EdVenture Children's Museum

Overview

The South's largest children's museum is the home of Eddie, the world's largest child, along with 300 exhibits to inspire children to experience the joy of learning. Where else but EdVenture can children talk to a skeleton, drive a real fire truck, anchor the news or visit another country.

Top Ten Reasons to Visit EdVenture...
1. Experience the joy of learning at EdVenture, the South's largest children's museum with 92,000 square feet of interactive, hands-on fun for kids 12 and younger.
2. Crawl through 40-foot tall EDDIE, the world's largest child weighing in at 35,000 pounds, about half the size of an adult humpback whale.
3. Explore world-class galleries including Wags & Whiskers, Body Detectives, My Backyard, the Great Outdoors, Critter Garden, World of Work, Over the Horizon and Mission Imagination.
4. Visit EdVenture's seasonal exhibits Blooming Butterflies in the spring/summer and Snowville in the winter.
5. Ask about field trips, birthday parties, camps, group visits (more than 15 people), facility rentals, the after school program, teacher workshops and more.
6. Come on Family Night, the second Tuesday of each month from 5-8 p.m. for $1 per person admission.
7. Choose from thousands of educational games and toys (and free gift wrap) at EdCetera, the EdVenture store.
8. Dine at The Green Fork, EdVenture’s new healthy café.
9. Take part in unique members-only programs including exhibit preview parties, early camp registration and after-hours events.
10. Check out our website at www.edventure.org for a  schedule of special programs that put "doing" at the heart of learning.

Shop EdVenture
EdCetera, the store inside EdVenture, is home to thousands of incredibly fun and educational items perfect for the kids and grandkids in your life!!! Be ready to shop 'til you pop! Don't forget to ask about our FREE gift wrap.

Shop Online
EdCetera also offers limited items online at http://www.edventure.org/store.aspx.

Related Events

• Edventure Family Night
• Columbia Mini Maker Faire
• Countdown to Kindergarten
• First FriYAYs!
• Community Leader Reader
• Blooming Butterflies
• Football, the Exhibit