Looking for a baby-friendly museum? Check out The National Museum of Play at The Strong.
Strong Museum
Courtesy of The Strong, Rochester
The Strong museum, downtown Rochester offers spaces designed for crawlers and first-steppers throughout its 100,000-square-foot exhibit space. This highly interactive, museum is devoted to the exploration of play.
In the Field of Play exhibit, guests will find an enclosed sea-themed area with soft blocks, simple ramps with balls, plush toys, and touch-and-feel areas along the walls.
The Wegmans Super Kids Market includes a fenced-off organic farm complete with a crawl space for picking carrots. The farm, which teaches children about the importance of healthy eating, also includes areas to sort, count, and weigh fruits, vegetables, and eggs.
A padded and carpeted section of the museum’s Kid to Kid exhibit provides a crawl area with age-appropriate toys designed to help with motor skills.
In the Reading Adventureland exhibit, guests will find a fairy-tale themed area where crawlers can pull and plant vegetables in Peter Rabbit’s garden.
Many of the spaces suggest a maximum height to ensure that they’re safe for the smallest guests to learn and explore.
Courtesy of The Strong, Rochester
Strong National Museum of Play
One Manhattan Square, Rochester, New York 14607
Monday–Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.
