Museums & Educational Attractions in Orlando, FL
There are 16 museums & educational attractions in and around Orlando. Each card below shows what it costs, when it opens and which ages it suits.
Sorted by distance from the middle of Orlando, nearest first. Those are straight-line miles, so every drive is longer than the number on the card.
A museum of Central Florida history set in a restored courthouse in downtown Orlando, with four floors of exhibits spanning 14,000 years. Families can explore…
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Orange County Regional History Center is a museum housed in a historic courthouse in downtown Orlando that features four floors of exhibits exploring 14,000 years…
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An art museum in Loch Haven Park featuring rotating exhibitions of contemporary and historical works alongside a permanent collection that includes pieces by…
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The Orlando Museum of Art in Orlando, Florida showcases world-class exhibitions featuring local and internationally renowned artists, offering diverse collections…
A 47-acre botanical garden in Winter Park with hiking trails, a boardwalk, a creek, and a pond where turtles, fish, and wading birds live. Families can walk the…
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Family-oriented museum or interactive exhibit; verify current programming.
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The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art in Winter Park, Florida houses the world's most comprehensive collection of works by Louis Comfort Tiffany…
Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition in Orlando is a museum where families can view hundreds of authentic artifacts recovered from the Titanic wreck site, walk the…
Museum of Illusions Orlando is an edutainment museum in Orlando, Florida, featuring over 50 interactive exhibits including optical illusions, holograms, and…
District Kids in Oviedo, Florida is a children's museum featuring hands-on learning exhibits designed to spark imagination and offer fun and adventure. The venue…
Central Florida Railroad Museum in Winter Garden shares the history of railroading in Central Florida through photos, exhibits, maps, signage, historic railroad…
Osceola County Welcome Center and History Museum in Kissimmee features authentic and reproduction pioneer structures alongside exhibits about local habitats and…
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An arts center in Mount Dora that offers classes and exhibitions to the community. Families can take art courses, see work displayed in the gallery, and attend…
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An art museum in DeLand presenting rotating exhibitions and hosting community programs. Families can visit the galleries during opening hours and attend gallery…
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The Gillespie Museum in Deland, FL, offers exhibits on geology, rocks, and minerals, along with educational programs centered on the Volusia Sandhill Ecosystem…
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Where a card says no price or no hours listed, the venue does not publish it. We would rather leave the gap than fill it with a guess. Prices come from each venue's own website, and we publish one only when the figure appears on the page we took it from. Tell us if we are missing one you know.
Which one, by age
Two children three years apart do not have to be a compromise. The age line on every card shows what that venue serves.
District Kids
Best here for under 2, 12 miles out, listed ages 0–9 and admission $14.
Orlando Museum of Art
Best here for two to five, 3 miles out, listed ages 3–16 and admission from $8.
Orange County Regional History Center
Best here for six to nine, 1 miles out, listed ages 6–12 and admission $6.
Mennello Museum of American Art
Best here for ten and up, 2 miles out, listed ages 6–16 and admission from $3.
Free museums & educational attractions in Orlando
One place on this page gets you in free. That makes a short trip easy to justify on a day when nobody is sure how long they will last.
Central Florida Railroad Museum
Free to get in and 13 miles out.
By town
Most of these are not in Orlando proper, and the town is usually what decides whether a place is worth the trip. 1 more towns are represented in the list above.
Museums & Educational Attractions in Orlando
7 of them: Orange County Regional History Center, Orange County Regional History Center, Mennello Museum of American Art, Orlando Museum of Art and Orlando Museum of Art, the closest 1 miles from the middle of Orlando and 6 with a published admission price.
Museums & Educational Attractions in DeLand
2 of them: Museum of Art DeLand and Gillespie Museum, the closest 34 miles from the middle of Orlando and 1 with a published admission price.
Planning a visit
These run from 1 to 35 miles out from the middle of Orlando. Hours move with the season and with school holidays, so check the listing before you set off. If you run one of the places on this page, you can claim it for free and keep its hours and prices right.
Before you go
Grip socks. Almost every venue requires them for children and several require them for adults. Most sell them at the door for a few dollars. Bringing your own is cheaper and means you are not buying a fourth pair.
Check whether adults pay. It runs from free to full price and it changes the cost of a visit by a lot when there are two of you.
Weekday mornings are the toddler rush. If you want space, aim for after two on a school day. Weekend mornings are the busiest hours of the week almost everywhere.
Ninety minutes is the realistic ceiling for most children under five. There is rarely a gradual wind down. Leaving with time left on the clock is not wasted money, it is a better afternoon.
Call ahead in school holidays. Several of these venues run camps and private events that close open play with no notice on the website.
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Common questions about museums & educational attractions in Orlando
How many museums & educational attractions are there in Orlando?
We list 16 museums & educational attractions within 37 miles of Orlando, FL. Every one is a published listing with an address we checked.
Which museums & educational attractions in Orlando publish their prices?
10 of the 16 here do, and each price was checked word for word against the venue's own page before we published it. The rest do not publish one, so their card says no price listed rather than carrying a guess.
Are any museums & educational attractions in Orlando free?
Yes. One place gets you in free: Central Florida Railroad Museum.
Which museums & educational attractions in Orlando suit a toddler?
2 of them list an age range starting at two or under. Check the age line on each card, because a place that suits a six-year-old does not always suit a two-year-old.
How did Mini Navigators choose these museums & educational attractions?
We list every one we have within 37 miles of the center of Orlando. Each is a published place with an address we geocoded and checked, and the business can claim its listing to keep the hours and prices current.
Do adults have to pay?
It varies more than you would expect, from free to full price, and it changes the cost of a visit by a lot when there are two of you. The price on each card is what it costs to get a child in. Where a venue publishes an adult price it is on the listing, and where it does not we have left it out rather than assume.
Do I need to book ahead?
Usually not for open play, but several venues cap capacity at weekends and during school holidays, and some close open play entirely for private events. Where a venue has its own booking page, the listing links straight to it.
What should I bring?
Grip socks, a water bottle, a change of clothes for anyone under four, and a plan for leaving before the meltdown rather than after it.
What else is there to do with kids in Orlando?
Orlando has 10 categories of kid-friendly places on Mini Navigators, from playgrounds and museums to splash pads and zoos. The Orlando hub lists all of them.
Listings last checked August 21, 2026.