Area // Rockford Downtown

Discovery Center Museum

711 N. Main St.
Rockford, IL 61103
(815) 963-6769
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Thanksgiving weekend holiday hours: Friday November 25 - Sunday, November 7: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Experience a world of hands-on investigation and fun-filled exploration at this children's museum with more than 250 hands-on art and science exhibits, planetarium, TV studio, special events, traveling exhibits and entertaining classes for children and families. Tot Spot for toddlers. Plus Discovery Center boasts the nation's first community-built outdoor science park featuring 8,000 square feet of wooden fun including a two-story maze, water play area, dinosaur fossil dig pit and a Secret Garden.

Awards and recognitions:

Named one of the nation's top ten children's museums by The National Geographic Society
Named one of the top 12 children's museums in the nation by Forbes in 2012
Designated as a Good to Grow! Museum by the Association of Children's Museums for making significant strides to promote health and wellness.
List of "2014 Top Family Attractions Worth Traveling For" - Flipkey.com/TripAdvisor, May 2014
One of the "10 Best Children's Museums in the U.S." - Family Vacation Critic, April 2013
One of the top ten in "The 12 Best Children's Museum in the U.S." - Forbes.com, January 2012
Family Vacation Critic, September 2018 - named Discovery Center one of the "15 Best Musuems for Toddlers in the U.s."
USA TODAY/10Best.com Reader's Choice Award, February 2014 - named Discovery Center 5th in its contest for 10 Best Museums for Families in the U.S.
Trip Advisor, 2020 - earned the "Traveler's Choice" award based on visitor reviews.
Trip Advisor, 2019 - earned the Trip Advisor "Hall of Fame" distinction based on visitor reviews

Discovery Center is part of the Riverfront Museum Park arts and humanities complex, with plenty of free parking.

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Admission: (Admission subject to change)
$10/person, Free for museum members and children age one and younger
Family Memberships and Groups Rates available
Same Day Savings Discount: Receive $1 off general admission to the Burpee Museum of Natural History when you visit on the same day.
Advance ticket purchase and member reservations are encouraged.
Hours: (Hours subject to change)
Wednesday, Thursday Friday 9:30 am-4:00 pm
Saturday, Sunday 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Closed on Monday and Tuesday Reservations recommended. Reservations can be made online at http://www.discoverycentermuseum.org/reservations#Reserve or by phone at 815-963-6769.