Museums for Kids in Naperville

Museums activities and programs for kids in Naperville, IL.

13 activities

Updated March 2026 • Curated by NaperKids

DuPage Children's Museum

👤 0-10 • 📍 Naperville

Interactive exhibits in math, science, and art designed for young minds. Features bubble station, mini river for water p...

Naper Settlement

👤 0-adult • 📍 Naperville

13-acre outdoor history museum with interactive exhibits, guided tours, seasonal events, Early Learning Playscape, splas...

Phillips Park Zoo

👤 0+ • 📍 Aurora

Free zoo established 1915 with 100+ animals from 41 species. Bald eagles, wolves, mountain lions, otters, reptile house....

DuPage Children's Museum - Sensory Programs

👤 Infants to 10 • 📍 Naperville

Offers Adaptive Play Time and Sensory Friendly Saturday programs with modified environments for children with disabiliti...

Naper Settlement - Sensory Friendly Saturdays

👤 All ages • 📍 Naperville

Award-winning 13-acre outdoor history museum with 31 historical structures from the 1830s. Offers Sensory Friendly Satur...

Blackberry Farm

👤 All ages • 📍 Aurora

Living history museum recreating pioneer life through educational demonstrations and hands-on fun. Admission includes un...

Kline Creek Farm

👤 All ages • 📍 West Chicago

Step back in time to experience 1890s DuPage County farm life. Restored farmstead with historically-costumed interpreter...

Aurora Regional Fire Museum

👤 All ages • 📍 Aurora

Interactive exhibits in historic fire station, designed to educate kids about fire safety.

Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center

👤 All ages • 📍 Oak Brook

Hidden gem. FREE admission. 13,000-year-old woolly mammoth skeleton, microscopes, spotting scopes, animal tracks. Nature...

Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art — Free Wednesdays

👤 All ages (always free for 6 and under) • 📍 Oak Brook

Hidden gem. Unique museum with Chinese jade carvings, animal dioramas, mineral specimens, gemstones, interactive geologi...

Chicago Children's Museum — Kids Free Days

👤 All ages • 📍 Chicago

Worth the drive. Check chicagochildrensmuseum.org for all 2026 free days.

Art Institute of Chicago — Free Winter Weekdays (IL Residents)

👤 All ages (under 14 always free) • 📍 Chicago

Under 14 always free. Illinois residents get free admission on winter weekdays 11am-close through end of Feb 2026. Also ...

Shedd Aquarium — Free Days

👤 All ages • 📍 Chicago

Check sheddaquarium.org for complete 2026 free day calendar.

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