DuPage Children's Museum

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DuPage Children's Museum

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🎨 Museum · Naperville

2.5 hours · $$ · Check website for reservations

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 4.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 3.0
  • 🚗
    About 5 min drive
    From Naperville · Parking: Free museum lot (301 N Washington St); when full, use the Metra station's weekend lot
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Lots of shade
    Rain-OK · Handles heat · Fine on cold days
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 2.5 hours
    Best seasons: Winter · Fall · Spring · Summer

Three floors of hands-on everything: a first-floor water area where kids put on raincoats and play with locks and waterwheels, a Build It zone with a woodworking bench and real hammers and saws, and a Young Explorers area just for ages 0–2; a must-have membership for western-suburb families with kids 0–8.

💡 Tips
Admission is about $17/person (ages 1 and up, check the website); weekend mornings at 9am opening are emptiest, and there are free or discounted days each month. Bring a change of clothes for the water area. It's right next to the Naperville Metra station, so you can ride one stop on the train first.

What this place offers

✓children's museum
✓water play
✓woodworking
✓toddler area
✓indoor
✓restrooms
✓next to station

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This weekend's weather in Naperville

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

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Sat 10/17
Sunny · 35–55°F · 1% rain
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Sun 10/18
Sunny · 42–61°F · 0% rain

Location

Naperville, Illinois

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