# Betty Brinn Children's Museum > Place to go for families in the Milwaukee–Waukesha area (WI). Times are Central Time. - When: Wednesday–Monday 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; closed Tuesdays and on New Year's Day, Easter… - Where: Betty Brinn Children's Museum, 929 E Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202 - Ages: Children with an adult (18+); under 1 free - Price: Online: adults & children $14, seniors 60+ $13; at the museum: $15 / $14; children younger than 1 free. Dynamic pricing during spring and winter break. - Schedule: Wednesday–Monday 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; closed Tuesdays and on New Year's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. - Organizer: Betty Brinn Children's Museum - Official page: https://bbcmkids.org/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/betty-brinn-children-s-museum--listing-278a9c9f29239e2c5e0fc775 ## About A hands-on children's museum on the second level of the Miller Pavilion at Museum Center Park. Exhibits include Home Town, with a kid-sized post office and grocery store with working phones and play cash registers; Hot Lava, where children build their own course across a pretend lava floor; the Be A Maker space with new STEAM projects each month; Wild Kratts: Creature Power! (opened Sept 26, recommended for ages 3–9); Northwoods, with puzzles, hidden creatures and secret passages; and Pocket Park, a sensory area for children 4 and under with a soft crawl space for babies up to 12 months. Shoes are required, and socks in the climber. 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