Kids absolutely loved it and so did me and my husband! Had tons of fun playing with our kids at many of the interactive zones.

To preface - I am writing this review as a mom of a 1.5 and 2.5 year old but providing my insight as a former homeschooled child (2nd grade - 6th grade) visiting museums ad nauseam. The set up of this museum is underwhelming but overwhelming in the moment. After purchasing tickets, you walk immediately into a water table area which is quite large but hard for little kids to interact with the water. By little kids, I mean 1.5 (walking age) to 3 yo old. Big kids are running around and throwing balls into the water and there are maybe 5 step stools total to use to reach the water. It might be a nice add to have a little kids water area attached to the larger water table. Plus the seating for parents are plastic Adirondack chairs. Maybe they're easier to clean or replace but additional benches might be a better use of the seating. All in all, it's a rather jolting start to the museum experience. Next, you have to go back out to the lobby area to catch ONE elevator to go up to the second and third floors. The second floor was so packed, we could hardly get off the elevator. I have to preface, we are in spring break but I kid you not, every single station and toy was being used and the kids were FERAL. Bigger kids were running around, shoving younger kids out of the way (lord of the flys iykyk) which is understandable cause 6-9 year old are hyped up too. But the set up was really hard to go from one area to the next without elbowing someone in the face. The stations were cool but the flow is not the best. Speaking for 6-9 year olds too, it seemed hard for them to really play cause there were so many little kids in the way. I'm not sure how to combat something like this (accommodate for diff age ranges) but there was simply not enough space overall. And no big jungle gym or trampoline area or plastic ball area with nets for the opportunity to fling their little kid bodies around. The third floor was extremely underwhelming and a poor use of space. I think the skeleton of the dinosaur takes up way too much room and the space can be utilized a lot better by brining it down to the area with the train set. Upstairs could be a huge opportunity for a jungle gym, plastic ball pits or netting or airplanes or something else that is a lot more interactive. I feel like the set up of the museum is off. There is no natural flow and people get stuck in each of the stations. Especially if you have multiple kids you're trying to chase, it's kinda a nightmare. All in all, we won't be returning until the kids are older and it's way too hot outside to do anything else. read more

This place is seriously packed during spring break around 11 AM. We were trying to figure out something to do with my seven-year-old son on a Tuesday during spring break. We get free children museum tickets through my husband's work so this seemed like a no-brainer. We were pretty slow getting ready in the morning, but I was hopeful that since it was a Tuesday, it wouldn't be super packed. I knew it was spring break, but I was hoping that people would be traveling for spring break. I was wrong. It was crazy. The ground floor and the third floor, where there were the dinosaurs were manageable. If I only saw those floors, I would think this isn't that bad. It was the second floor, where all the people were. On the second floor in the area, where there's the pretend shopping area, the fire station, and other things, there were parents just standing around because it was too packed to go into the section. I'm lucky that my son is not adverse to crowds, and he ran in and out of areas pretty quickly, but if I had a child that didn't like chaos, I would avoid this place. I remember before going right when they open and it wasn't that crowded, so I think that's the best game plan is hit this place up right when it opens and then leave around 11 when it starts getting really crowded. All the exhibits are pretty cute. This is a nice place to bring the kids where there aren't screens. They seem to learn a lot. We ended up spending only about half an hour because a lot of the areas was so busy, and again I didn't feel bad leaving quickly since the tickets were free for us. Park in the Poe garage, you want to go up to the fourth floor to the section closest to the museum and it's really easy to get to the museum from there. Parking was about six dollars for two hours. It was really easy for us to walk to grab a bite to eat after we left the museum. I really like this location, because it's very convenient to spend a day in downtown Tampa. read more

Amazing place! Grandchildren always have a great time when we come here. From making pizzas, to the ice cream parlor, ambulance and the new fort area. Their imaginations and play are refreshing to watch. Just watching them be children, play, laugh and use their imagination takes me back before tablets took over. I definitely recommend this place for parents and Grandparents to take their precious ones to. read more

