Science museum Downtown $$$
COSI
Downtown science museum with staffed little kidspace for birth through first grade.
Awards
Why COSI why was this picked
COSI takes sixth for little kidspace, the staffed room for birth through first grade with a tree house, farm, water play, and nursing room included in museum admission. Broad Street on the Scioto Peninsula keeps Downtown winter plans on one ticket. Big KidLab gives older siblings a parallel stop without leaving the building.
- little kidspace included with COSI admission
- Staffed room for birth through first grade
- Downtown Scioto Peninsula museum campus
Know before you go
COSI (Center of Science and Industry) on West Broad Street anchors Downtown museum days with little kidspace, the staffed toddler room ranked sixth on our best winter activities for toddlers list. Tree house, farm, water play, and a nursing room sit inside regular admission. It also appears in rainy-day guides; this profile focuses on the winter Best Of angle.
Arrive early on school-break weeks when the room fills. Confirm exhibit maintenance notes on cosi.org/exhibits/little-kidspace before you promise water play.
- Parking
- COSI garage and Scioto Peninsula lots; stroller paths from the river side.
- Reservations
- General admission tickets; members skip some lines. little kidspace needs no separate ticket.
- Tip
- Use little kidspace for birth through first grade, then Big KidLab if older siblings need a parallel room.
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