Jackson Hole Children’s Museum

We have vacationed in Grand Teton National Park for the past three years (2020, 2021, 2022). In 2021 we came early enough in the summer season to attend Touch-A-Truck. My children (then 7 and 3) got a small taste of the museum then. They absolutely loved in. So much so that we made it a destination stop for this year. We were lucky enough to secure one of the drop-in spots today and they played for more than an hour before we had to head back to camp. My daughter (now 8) says all you need to have fun is your imagination. As a parent I love that I can see my children in the entire space, yet there are several distinct spaces for play. My daughter went straight to crafts. My son went to prop play. They both had a great time and didn’t want to leave. This is an amazing museum that likely gets lost in all of the happenings and activities in the downtown Jackson area. I HIGHLY recommend a visit and a contribution to the Jackson Hole Children’s Museum. It’s well worth it.

A nice place to take the kiddo during the extra cold days of winter. Only downfall is it can definitely be one of those places where a parent let's their child run free. So if you have a baby in the zone meant for them it can be frustrating to deal with all the big kids doing as they please with little consequence. Wonderful spot to enjoy with the kids otherwise.

My son and I visited today from out of town and I’m very confused. Is the actual museum under construction or something? We went to a conference center and there were a few activities in one room but did not look like any of the photos on the website. I think the website is very misleading as to what the museum actually is. My son had fun playing with the few activities that were available but it looked like a few toys and stations had been taken from an actual children’s museum and placed in a room with no particular organization. I’m more frustrated that I had to pay $15 per person (including the adult) to play in a conference room. What is the point of the adult paying the same amount as a child when the adult is just there to supervise and facilitate the play if needed? The staff was very nice and welcoming but then just sat around talking about developing their own preschool program. I’m just confused… definitely not worth the money we had to pay.

Definitely the smallest children’s museum we’ve ever been too but we had the entire place to ourselves. The art area is fantastic and has a great selection of art supplies. Ethan was incredibly helpful over the phone telling me how to reserve our spot online.

Our family stopped by the Jackson Hole Children's Museum on the last day of our vacation. Our daughter mostly enjoyed shopping in the grocery store and playing on their jungle gym. Her favorite though by far was being able to act as a pilot and play in old parts of a plane they have which we thought was cool. While the museum is a bit on the small side, it was a perfect setting to get out of the cold for an hour and let our six-year-old explore.