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Cool museum. Not the best but it is hard to compete with the museum of natural history that is nearby. This place did have some cool art and this temporary tricerotops though. This museum is more for kids as an entire floor is a playground type thing. It is called a children museum so it makes sense. It is also on riverwalk which is one if the most beautiful river walks in the entire country read more

Glazer Children's Museum - dinosaur tricerotops - Children's Museums Near Me - Tampa, Florida

That's how many field trips visitors were at the museum today. It didn't feel safe at all. We turned around and left 5 minutes in. So much for "The maximum visitor capacity of the Glazer Children's Museum is 350 for standing events and 250 for seated events." Not sure who these rules are for. Regretting getting a membership since it keeps happening every week read more

Glazer Children's Museum - So much for "The maximum visitor capacity of the Glazer Children's Museum is 350 for standing events and 250 for seated events." - Children's Museums Near Me - Tampa, Florida

Glazer's Children Museum is a great venue to take your children to if you're ever in the heart of downtown Tampa, Florida. It's in a great location, sitting between the Tampa-Hillsborough Public Library, Tampa Museum of Art, and the Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. So while making the Glazer's Museum the main event, you can take your children to the park or along the Tampa Riverwalk afterwards. With the William F Poe (Poe) Parking Garage conveniently located next to it, you can enjoy a relatively hassle-free drive to the venue. You pay for the parking up front. While there is no parking fee waive with the museum, you're spending approximately $3 an hour for parking that has overhead protection and is fairly secured. Like most other children's museums around the nation, Glazer's is suited for toddlers to children approximately 5 years of age. The themes and areas may not necessarily be appealing to anyone older than that. And like most other children's museums, the areas and "exhibits" are centered around the aspects of daily life (such as supermarkets, doctors, veterinarians, farms, etc.) With that being said, the Glazer's Children Museum is a spacious three-stories in size. I came here with my youngest on a Saturday, and while there was a steady stream of families through the venue, I never felt too cramped or crowded. On the first floor, you'll find a small store along with a food court area. There is also a rather large elevator to accommodate multiple families with strollers which is quite nice. It is also where you will find the first museum area/exhibit. It is a sizeable water exhibit so the kids naturally gravitate toward it. Prepare to get wet, but have no fear they do provide a limited number of splash bibs! There is also a set of stairs that ranges all the levels of the museum, if you don't want to use the elevator. What immediately stands out with the Glazer's Children Museum over most other children's museums is the hanging "climber" (essentially a transparent maze of various level platforms that your child can safely navigate through) and a section on the second floor, aptly named "Forts" (this is where your kids can essentially play and build forts from the usual household furniture and furnishings. The third floor is dedicated to their dinosaur/Triceratops exhibits. It's actually pretty cool if you find yourself geeking out over dinos. Also with the reciprocal membership from another venue, admission to Glazer's in the month of October was entirely free. Overall, a great place to visit at least once with your young children! read more

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This is the best children's museum we've been to. It has multiple things for all age ranges. My 5 yr old and 9 yr old both enjoyed doing their own things there. We spent 2 hours easily and they struggle to do the same activity for more than an hr. I thought the price was high- 2 adults + 2 children was $100 but once we got into the exhibits I realized it was worth it. The people working there were nice although I didn't see any museum attendees other than at the front desk. It was clean. Everything was working and looked to be in good shape. There wasn't much to the top floor dinosaur exhibit other than a large dinosaur replica. It was kinda a waste of space but a good place to end the museum trip with. Plenty of street parking and nearby garage parking also. I also appreciated that the museum entry is for all day so you can leave and come back if needed. read more

Amazing place to take the kids. If you have any other city museum membership you could get discounted ticket at this location. Very enjoyable specially for kids under 10. So many different sections - food market, theater, veterinary, space , build your own tent, arts & craft sections, water play. We spend good 3 hours at this location and kids still did not want to leave. Very well maintained and friendly staff read more

