5 of the Best Museums for Kids in Austin
Two of these are free. Prices are this year's, from each museum's site, with the free days that matter when there are five of you.
The children's museum: water tables, a light lab, and a toddler zone. $19.95 for everyone over age 1, and a pay-what-you-can Family Night on select evenings; check the calendar.
Three floors of Texas plus an IMAX. $22 adults, $16 kids, under 5 free, and free admission the first Sunday of every month.
Free every day. Dinosaur dig pit, live animals, and trails at the edge of Zilker Park. Best 90 minutes in town for under-8s.
Dinosaurs, gems and Texas wildlife on campus. $10 adults, $6 kids, under 4 free, and free on the fourth Sunday of the month.
Not a museum, but the best science field trip near Austin: a cave found by a highway crew in 1963. Adventure Tour $27.95 adults and $18.95 kids on weekdays, $2 more on weekends; under 3 free.
How we checked: Prices, dates and hours were checked against each business's own site on Sept 23, 2026. Where sources disagreed, we left the number out. If something's changed, tell us and we'll fix it.
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