# Discovery World > Place to go for families in the Milwaukee–Waukesha area (WI). Times are Central Time. - When: Wednesday–Sunday 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; also open Monday Jan 18, 2027. Closed Mondays–Tuesdays… - Where: Discovery World, 500 N Harbor Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53202 - Ages: All ages; children must be accompanied by a chaperone age 16 or older - Price: Admission charged; dynamic pricing, discounted online. $7 Access Admission per person (up to five) for qualifying Wisconsin families. Paid underground parking from $10. - Schedule: Wednesday–Sunday 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; also open Monday Jan 18, 2027. Closed Mondays–Tuesdays, Nov 26 and Dec 24–25. Café 10 a.m.–3 p.m. - Organizer: Discovery World - Official page: https://discoveryworld.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/discovery-world--listing-7405fde803ed053de58ac0af ## About A lakefront science and technology museum split into a Tech Side and an Aqua Side. The Aqua Side has the aquarium with a Lake Michigan tank, a Caribbean tank and a touch tank; the Tech Side has hands-on areas such as Les Paul's House of Sound, Simple Machines, Physics & You, Power On, the Design It Lab and Doodle Studio, a road-course racing simulator, and Junior Scientist for younger visitors. Children must be with a chaperone 16 or older. Online tickets guarantee entry and are discounted; walk-up tickets depend on capacity, and dynamic pricing applies on busy days. Families on Wisconsin assistance programs (WIC, FoodShare, BadgerCare and others) can buy $7 access admission in person. ## Similar picks in Milwaukee - [MilliporeSigma Curiosity Cube at Discovery World](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/milliporesigma-curiosity-cube-at-discovery-world--listing-5cc26bff71523948e0f7e073) — Sat, Oct 24 · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Discovery World · Free · checked Oct 24. MilliporeSigma's Curiosity Cube, a free mobile science lab in a converted shipping container, stops at Discovery World for the day. Inside, kids and teens try interactive… - [PNC Mobile Learning Adventure at Discovery World](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/pnc-mobile-learning-adventure-at-discovery-world--listing-fe64d6324d3568278017c137) — Sat, Oct 31 (+1 more date) · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Discovery World · With admission · checked Oct 24. PNC's traveling early-learning exhibit parks at Discovery World for Halloween weekend. Young children gather at the Story Tree for imaginative play, pose at a 'When I Grow Up'… - [Halloween Legends & Lore at Old World Wisconsin](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/halloween-legends-and-lore-at-old-world-wisconsin--listing-2ffe29fcb1585abe8ad72a2b) — Sat, Oct 24 · 5:00 PM – 9:30 PM · Old World Wisconsin, Eagle · Paid · checked Oct 24. An after-dark Halloween evening in the historic Crossroads Village, billed as a night of family fun: supernatural tales and old legends brought to Wisconsin by 1800s immigrants… - [PNC Mobile Learning Adventure at Betty Brinn Children's Museum](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/pnc-mobile-learning-adventure-at-betty-brinn-children-s-museum--listing-8974084e524083ec40f52861) — Sat, Oct 24 (+1 more date) · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Betty Brinn Children's Museum · Free · checked Oct 24. PNC's traveling early-learning exhibit sets up in the atrium of the Betty Brinn Children's Museum this weekend. Parents and young children visit learning kiosks, imagine what… - [Creepy Cosmos — Halloween Planetarium Show](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/creepy-cosmos-halloween-planetarium-show--listing-e5098e051711d515972d404e) — Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM – 9:15 PM · UWM Manfred Olson Planetarium · From $7 · checked Oct 24. UWM's Halloween planetarium tradition: a tour of the creepiest parts of space with haunting cosmic visions and chilling stargazing tales, followed by an indoor stargazing session… ## More for families - [This weekend in Milwaukee](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in Milwaukee](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee.md)