Fun museum for kids 6 and younger. Our older kids enjoyed the climbing space but other than that not much for them. My little one had a blast. There are plenty of interactive spaces but they also feel like you do it once it is not worth coming back unless you have a 1-3yr old. We had a free pass due to reciprocity with our Dali Museum passes for the month of August. Otherwise I don't think I would make the drive from Orlando. It is clean, plenty of hand sanitizing spaces and kid friendly bathrooms. There is one main elevator which is very slow and a bit chaotic with kids and parents jostling for a spot. Park your stroller downstairs if possible and use the stairs if you can and don't want to spend a long time waiting for the elevator. read more

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Nice little children's museum for a rainy day activity. Some of the interactive areas are a bit small so it can get a bit chaotic when there are a lot of kids there all at once. The pretend grocery store, restaurants, farm, doctors office, and fire stations offer lots of little activities. The dinosaur exhibit on the 3rd floor will be a hit for any Dino lovers. The water area also offers lots of fun interactive experience as well. I do wish they would keep their hand sanitizers refilled though. It was tough to track one down that still had some left so make sure to BYOS. We were lucky to snag a street parking spot but there weren't many of them. There is a parking garage next door though. read more

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This is a nice Children's museum. There's a variety of stimulating activities from a giant climbing tree to theater to a hospital with a CT scanner. They can go shopping at Publix and farming. They can go dig up a dinosaur. They can steer a ship through water as the rain comes down. My daughter had a great time. There are some things that are broken and need attention/mending. The Publix area needs more shopping carts and more food for sure and they need to have staff there to ensure kids put things back. It's basically a mess there. Overall this is a fun kids museum to spend a few hours (we were here about 3 total including a lunch break). I would come back. read more

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First time at this museum and WoW! A very underwhelming museum lots of space and not enough exhibits! At least 50% of everything here is broken! The kids spent most of the time on the second floor playing with the vet, doctor, grocery store, ice cream shop, and the fire department play areas. I tried to interact with some of the learning things in this same area, but the interactive levers knobs and everything else were broken in this area. The kids did have fun in the acting area changing different outfits behind the curtain, the newer Forts exhibit was a let down, again wasted space. The water table, however cool the plastic floating pieces used to channel the water float away and the pieces to block or channel water flow for learning purposes doesn't work and is also broken. I looked at my wife and I said, the Gainesville Museum is half the size of this museum, but has more stuff that isn't broken. Upon leaving my kids were excited to see what the gift shop offered, but were sad to find a small sad little "trolley closet cart" for the gift shop. This is a huge afterthought given the size of this museum and what it could offer. A small café was also underwhelming but decently priced. **Overall. Not too impressed with this museum. I wish it had more to offer. Just a single dinosaur exhibit is also a waste of space on the 3rd floor they could add so much more and move the dinosaur exhibit to the first floor. read more

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Our charter service brings thousands of school age children to experience the awesomeness of the Glazer Children's Museum! Everyone is excited to go and even more so after the trip! If you haven't been, take your kids! Grand kids too! read more

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Fantastic Experience - A Must-Visit for Families! We had such a great time at Glazer Children's Museum! My kids had an absolute blast exploring all the exhibits and activities--it's the kind of place where learning and fun go hand in hand. The staff was wonderful--engaged, friendly, and clearly passionate about creating a great experience for the kids. I'd definitely recommend arriving early--it gets busy fast, and for good reason! It's a popular spot, and once you're inside, you'll see why. Everything is thoughtfully designed to spark curiosity and creativity. A fantastic place to spend the day with your little ones--we'll absolutely be back! read more

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Our family loves all the wonderful activities and the fact that many of the activity rooms change thus bringing us back for each new event! 5 stars on museum! Unfortunately the food is ! The kids won't even eat it! We always make a point of eating before or after the museum! Maybe Glazer restaurant should visit the FL Aquarium...even during their current construction where the restaurant is closed they have good food. read more

