A science museum with an aquarium and a planetarium in downtown Miami, with sensory backpacks at the front kiosk any day and Just for Me sensory-friendly Saturday mornings once a month, when sound and lighting are adjusted in the exhibitions.
Sensory supports. Just for Me mornings, sensory backpacks.
Hours
Open every day of the year, from 10 am. Closing times change by day, so check the hours for the week of your visit on the museum's Plan Your Day page. Just for Me sensory-friendly mornings are once a month on a Saturday, 10 to 11:30 am (dates on the cards); they can change around special event days, and changes go on the Just for Me event page.
Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, 1101 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132
“Just for Me is a program dedicated to welcoming individuals and families with diverse sensory and accessibility needs to discover and explore everything Frost Science has to offer.”
“During Just for Me hours there will be sound and lighting adjustments within the exhibitions to make them more sensory-friendly.”
“Paid admission to the museum is required to participate in the programming, but no registration is required.”
“Sensory backpacks are available for check-out at our front kiosk. Each backpack is equipped with noise-reducing earmuffs, sensory toys, and our social narrative.”
Each backpack has noise-reducing earmuffs or headphones, sensory toys and a social narrative. The backpacks come in child and adult sizes and can be checked out any day, first come, first served.
On Just for Me mornings, these changes may be made: game sounds turned off in Power of Science; sound turned down and lights made brighter in the Aquarium's The Deep; game sound lowered or off in The Dive and in MeLab's Crush the Calories game; music off on MeLab's third level; sounds turned down or off in River of Grass. Each Just for Me morning also has a hands-on activity in one exhibition.
Frost Science is recognized as an Autism Friendly Partner by the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) at the University of Miami and Nova Southeastern University.
Restrooms are on Levels 1 through 5 across from the main elevators. Wheelchair-accessible family restrooms with showers and changing stations for babies and adults are next to the main restrooms on each floor. A private Mamava lactation pod is available; ask Guest Services or any staff member.
If your group gets separated, tell the nearest employee. The museum suggests pointing out its guest ambassadors and uniformed security staff to your child when you arrive.
Frost Planetarium (dark, with sound that can be a little loud; on Just for Me mornings, the 10:20 am Saturday show may have adjusted lighting and volume)not stated
Quieter, in the museum's words
Feathers to the Stars (no loud or sudden sounds; lights generally kept low)quiet zone
Explorer Ticket: adult tickets start at $29.95, youth (4 to 11) at $24.95; children 3 and under and members are free. Prices vary by the day of your visit, and a ticket is good only on its date. It includes the exhibitions, the aquarium and one Frost Planetarium show, reserved onsite on the day at the planetarium kiosk or on your phone, first come, first served. The museum recommends buying in advance; it accepts cash and major credit and debit cards.
Discounts: first responders, active US military and veterans with proper identification get in free; seniors (62+) with identification get $5 off Explorer Tickets, redeemed at the Membership Priority Window at the Ticket Center. Frost Science does not take part in Museums for All. For Just for Me days, the museum offers a limited number of free admissions through a request form on its Just for Me page. You can put the cost of a ticket toward a membership within ten days.
Parking: the museum garage is $18 flat (members save $7 with validation), paid by credit card only at the Pay on Foot stations or the exit lanes; it can fill up at peak hours and on weekends. Accessible spaces are first come, first served; the height limit may be as low as 7 feet 1 inch, so for a tall van call Guest Experience at 305-434-9600 or email info@frostscience.org. Drop-off is at the curb on Museum Drive just before the garage entrance, by the elevator up to the plaza. The Miami-Dade Metromover's Museum Park station is next to the museum.
Children 11 and younger must be with a parent, a guardian, or a caregiver who is at least 18.
The museum has no strollers to rent or borrow, but you can bring your own; some exhibitions may not allow strollers, and the museum has a spot to park them. Manual wheelchairs and battery-powered scooters are lent free with a driver's license or ID at the Ticket Center or the Level 1 entry kiosk, first come, first served.
Assistive listening receivers for every Frost Planetarium show are at the planetarium entrance on Level 1. Service animals are welcome; pets and emotional support animals are not.
By entering the museum, guests agree that they may be photographed or filmed for the museum's promotion.
Questions: Guest Experience at 305-434-9600, or accessibility@frostscience.org for accessibility questions.
