I only game it four stars because my all time most favorite children's museum is in Salem, OR. Seattle does have a very nice one compared to others I've been to in the Pacific Northwest. Looking down on the museum from the Center House, you don't know how large it really is. One fun section is a place where kids can "travel" the world, seeing how houses in other parts of the world are designed and what kinds of things you would find in them. Another fun section is an area where kids can manipulate the paths ping pong balls take. There is a section for very young children. They also have a stage area where kids can put on costumes and play around with changing the back drop. We've always just gone as a family so the stage doesn't get much use for us. There is a pretend fast food restaraunt, a real hit. They also have one area which has temporary exhibits. It's a good value to get a combined children's museum/science center family pass.
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