Area Museums

With Young Minds In Mind!

Learning is fun, and these museums are designed to make the most of that. Exhibits are designed to expand access to experiences in innovative and safe ways. From indoor climbing walls designed to encourage risk-taking, to a pintsized look at some of our region’s most interesting professions, there are hours of fun to be had. We have highlighted some of the exhibits, but log on to get access tickets and a full understanding of what you will find at each location.

Children’s Museum of St Tammany

The outdoor STEM lab features an archeology pit and hands-on garden at this Koop Drive campus in Mandeville. cmstkids.org

Louisiana Children’s Discovery Center

Children can pretend to operate the Middendorf’s Restaurant at this Hammond campus. lcdcofhammond.org

Louisiana Children’s Museum

Now located at City Park in New Orleans, exhibits include a wide-ranging look at the Mighty Mississippi! lcm.org

Mississippi Children’s Museum

Visit the Fantastical Backyard exhibit at the brand new Meridian campus. mschildrensmuseum.org

Lynn Meadows Discovery Center

Play in the tops of 100-year-old trees in the Tree House Village of this Gulfport campus. lmdc.org

Road Trip to the Coast!

Mississippi Aquarium, Gulfport, Mississippi Mississippi Aquarium tells the incredible story of all of Mississippi’s aquatic resources from the Delta to the coastline and the remarkable connection that ties all of the state’s natural resources uniquely together. msaquarium.org

It is an awe-inspiring experience that supports education, research and conservation. The Aquarium is committed to animal welfare and the majesty of the Gulf and beyond. The Aquarium sits on 5.8 acres and contains over 80,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor exhibits connected by landscaped walkways with plants that represent all the physiographic regions of Mississippi.

Take a Biloxi shrimping trip A unique living marine adventure casts a net and reels in a wide area of sea life native to our waters. The captain will present and identify the bounty of the catch, including everything from shrimp to flounder, stingray, oysters and squid. biloxishrimpingtrip.com