I've never been to the children's museum or was aware that there was nearby in downtown Tampa. Best parking is the garage next door, William Poe Parking. They charge via app or by your license plate. Parking was tight and full even though we arrived 10 minutes before opening. It's also parking for the art museum next door and the library. I would advise to come early for a good parking spot. Upon entrance, you'll notice the self serve food area and the first attraction is the water play area. There's also a climbing area but the steps were too steep for small children so we passed. Second floor had the stores, farms, and all you can think of. Third floor was closed so we didn't get to see the other attractions that were there. I don't know if it's always been that way or if they're remodeling but it was off limits. It was very busy, even going as they opened up but it was fun and there was plenty to do. I would definitely go again! read more

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Really loved the open floor plan on the first floor. Made it great to let kiddos run around while being able to keep a decent eye on them! Three floor of great activities for all different kinds of interests! Loved how there were employees spread out being helpful and watching kids. I felt very safe letting my kids run around a play! I'm only giving it 4 stars because one of my children is wheelchair bound and there weren't a lot of wheelchair accessible options but we made it work! read more

Glazer Children's Museum - Big John the triceratops! You can learn all about him on the third floor! - Children's Museums Near Me - Tampa, Florida

We were here on a rainy cool Saturday so it was extremely busy. But it was a great spot. The exhibits were really interactive. We especially loved the part of the Dino where you could draw your own, scan it, and have it show up in the projector. My kids are 3 and 6 and we'd return. read more

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The GCM is a very nice place to bring a young one for an afternoon. There are a decent amount of activities. Some of the places are for recommended 5+ so do your research beforehand! read more

Super fun kids museum with plenty of activities and exhibits that kids of all ages will love. All 3 of my kids had a blast here and didn't want to leave! We'll definitely be back soon. The Publix supermarket area was the cutest part in my opinion! read more

Fantastic children's museum with fun, interactive exhibits. Loved the "Big John" triceratops display and the assorted activities surrounding it. Plenty to do for a great price. read more

Glazer Children's Museum - Big John! - Children's Museums Near Me - Tampa, Florida

What an awesome museum!!!! I really wished we had one this incredible at home. We spent 4 hours here and the kids didn't get to explore all the areas. There is something for kids if all ages. The water table play to learn of water movement and flow, to the dramatic play (supermarket aka Publix, farm, vet, hospital, ambulance, fire truck, fire station. To creative play, music, dance, building blocks, building vehicles, theatre, sand for ocean exploration, tent homes, and the incredible structural platform that is a blend of art and play for the kids. Then there is triceratops on the top level! I loved it here, will revisit when we are back in town. read more

Glazer Children's Museum - Children's Museums Near Me - Tampa, Florida

Great museum for children. The first Tuesday of the month is free! There's so many things to do for every age. There's an area for nursing moms which is wonderful. Check out the new Big John exhibit which is the World's Largest Triceratops. You can park in the garage across the street or street parking. read more

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What do you do when you fly in from Cali to celebrate your daughter's birthday only to be greeted by freezing temperatures and rainy weather??? YOU TAKE YOUR PARTY TO THE MUSEUM. It was unfortunate that I had to reschedule our Magic Kingdom day due to inclimate weather, but lucky for us to have found this place. There were 8 in our group, all different ages, and we all found something enjoyable to participate in. The parking was a bit challenging to find for outsiders but might be a little easier for locals. The museum: so many things to see and do and play with. The first floor has a snack bar, and to the right there is a large "splash pool" with a storm/ weather center. Second floor is where it's at. There is a leaf climbing area, a baseball area, a craft area, a building area, a play food area, a build your own airplane area, and a music area. For those who need something to do indoor, this place is definitely a must try... at least once. read more

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So many different experiences for every child! It was a ton of fun from pretending to be a fireman to running an ice cream parlor to getting groceries! Things were kept clean and tidy. There was a person who picked up at the supermarket area so that was nice. read more

I expected more! Lol that may sound bad but the children's museum that I went to as a child in Boston had a lot more activities. My son had a blast so I'm happy that I took him. Most of the activities were concentrated on the second level. There were water activities and a photo booth on the first level. I don't believe they had a gift shop either. read more

