Located in downtown Salem’s Riverfront Park, this hands-on children’s museum promotes learning through fun, interactive exhibits in the sciences, arts, and humanities. With 20 hands-on exhibits in five historic buildings, the museum also has a dynamic Outdoor Discovery Area and educational program for young people to learn and play.
About Gilbert House Children’s Museum
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November 14, 2022interviewtravelerSo much fun!
This museum is so cute! It's made up of a few old houses with the rooms redone to be different play areas for the kids. They were all very fun. The little bubble house was especially fun and a place to get a little messy. You can create lots of different bubbles and even make a bubble big enough to enclose a child! There is an outdoor area that's under re-construction and should be ready in the spring.
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January 4, 2022alohatripper
Innovative activities
We went here after we learned that the High Desert Heritage Museum was closed. We're glad we found this fantastic place that should be ranked higher. Outside is a overly-engineered gym complete with tubing runs. Regretably the diameter is correct for average proportioned kids and teens. The portly and adults keep getting stuck in the tubing, and it could be terrifying. Adults got involved with the young ones with the "beanie sock" craft. We were trying to make a Beanie Santa. It was fun, and the Museum had a craft leader with lots of supplies. Another product of advanced engineering is a bubble-making machine that makes a bubble curtain surrounding the entire body. Amazing!
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March 17, 2020turkeyred
Wonderful !!!!
As Children museums go, this one is rates 2 thumbs way up! It has so many great features, learning, education and play areas. I will continue to take my Grandchildren back for many years.
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January 4, 2020josiahgrunwald
Great place to take a family of children
On our trip to Oregon (we are from Pennsylvania) our friends took us here to the Gilbert house. We very much enjoyed the maze playground outside. Well constructed with lots of places to climb though and hide when playing tag with the family. There are several slides, one being a spiral one with about 5 total spins. Sure makes u dizzy when getting out at the bottom. The indoor area was fun as well, but for our active family, the playground was the hit. We also packed a lunch and ate it there on tables outside.
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August 14, 2019marcosisaNice playground and some exhibitions
Opening till 5 pm, it’s a good place for the young kids to have fun. They will love the playground and the slides. Exhibitions where they can explore, it costs 8$ per person.