Port Discovery Children's Museum

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Port Discovery Children's Museum

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🎨 Museum · Baltimore

3 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
★ 4.0
  • 🚗
    About 60 min drive
    From Rockville · Parking: Nearby garages about $15–20; admission about $23 per person, free under 2 (check the website)
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Lots of shade
    Rain-OK · Fine on cold days · Handles heat
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 3 hours
    Best seasons: Winter · Spring · Summer · Fall

A three-story children's museum in Baltimore's old fish market, with a 4-story climbing tower and slide in the center that swallows big kids for half an hour; there's a dedicated 0–3 area, a water-table zone, and a little grocery store and clinic for pretend play, the most complete children's museum near DC.

💡 Tips
Walk in at the 10am weekend opening; crowds build after noon. Bring a change of clothes for the water zone. The National Aquarium is a 10-minute walk, but you can't do both in a day, so pick one.

What this place offers

✓3-story climber
✓water area
✓toddler area
✓pretend play
✓indoor
✓restrooms
✓air conditioning
✓harbor

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This weekend's weather in Baltimore

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

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Sat 10/17
Showers · 47–59°F · 45% rain
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Sun 10/18
Sunny · 44–61°F · 3% rain

Location

Baltimore, Maryland

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