Great Explorations Children's Museum - St. Petersburg, Florida

K L.

Genial

Toni T.

We love coming here for the permanent things to do like the surfboard climber, the treehouse slide, the put-on-the-weather-forecaster-jacket to be on TV, Firefighter complete with sliding pole, shopping experience, and more. The seasonal activity is a simulated ice rink with plastic floor and felt snowballs--a real Florida kids ice skating experience.
The interactive coloring and science events are always fun.
A separate area for younger ones allows them to explore fine motor skills like puzzles and gross motor equipment in their own space.

Free parking with a circle drop-off and pick-up drive in a lot shared by another daytime venue and a restaurant. Free wheel chair van access spaces with long curb cuts. wheel chair access in the museum except for the surfboard climber, treehouse, and the step up to firetruck.
The Creative Corner houses several Florida small animals like turtle, lizard, and snake.

Wheel chair access all gender restroom with 5 ft x 5 ft area, 2 grab bars, and diaper changer.

Tahmea W.

I went here as a kid 2-3 times last time i went i was maybe 10-11 yrs old i was really young , i was here when the cow used to be out on the floor ,there was cakes in the sealed shelf in the publix bakery area, it was so long ago but anyways i came today with my son and this was my sons first time coming and he enjoyed himself he ran around , interacted with other kids,played and learned, it was fun to have a experience like this with my toddler ,i think this is a really good place to take your toddler honestly theres so much for them to interact with theres a pizza area,veterinarian area,fossil area,news area,a dental area,publix area,,lego area,firefighter area also two small area where you can see real small pets ,ito sum it all up ts alot but your kid will have fun🩷

C M.

The kids loved this museum. The Publix shopping pretend play area was a favorite. This museum allows children to be as creative as they want to be. The workers are keep an eye out while cleaning up behind the children as they play with everything and they do it with genuine pleasure. I would visit again and recommend to all parents or grandparents with young children.

Lily C.

My daughter loves playing here. So many things for her to do, and it will keep her occupied for hours. I love how affordable it is, and the fact it’s something we can enjoy indoors on hotter days.

Danaise L. F.

I think the idea is great. I loved the separate STEM areas and free parking. The price was reasonable as well. My dilemma is in the maintenance of the items, the cleanliness, and the overcrowding.

I decided to go with my son and two others moms right when they opened on a weekday. We have toddlers all under 2. There were older kids in the toddler zones, mom’s not attending their kids and almost running over our small ones, some areas were filled with dirt/debris that my son kept trying to pick up, and broken equipment. If this place was better maintained and maybe has a children capacity/time slots, I would have paid the money for the annual membership despite living 40 min away. Unfortunately do to all the above, I will probably not be back.

Samantha H.

Dirty. Lots of kids activities and interactions but it’s all so dirty. The museum was closed last week for maintenance but I went 4 days after it reopened and it was still so dirty. I only went into the fire department area (outside of the little kiddie zone) and the seats had tears in them and the equipment was extremely worn out and very dingy. The sandpit area for the little kids had a lot of hairballs and lint in it. The climbing toys have a dirty dark film over it. And all the interactive sensory toys nailed on the kiddie wall were broken. I’ll come back when my son is old enough to know better than to put the things in his mouth. The items can be cleaned of this dirt with a little hard wiping. The employees were kind. But when we walked in I saw 2 sitting at different areas just looking at the ground. I know it’s a boring job but what’s the point of them being in there with nothing to do? It was just weird looking.

Liz S.

We had no problem with parking which was good it’s free and lots of space. The concept of the museum is adorable and I think very great for kids but the actual place needs work. Found out today my son wants to be a dentist lol which was the only fun part for him! There’s not much stuff for kids to play with because there either dirty broken or missing and the buttons to use at the stations to interact didn’t work and the uniforms for the kids we’re filthy. It’s a shame with how busy it was and how much they charge they shouldn’t have a problem restocking or buying new things for the kids to interactive with in the stations. We got in for free because of our library pass but if we would of paid I would of been very upset and would of demanded a refund. We were only in there for 20 mins before leaving. The staff there just stood around they didn’t help clean up after the kids would mess up the stations and leave stuff everywhere.