Papalote Museo del Niño

This place is awesome. We brought our four kids here (2 two year olds, 5 year old, 9 year old) and they all had fun. We didn’t even see the whole place and we were there for about 5 hours, including a small lunch break at the food court outside. I love that all the areas are attended by staff (who were all so friendly), and they limit how many children can go into each section. It made the experience so much more enjoyable within each section because it was not overcrowded. We loved the supermarket, the movie in the super dome, and the science experiments the most. There is also a fun play area for 2-5 year olds that we spent at least an hour in. They also rent wheelchairs and strollers for FREE! I will definitely be coming back next time we visit.

An amazing museum and play place for children! We took a 4 and a 5 year old and they had so much fun. There is a good balance of learning and playing. A mini grocery store where they could shop and check out was the highlight for them. The outdoor play places are also great for the kids who don’t have yards or who might be traveling and staying in a hotel. Friendly staff who are all willing to explain and teach the children. The food court is large and has quite a few options. You have to leave the museum to access the food court. They have local food options as well as Subway, Burger King, and Dominio’s Pizza. I highly, highly recommend this museum.

A “must-add” if you are travelling to Mexico City with kids. This science centre is bigger than any I’ve seen but what I liked most is the engaging staff who sat with the kids to teach them during the lessons. Rather than having the museum more hands off and letting kids bounce around , you have the option to attend mini Classes to learn !! For example: my kids attended a science lab where we learned about boats and water density /resistance , electronics and they were able to wire an battery to make a light switch on and off. Their favourite activity was the animation desk where they created their own still life movie !!! We spent 4 hours and will be going back to see the areas that we missed and Want to see again. Plenty of restaurants at the facility and so many bathrooms easy to attend with kids . After visiting the museum walk outside to the left of entrance there is a little concrete path where you will see concrete art sculptures leading to a skate park. A full day activity.

Phenomenal place for kids. Visited after a busy day at another museum in the park. So many opportunities for hands-on play. Kids were happy to be able to touch and play with all the exhibits. The slide was the favorite. You need at least 4 hours to enjoy everything but really should plan to spend the whole day in order to take advantage of all the exhibits without rushing. There was fast food and snacks on site so you don't have to travel far to eat. Most staff spoke some English. Recommend visiting during the week.

We've been to a lot of kids museums in the last several years, and I can say confidently this is the best for a variety of activities, ages, topics, spaces. There is little in English so you'll need someone in your group who can get by en Español but you can make do without that if you talk to guides with English. Highlights: 4 story play structure, bubble play, ants garden. Other kids loved the play hospital, grocery, veterinarian, chemistry lab. If the kid was older, I'd have loved to do the wood engraving and drilling activity.

This is a children's museum in the Central Park of Mexico City. Many activities for kids to enjoy. Highly recommended for those that need to drain some energy. This place was larger than any children's museum I had visited previously with Niko or the girls. Lots of walking, lots of sitting. Needed more snack areas but it had an overall healthy vibe.

Overall a pretty solid place. Glad we went. We enjoyed the planetarium and a few of the exhibits. My kid was tired before we did everything we could do. But a couple of downsides: My kid is almost 5 but is on the shorter side. We specifically chose this place based on the photo of the big red slide and kids climbing tunnels and we were refused entry based on my kid’s height. It was absolutely not necessary for safety, as it was a relatively tame playground place compared to many others that we have visited and it didn’t have stuff dependent on size. My kid at age 5 would be a ton safer on it than a tall 3 year old. It sucked. My kid was upset. There weren’t a ton of other free play type areas. My kid was also super upset before we even entered because they make the adults wear bracelets but refuse to give one to the kids. My kid looks forward to those types of bracelets. They explained it was for security so a kid would only leave with someone with a bracelet. Not sure how that makes it safer since every adult in the crowded museum has on a bracelet. It was also quite crowded.

Horrible , long long waiting periods to get to do something , activities are so slow kids get discouraged and bored, can’t believe they cant make things better to get kids to do this activities , lack of planing make this place expensive and your time gets wasted just waiting in long long lines . Better things to do in Mexico City .