(1) Curious Kids’ Museum closed for repairs. Check back- reopening soon!

(2) Curious Kids’ Discovery Zone (in the Silver Beach Center) is OPEN. Click here for tickets/RESERVATIONS and to see full list of hours. Then scroll down.

 

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Call us for more info: ONLINE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: ALL SATURDAYS and SCHOOL BREAKS.: Questions? Call 269-982-8500

Plan Your Visit

Curious Kids’ Museum experienced an attic fire and is temporarily closed. Meanwhile…Our 2nd location Curious Kids’ Discovery Zone (below the bluff in the Silver Beach Center) is OPEN and just steps away from Curious Kids’ Museum!

*****Hours and reservation links listed below.

A FEW THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE RESERVING YOUR TICKETS:

We’ve heard you! You are loving the limited capacity! More space for your family to play, more exhibit availability and more fun! We’ll continue the online reservations for every Saturday, Thanksgiving Break, Christmas Break, Spring Break, and every day of Summer vacation. 

We are currently not accepting school groups, daycare groups, birthday parties at this time.

Check your time zone! ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN STANDARD TIME.

Admission to Curious Kids’ Discovery Zone is $6 per person ages 12 months and up. 

If a date is not listed below, it is closed that day. 

When you hit the link to reserve a day/time, if an error message pops up when trying to reserve your time, that time is at capacity and not able to reserve anymore tickets. Please try another time or day.

***If you DO NOT receive your confirmation email within a few minutes…please CHECK YOUR JUNK/SPAM BOX. Thank you!***

Parking info: The Silver Beach Center parking lot may be full or close early for an event in the Shadowland Ballroom.

Open dates/hours and walk up dates vs. online reservation dates:

***Remember to check your trash/spam box if emails are not received within a few minutes.

***IF THE DATE IS NOT LISTED BELOW,

            WE ARE NOT OPEN THAT DAY.***

Wednesday, September 20:  Curious Kids’ Discovery Zone will be OPEN from 10am-5pm with no reservations required! Walk up day!

Thursday, September 21: Curious Kids’ Discovery Zone will be OPEN from 10am-5pm with no reservations required! Walk up day!

Friday, September 22: Curious Kids’ Discovery Zone will be OPEN from 10am-5pm with no reservations required! Walk up day!

Saturday, September 23: Curious Kids’ Discovery Zone- Choose to enter at 12:00pm, 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm or 4:00pm! Your entry is good through 5pm! Remember to check your trash/spam box if emails are not received within a few minutes. The Silver Beach Center parking lot is closed through Noon for a car show.  Click here to reserve your Discovery Zone tickets! 

Wednesday, September 27: Check Back! Either Curious Kids’ Museum (OMG!!!) or Curious Kids’ Discovery Zone will be OPEN from 10am-5pm with no reservations required! Walk up day!

Thursday, September 28: Check Back! Either Curious Kids’ Museum (OMG!!!) or Curious Kids’ Discovery Zone will be OPEN from 10am-5pm with no reservations required! Walk up day!

Friday, September 29: Check Back! Either Curious Kids’ Museum (OMG!!!) or Curious Kids’ Discovery Zone will be OPEN from 10am-5pm with no reservations required! Walk up day!

Saturday, September 30: Online reservations will be required but check back- either Curious Kids’ Museum (OMG!!!) or Curious Kids’ Discovery Zone will be OPEN!

****October dates to come!  We’re keeping our fingers, toes and eyes crossed hoping that Curious Kids’ Museum will open soon!  We will update here on our website and Facebook the very second we decide which location will open and on which day. Our Members will receive an email! Please be patient with us as we check off a couple more itsy-bitsy “to-do’s” before making the big announcement regarding Curious Kids’ Museum! We want to be upfront with our guests. You all have been so loyal and wonderful to us for the last 34 (almost 35!) years and especially during the closures of 3/2020-6/2021 and again 7/2022-present. We’re looking forward to once again making memories at 2 locations!

Hours

Click here to see full list of upcoming hours.

Curious Kids’ Discovery Zone (excluding any school break) hours are:

****Summer Vacation, Spring Break, Thanksgiving  Break, Christmas Break, and EVERY Saturday during the school year will require online reservations daily. Use link above to reserve your tickets.

 

CURIOUS KIDS’ MUSEUM   9/2023: Still closed due to fire. Check back for reopen date! Be sure to visit our 2nd location, Curious Kids’ Discovery Zone in the Silver Beach Center just below the bluff from Curious Kids’ Museum! We are hoping to open very, very soon! Very soon!!! 🙂

CURIOUS KIDS’ DISCOVERY ZONE  Dates and hours vary. Click here to see calendar of dates and times and to purchase tickets to Curious Kids’ Discovery Zone.

Directions

415 Lake Boulevard
St. Joseph, MI 49085

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333 Broad St.
St. Joseph, MI 49085

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(LOCATED IN THE SILVER BEACH CENTER, JUST STEPS AWAY FROM CURIOUS KIDS’ MUSEUM)

Admission

Currently closed due to fire. Check back for reopen date!

Free for Curious Kids’ Museum members or Curious Kids’ Museum Benefactor members and guests under 12 months.

 

 

$6 per person, ages 12 months and older.

Free for  Curious Kids’ Discovery Zone or Curious Kids’ Museum Benefactor members and guests under 12 months. Honoring Curious Kids’ Museum memberships for the duration of the Curious Kids’ Museum closure.

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