Discovery Children's Museum Giftly

Discovery Children's Museum in Las Vegas is a three-story, non-profit children’s museum that has been encouraging curiosity and hands-on learning for more than three decades. Housed in Symphony Park since 2013, the museum brings together science, art and early childhood development across roughly 26,000 square feet and nine galleries designed for immersive exploration. Exhibits are crafted to engage a wide age range—toddlers have dedicated play areas and puppet programming while older children can climb a multi-level structure, tinker in makerspaces and experiment in technology-focused labs such as the 3D print area.

Recent additions reinforce the museum’s commitment to contemporary learning: a bilingual Energy/Energía gallery introduces kids to concepts of generation and conservation through interactive build-and-play activities, and a refreshed Water World makes hydrology and engineering tangible with dam-building, channels and vortex demonstrations. The museum also partners with national resources like NASA to bring space-focused learning tools and apps to visitors, widening the scope of what a museum day can teach.

Practical touches reflect the institution’s family-first thinking. Daily demonstrations, scheduled workshops, rotating cultural programs and an on-site gift shop make it easy to shape a visit around a special interest or celebration. The museum’s layout supports exploration at an unhurried pace—families often spend several hours moving between creative studios, ecological exhibits and performance spaces. As a community-focused non-profit founded in the 1980s, Discovery Children's Museum continues to evolve its programming to serve local families and visitors, blending solid educational principles with playful design so that learning feels like an adventure.