A hands-on museum for kids about 2 to 8 by Centennial Olympic Park, with Sensory Friendly Playtime on select Sunday mornings from 9 to 11 am (lower lights, softer sound, limited admission), a Quiet Room in Leaping into Learning, and sensory packs with headphones to borrow free.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10 am to 3:30 pm; Saturday and Sunday 9:30 am to 4:30 pm; closed Wednesdays from August through June. Holidays: closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day; Christmas Eve 9:30 am to 1 pm; New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day 10 am to 3:30 pm. On New Year's Eve the museum holds New Year's Bubble Bash, which needs a separate ticket (sessions 9:30 to 11:30 am, 12:30 to 2:30 pm and 3:30 to 5:30 pm). Last entry one hour before close. Sensory Friendly Playtime: select Sunday mornings, 9 to 11 am.
275 Centennial Olympic Park Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
“On select Sunday mornings, we reduce lighting levels, limit overall admission capacity, minimize ambient sound, and ask visitors to keep voices low so every child can enjoy the museum at their own pace.”
“you do not need a diagnosis or documentation to attend.”
“Sensory Packs: Available at the front desk, checked out for free at any time. Each pack includes headphones and several sensory toys.”
“Quiet Room: Located in Leaping into Learning. Available for families that need a quiet break or for parents who are nursing.”
“If someone else is using the Quiet Room, I may have to wait my turn.”
Sensory packs are at the front desk and the Welcome Center, where you can ask a staff member to borrow one. Inside are headphones, sunglasses and sensory toys, and the museum asks you to return the pack before you leave.
On Sensory Friendly Playtime mornings, Buttercup the cow and the piano stairs are turned off, there is no stage programming, and storytime happens with no microphones or music. Staff can also offer visual schedules, and there are quiet rest zones for a sensory break.
To ask for an accommodation for a disability, contact Natalia Vuley at 404-507-7222 seven days before your visit. The museum's 2026 social story walks through the visit, from the Welcome Center to the Quiet Room; download it from the Exhibits page.
Sensory Friendly Playtime on select Sunday mornings, 9 to 11 am, with lower lights, softer sound and limited admission; it needs a Sensory Friendly ticket, booked online.
A Quiet Room in Leaping into Learning, open to every visitor; if someone is using it, you may have to wait your turn.
Free sensory packs with headphones and sensory toys to borrow at any time.
The piano stairs to the second floor (each step makes a different musical sound; the museum turns them off during Sensory Friendly Playtime)not stated
Quieter, in the museum's words
The Quiet Room in Leaping into Learning, toward the back of the museum (you may have to wait your turn if someone is using it)quiet zone
Regular admission: adults $21.95, children (1 to 18) $19.95, seniors (65 and up) $19.95, babies 11 months and younger free (they still need a $0 ticket), members free. Buying online is strongly encouraged; walk-up tickets depend on space. Payment: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Apple Pay, Google Pay, museum gift certificates and cash.
Discounts: with a SNAP EBT card and a matching picture ID, $5 general admission for up to 4 people; the cardholder must be one of the adults visiting, copies or images of cards aren't accepted, and P-EBT and WIC don't qualify. Members of another children's museum with the ACM reciprocal logo get 50% off for up to six people with promo code ACMTIX, the card and a picture ID. Groups of 11 to 30 get $2 off each ticket with a reservation at least a week ahead at (404) 527-3693; group tickets are non-refundable. Memberships start at $125 a year.
Tickets are non-refundable, but you can reschedule general admission for another date within 90 days, based on space, by emailing reschedule@childrensmuseumatlanta.org at least 72 hours ahead; event and group tickets can't be rescheduled. You can leave and come back the same day if the museum isn't at capacity: get your hand stamped at Security before you go out.
Food: you can bring snacks from home or buy them in the Museum Store, and eat them in the Snack Stop next to the Museum Store. Water and soda bottles with caps are allowed on the exhibit floor, and there is a water fountain by the front entrance restrooms. Coolers, balloons, bikes, scooters and costume characters aren't allowed; cake, cupcakes and gifts are for party rooms only.
Parking: the museum recommends the lot at 236 Williams Street, one block away, where museum guests pay $8 except during blackout windows; it is independently owned, and pre-buying online gets the best price. Other choices are 112 Baker Street, the Georgia Aquarium, World of Coca-Cola and downtown public lots. By MARTA, Peachtree Center (Red and Gold lines) is about a 15-minute walk, GWCC/CNN Center (Blue and Green lines) about 18 minutes, and the streetcar stop at Centennial Olympic Park Drive and Andrew Young International Boulevard about 8 minutes.
Adults can't come in without a child, and the museum asks for 1 adult for every 5 children, with adults staying with their children at all times. Shoes must be worn at all times. Families may photograph their own family members only. Service animals only; pets, emotional support and therapy animals aren't allowed.
The museum is fully stroller-accessible, with limited stroller parking inside, and the whole museum is wheelchair accessible, with elevators to the mezzanine. Small lockers can be checked out at the front desk. Weekday afternoons during the school year tend to be least crowded; field trip groups leave by 12 pm, and weekdays from 9 to 10 am during the school year are members-only.
Exhibits are designed for kids 2 to 8. Leaping into Learning, for ages 5 and under, has a magnetic fishing pond, a treehouse and a toddler zone. Fundamentally Food has a tractor, Buttercup the cow to pretend to milk, a grocery store and a play café. Doc McStuffins: The Exhibit runs through Jan 10 2027.
