Children's Museum

For $1000 local currency it's great value for entry. Parking is gated and secure for $1000 an hour. Very affordable price. Inside is huge space of Costa Rica people, science, open play space. It's very hands on and interactive open space kids can play and learned. I recommend it for any parents with kids to explore a few hours.

Very inexpensive attraction.
For the Adults: modest sized art gallery, a small section that shows the history of the prison, and before & after prison restoration photos.

For the Kids: so many interactive exhibits - they will love it!

The children museum was so much fun. The kids really enjoyed seeing the dinosaurs and all the exhibit in the interactive part was the best we look forward to taking the kids back. It was really expensive and it made for a really fun day.

Our one year old had an absolute blast at the childrens museum. Dinosaurs were a hit and he especially loved getting up close with the airplane cockpit, inside the trains, and other vehicles. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Parking is close and has security. Huge success before boarding a 6 hour flight.

They have EVERYTHING from dinosaurs, space, airplanes and trains. Lots of history displayed in a kid-friendly way. Super Super interactive, we have a 3 & 6 year old, they absolutely loved it. Some chickens and ducks outside were really cute too! They also have a CARS exhibit as well which was super cute

I'd recommend to buy tickets before going. They give you a QR code to scan so you don't have to wait. It's a nice place to take your kids, they'll have lots of fun.

Really fun museum for kids. Soo much to do with so many exhibits. The museum is built in an old jail which is really cool. They have an exhibit about the old jail as well. The national gallery is in here as well with some cool art displays. They have some places to eat with a small Cafe, candy bar, popcorn stand, pizza and nuggets stand as well. Outdoor and indoor exhibits, too many to name specificly. You can spend all day here.

Magical and unique. The mind-blowing ‘gravity illusion’ mirror alone is worth the visit. If you visit San José with kids, run don’t walk to this fabulous place.

A great museum with many things to see. They have a dinosaur section, human anatomy section, and more! Outside of the building, there was chickens, a helicopter, and a train. This is a great way for children to learn through fun.

My 3yo daughter loved all the exhibits, even the ones that were closed. She spent most of her time with the dinosaurs and on the outdoor playground. The grounds are more extensive than I expected, and it's a really cool old building. Just as fun for the parents as for the little people!

This was a brilliant day out. There was so much variety in the museum, so something to suit everyone across a range of ages. Plenty that I've never seen in other places. Our children are 10&11. Our favourite sections were: the electric room (demos of plasma tubes etc), sloping house that messes with your perception, mirror house for creating funny pictures, TV studio (be the TV presenter). There were plenty of other rooms we enjoyed too.

It was such a good place , super entertaining for kids and also for the parents . Our 4 year old loved it.

Awesome museum to visit with kids of all ages where they can learn so many interesting stuff about the solar system, dinosaurs (RAWRRRR my kid's favorite) Costa Rica and much more. I recommend going during the week to avoid the crowd.

I visited here for a musical so I can only speak to the museum as a whole. It's an amazing historical building. I can't wait to visit the science center and see all the exhibits.

A great place for children to learn through play, and a great way to give new life and purpose to an old prison.

It had a tremendous amount of interactive displays and somewhat interesting museum. It's a little busy on weekends

Nice museum for kids. I recommend you visit SJ with your kids.

Very good attractions with focus on teaching kids. We spent 2 hours, but you can spend easily 4. There are some simple but fun activities, like the room from Alice in the wanderland and supermarket. Egyptian room is super cool. 8000 colones for 3 of us was super cheap. Recommended!

Nice little auditorium for high-school graduations and theater performances

My young daughter loves this museum! There are lots of fun, interactive exhibits. She wants to visit every time we're in San Jose.