Plan Your Trip
There is so much to see and do at the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge. Join us for a fun and educational experience for the whole family.
Hours:
Monday – Closed
Tuesday – Saturday 10 am – 4 pm
Sunday – 1 – 4 pm
Closed: New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.
Admission Fees (effective Jan. 1, 2024):
• Adults (ages 18 – 61) – $10
• Veterans – $9
• Children (ages 3 – 17) – $8
• Seniors (ages 62 and up, photo ID required) – $5
• Active-Duty Military (military ID required) – $5
• Teacher (school ID required) – $5
• Children 2 and Under – Free
• CMOR members – Free
• Group Rate – $7 (teachers and bus drivers free)
• Association of Children’s Museums (ACM) Reciprocal Level Discount – 50% off. Visit the ACM website or contact us for more information.
• Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) Passport Program – Free admission for ASTC members (2 adults, 4 children). Home Museum and home address must be outside of 90 mi radius from the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge. Visit the ASTC website or contact us for more information.
• Blue Star Museums, May 17 – September 1 – Free admission for active-duty military personnel and their immediate families, including National Guard and Reserves. Visit the Blue Star Museums website for more information.
Attention, Teachers:
For large groups visiting the museum, please divide up large groups into smaller ones. Download maps to start smaller groups off at different exhibits in the museum and follow the colored trail. We recommend using a landscape orientation for printing.
Map 1: Tour begins at Lobby
Map 2: Tour begin at Mars Rocket Room
Map 3: Tour begins at the Coal Mine
Map 4: Tour begins at the Ed Westcott Room
Map 5: Tour begins at the Waterworks
Map 6: Tour begins at the World of Trains
Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge is a member of the Association of Children’s Museum’s Reciprocal Network. Nearly 200 children’s museums participate in this program. See a LIST OF PARTICIPATING MUSEUMS and view the POLICY GUIDE.
This program includes 50% off general admission for up to six (6) people. Additional visitors must pay the regular admission price.
Inclement Weather Policy:
During the school year, the Children’s Museum follows the Oak Ridge School District – if they are closed, then we are too. On weekends or other times when school is not in session the Museum‘s executive director makes the decision.
If the Children’s Museum is closed because of weather, it will be posted on Facebook, Instagram, X, and our home page.
Food and Drink:
Visitors are welcome to eat or drink in the gym lobby or at the picnic tables outside the gym lobby area. There is a drink vending machine and a small snack bar. Food and beverages are not allowed beyond the gym lobby area.