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It was awesome The only problem was every time my brother would play with something some kid would push him out the way and say it's mine and your employees just looked at them and rolled their eyes and walked away like how rude like someone way older than my little brother pushing him out the way making him fall on the floor like who hires their people like that but it was an overall great experience My brother had fun and I had fun even me being 15 years old and I don't really do much mostly I was doing like the like drawing activities or whatever I could do to like get out of like doing too much children stuff but I was mostly on my phone but overall it was a great experience I think my dad even enjoyed it even for him being in his old age read more

This is a cute, decent-sized children's museum in downtown Tampa. I took my 4 and 6 year old, and they enjoyed 2 hours of indoor fun. Parking is at the pay structure next door. It's only $1 per hour, but that structure definitely makes me feel claustrophobic with its sharp and narrow turns. We paid 50% off because of our MOSI membership. I think I might have been a little disappointed to pay full fare (although if you become an annual member and can return multiple times over the year, it's probably a decent deal). A lot of the stuff they have is too young for my 6 year old, and the place was pretty crowded besides, so it's not a great deal at $16 per person unless you think you'll spend several hours there. There are a lot of exhibits and stations spread out over two floors. My kids loved the climbing area that "taught" about the water cycle (mostly they liked climbing the giant cloud/petals). My son loved the Lego area. My daughter enjoyed making a craft in the craft area and also making a paper airplane. I applaud the concept of the area dedicated to classic children's books, but I don't know how successfully they all translated to something that kids would actually want to do that would actually advance their reading skills. I won't lie. There was a funny smell around the boating area and around the craft area. They have hand sanitizer stations throughout, but there's a griminess to the place. Many exhibits were closed or poorly maintained. I'm not sure if that's just a casualty of the current labor shortages or poor management. Certainly, the workers I met seemed kind and enthusiastic about their area. But this was a place that I don't really need to visit again, even at half off. read more

So, my son wanted to visit this museum right after watching the Blippi special when he visited the museum. This place has a strong nautical theme due to the port and that was pretty fun. To be honest, coming from Orlando, this museum definitely pales in comparison to the Science museum. This one museum is only two stories and has much more limited activities but my son did still enjoy it. Prices were reasonable. read more

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Took my grandson (1yr old) and he had a blast. I would recommend going during the week to avoid the crowd because it can get very crowded on the weekends. read more

My husband did a search to see if there were any children's museums we could take our kids to while we were in the Clearwater area. We got tickets online and walked right in with our passes we printed out for a easy check in. The museum is huge and little ones can spend hours here if you let them ;) The exhibits keep the kids entertained and involves a whole lot of interactive play. Our six and three year olds loved playing grocery shopping, driving a fire truck, making pizza, using boats to float, etc. There are plenty of things to do and it can be fun for the adults too! This place was amazing with the CDC guidelines. We wore a mask the entire time we were there and constantly was going from one thing to the next with developmental activities for the kids to enjoy. It wasn't crowded when we went and the staff was constantly cleaning rotating different sections at a time. It was an energetic, fun, and safe afternoon! read more

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Really enjoyed the Glazer kid museum. Community heroes get a $2 discount( teachers, police, firefighters, army). We really enjoyed it and the kids could have stayed all day! For.some reason we thought there would be more to it! Nonetheless, it seems they may be growing! The bad: Many of the exhibits were either blocked off or weren't working! read more

