13240 S West Bay Shore Drive, Traverse City, MI 49684
Tel: 231-932-4526 Fax: 231-932-7597