# Glazer Children's Museum: Hands-On Interactive Discovery & Big John Triceratops > Place to go for families in the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater area (FL). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Tuesday–Sunday 9:30 AM–5:00 PM; Closed Mondays (except select school holidays); Free… - Dates: Tue, Dec 1 – Sun, Feb 28 - Where: Glazer Children's Museum, 110 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, FL 33602 - Ages: Designed for children ages 0–10 and their families; dedicated crawl areas for babies and toddlers - Price: General admission $18 for adults and children (ages 1–12); Children under 1 Free; Free Tuesday on the first Tuesday of each month - Schedule: Tuesday–Sunday 9:30 AM–5:00 PM; Closed Mondays (except select school holidays); Free Tuesday program first Tuesday of each month 9:30 AM–5:00 PM - Organizer: Glazer Children's Museum - Official page: https://glazermuseum.org/tickets/ - Last checked: Wed, Nov 4 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 Nov 11, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-10), 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/tampa/activities/glazer-children-s-museum-hands-on-interactive-discovery-and-big-john-t--listing-1991a64ccc4e1620d8720b04 ## About Located on the downtown Tampa Riverwalk adjacent to Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, the Glazer Children's Museum spans 53,000 square feet of hands-on interactive play designed for children ages birth through 10. Kids can pilot a simulated tugboat along Tampa Bay, direct water flow and build dams in Water's Journey, shop and stock shelves in the miniature Publix grocery store, climb the towering multi-level Light Cloud, and design flying contraptions in the Engineers' Workshop. The museum is home to 'Big John,' the world's largest documented triceratops skeleton, complete with an immersive Cretaceous tunnel where kids can crawl directly beneath the 26-foot fossilized dinosaur. Amenities include dedicated infant/toddler play zones, full stroller access on wide elevators, sensory kits, and private nursing suites. ## Similar picks in Tampa - [Camp Imagination: School's Out Day Camp at Glazer Children's Museum](https://grassyknees.com/tampa/activities/camp-imagination-school-s-out-day-camp-at-glazer-children-s-museum--listing-7ff5b3b440dc1a0d8b19b079) — Wed, Nov 11 (+1 more date) · 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM · Glazer Children's Museum · Paid · checked Oct 16. Camp Imagination's single-day School's Out camps cover the days when Hillsborough schools are closed but parents still work. 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