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The Glazer Children's Museum had the Daniel Tiger Exhibit through Labor Day. Our boys love Daniel Tiger so we made the trip from Orlando to Tampa to pay it a visit. We absolutely loved the exhibit and the entire museum! Parking is across the street in a parking garage. It's $2 per hour is $8 for 24 hours. The garage has an elevator so is handicap accessible or easy for parents with strollers. The first floor of the museum includes a ginormous water table, little kiddie area perfect for small babies to crawl and explore and a little boat that little ones can pretend to drive. My boys LOVED the water table. The museum offers water resistant smocks to keep children dry. The second floor has a play kitchen, farm animals, pretend grocery store, fire station, ambulance, veterinarian, jungle gym and the Daniel Tiger exhibit! My boys were most excited for the Daniel Tiger exhibit which included interactive characters that talked after pulling a lever or pushing buttons, a juke box that played Daniel Tiger songs, the Tiger house, a story book sitting area. The kids could pretend to deliver mail too! Their second favorite area was the Publix grocery store with pretend shopping carts and all the food group represented. The staff even hosted a building blocks competition. Each family were provided blocks to build the tallest tower and there was a prize for the winning family. The Glazer Children's Museum was a lot of fun and we're glad we made the trek to Tampa. If we lived closer, we would definitely invest in an annual membership. read more

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Our son fully enjoyed his visit here! Loved the vision and sound area with pianos, kaleidoscope drawing with light was cool. My son favored the fire department and loved going down the pole from the top to bottom floor. The water area was a blast too! I loved the mini skyway bridge and my son loved the wfla news/storm set up. Great museum and so much for kids to do here to let there creativity and imagination grow! My only setback were the "clouds". I can't remember what it's called but it's platforms and netting for kids to climb high above and that set off my anxiety. I feared my son would find a ripped area in the net and fall out. So, if you're like me: don't let them climb in that area. read more

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Attractions are old. Some are unable. Really lacks variety for kids. Not baby inclusive. Overly priced for the poor experience.

My family visited the museum for Children's Board Free Tuesday. This occurs on the first of every month. Adults and children are able to get free admission. A donation is optional. This worked out great for my little family since my only child is 1. We had a fantastic time and particularly visited to attend the Daniel Tiger Exhibit. If your child is a fan, I highly recommend going. Everything is hands on and many cute photo ops. Masks are recommended and hand sanitizer stations are everywhere. I do wish Daniel Tiger made an appearance as I have seen posted on the museum's social networks but that happens randomly. Overall, it was a very nice place for us to spend an hour or two at. There are many exhibits to keep children of all ages engaged and entertained. read more

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This place is awesome! It's an amazingly fun place for kids to play. Each of the 3 levels contains fun activities for kids to explore and learn. I wish that I had something like this growing up. I took my 15 month old daughter for the first time this past Tuesday. On each first Tuesday of the month the whole family gets in free! On the first level there was a play area for little ones and a water sensory play zone. My daughter loved the little play area. It was not crowded and she looked comfortable exploring the area. This area may be ideal for ages 1-3 maybe, or if your child prefers to not be overstimulated. The second level contained a huge play area for kids, maybe ages 4 and up. There were pretend play area like a Publix play store, farm, and ice cream shop. My daughter enjoyed the ice cream shop and pizza parlor. It was very crowded, so she was not too comfortable here. The 3rd level is the dinosaur area, and it seemed pretty quiet, so my baby was not overstimulated here. She enjoyed playing in the little play area. The museum was very well kept, clean, and fun. We spent a good hour here, but I can imagine that with old kids the visit could be much longer. We parked at the connected garage and we paid $5 for 2 hours of parking. Next to the museum is the Curtis Hicks park, so we walked that and the riverwalk for a bit unlit the meter ran out. Overall we really enjoyed ourselves. I recommend checking out this museum, especially on the free first Tuesday of the month! Lastly, they partner with the Children's Board, so if you have a local Children's Board center in your area you should check if they do weekly activities hosted by the museum there. read more

This place was great. You could spend hours here and still enjoy all the things. There is also a nice playground out front and a nice walk down the boardwalk. read more

This place really went downhill. I took my daughter about two years ago and was really impressed. However I went back with my daughter and son and was very disappointed. It was too busy and 1/3 of their exhibits were closed. The exhibits that were open, weren't working. They had a medical section and the x-ray wasn't working or another station. This was a huge disappointment. Additionally, they have a toy grocery store. It was picked over and all the shelves were barren so my kids couldn't play. The naples children museum has employees that restock it. They need more help to get it back on par with the naples children's museum read more