Not just a visit — the 36 Florida museums that actually teach: science labs and planetariums, children's-museum classes, free family art days and guided tours of Gilded Age estates and Spanish forts.
Weekend workshops, homeschool days, KidsTown early-learning programs and a planetarium — plus break camps
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Astronaut Training Experience, Camp KSC and family behind-the-scenes tours
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →History-themed family workshops, summer and break camps and free family days
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →1st Thursdays family programs, art camps and studio classes for kids
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture and photography classes for children and teens
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →STEM labs, homeschool programs, planetarium shows and break camps at Tampa's science museum
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Toddler programs, art studio drop-ins and weekend workshops across 12 themed galleries
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Family days, pirate-themed programs and school-break workshops on Tampa's waterfront
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Animal encounters, homeschool programs, sleepovers and behind-the-scenes tours
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Preschool programs, art and science classes and family workshops
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Free family workshops and kids' art activities inspired by the Dalí collection
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Weekend family workshops, homeschool programs, planetarium and aquarium encounters
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Toddler programs, art and cooking classes and family workshops across 14 galleries
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Free Second Saturdays family programs and art-making workshops
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Family Fun Days, city tours and school-break programs on Miami's history
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Guided tours of the 1916 waterfront estate, family days and garden programs
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Workshops, homeschool days, live animal programs and IMAX films
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Studio art classes, family workshops and break camps at Broward's children's art museum
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Free family days, art camps and creativity workshops
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Guided tours of the 1920 estate and nature programs on 35 acres by the beach
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Science workshops, homeschool programs, planetarium and aquarium encounters
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Free Art After Dark family activities, workshops and school-break art camps
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Tours of Henry Flagler's Gilded Age mansion, with family days and a private railcar exhibit
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Sea-turtle hospital tours, junior marine biologist programs and beach clean-ups
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Planetarium shows, science classes, homeschool days and family workshops
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Art Connections interactive center, family days and studio classes
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Ranger talks, cannon firings and Junior Ranger activities at the 1672 Spanish fort
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Hands-on science labs, touch tanks, homeschool programs and family workshops
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Tours of the inventors' winter homes, lab and gardens, with kids' science programs and camps
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Toddler programs, art and STEM classes and family workshops
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Free family days, circus museum tours and art workshops on the Ringling estate
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Marine-science classes, homeschool programs and sea-life encounters
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Living-history farm, wildlife trail and family programs on 52 acres
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Free admission, Butterfly Rainforest, family days and homeschool programs at UF
🌐 Programs & tickets ↗ Details →Most of these museums also run winter-break and spring-break day camps.
Orlando Science Center, MOSI, Frost Science, Museum of Discovery and Science, Cox Science Center, IMAG and MOSH run regular workshops and homeschool days; children's museums in Tampa, Miami, St. Petersburg and Naples offer toddler and preschool classes.
Yes — Pérez Art Museum Miami (Second Saturdays), Norton Museum of Art (Art After Dark), the Dalí, Cummer Museum and The Ringling all run free family programs; the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville has free general admission.
Vizcaya in Miami, Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Bonnet House in Fort Lauderdale, Edison and Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers, The Ringling in Sarasota, and Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine (with a Junior Ranger program).