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Buell Children's Museum

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Whimsical children's museum featuring interactive exhibitions on art, science & history. People often mention kids, crafts, museum, staff, hands, year,


Address

210 N Santa Fe Ave, Pueblo, CO 81003

Website

www.sdc-arts.org

Contact

(719) 295-7210

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (334 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Thursday: 10 AM to 4 PM
  • Friday: 10 AM to 4 PM
  • Saturday: 10 AM to 4 PM
  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 10 AM to 4 PM
  • Wednesday: 10 AM to 4 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: kids (17) crafts (8) museum (6) staff (6) hands (6) year (6)
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  • 2/5 Christina H. 2 years ago on Google
    Visited from out of town. I have been to this museum before in 2019 and my teens along with my preschooler loved it! Went back on 3/22/22 and was very disappointed. The museum lacked interactive STEAM games and toys and needs a lot of help with innovation. The staff was great but after about 30 minutes my son went to every area. It was a very boring Dino display…praying the museum gets better for little ole Pueblo. Not worth the money…unless it is used to make major improvements. Very disappointed!
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Melissa H. 1 year ago on Google
    This is an amazing place for kids and adults! You get a bit of a science and education, but there's tons of activities to spark creativity and exploration! And the staff here are so sweet! They are willing to answer questions and help with the activities. I really wish I could bring my kids here!
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jon D. 3 years ago on Google
    The staff truly goes above and beyond right now! Compared to other children's museums, I find this one more craft oriented compared to the hands on kinetic exploration I'm used to. It was a fun change. I was pleasantly surprised with how interactive the the staff was, they really helped guide my kids with informational play. This earned them the five-star rating without the helpful staff and only looking at the kinetic hands on things I would have given it around three stars.I would recommend the director reaching out to local businesses to see if anyone would sponsor various kinetic hands on things. Children's museum in salt Lake City did an awesome job of utilizing those resources to make some cool stuff. Without hurting their bottom line
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Sara 7 months ago on Google
    Not as big as I expected and kind of expensive $10 for an adult and $8 for kids. I didn’t love the museum. Not as many exhibits as I would have hoped. My 2 year old loved it and my 6 year old didn’t love it so much. They do have a random nursing area upstairs by the toys if you need, but it is just a chair and a curtain for privacy.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Josh D. 1 year ago on Google
    Listen,.....for its price you're not at a loss. It is not that the place is bad or terrible, it's just not enough. Now with that being said, I know it's a non-profit organization that probably doesn't get a ton of donations and they make due with what is donated which I think is great, but.......I just wish there was more activities to do to keep my 5 year old more intrigued. I gave three star because it was the best 45-50 minutes for it's price and my 5 year old did love the environment, but try and bring more things there and charge more. When it comes to children, make it worth while for them but also for the parents.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Susan H. 4 years ago on Google
    This was fun for our three year old granddaughter. The best play area for young children is upstairs. It is a very clean facility. I wish there were more activities, but for a smaller Children's Museum, it is quite nice.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Carol G. 1 year ago on Google
    Hands on displays of the exhibits from upstairs. Read great to see miniatures and how the worked. Very interesting.

  • 5/5 Donald B. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing! It is the best place to take a child. Imaginary play, and lots of arts and crafts. a wonderful value. If you live in Pueblo, or are just visiting with kids, definitely go.

  • 4/5 Ryan H. 7 years ago on Google
    This place has great arts-and-crafts at multiple stations and an overall fun layout. The 'sensations' room (where kids trigger music and sound effects by interacting with pads on the wall) was disappointing though as the 'Santa finding Rudolph' storyline wasn't working correctly. An attached cafe is nice to have and the gift shop isn't overly gouging which is appreciated.

  • 5/5 Lindsey B. 7 years ago on Google
    My three year old son loved this place. It was hard to get him to leave. There were a lot of hands on projects, arts and crafts, Legos, and trains. We were able to build a big castle and also pretend we were camping. It was very fun, and the facility was very clean.

  • 5/5 Nekole R. 1 year ago on Google
    Awesome exhibit, lots of friendly staff and cool crafts. Something for kids of all ages, will go again!

  • 5/5 Jessica A. 1 year ago on Google
    It's a small museum, but it's the perfect size for small children to have some time to play and explore. They have lots of hands on displays. For winter they set up different displays as an ice lake where the kids could "ice skate"

  • 5/5 Scott F. 1 year ago on Google
    It's always a challenge coming up with new places to take the kids. This a great place well worth supporting and we have a family membership. Current exhibit is daVinci and it is the best one we have been to yet. That's saying a lot because for kids dinosaurs are tough to beat. The difference is that kids can lay their hands on every exhibit. They're all hand operated wooden machines that demonstrate principles of physics or engineering. There's also an arts and crafts area.

  • 1/5 Ethan R. 1 year ago on Google
    This is not the same it used to be! There aren’t as many cool crafts that your kids can do. The art work isn’t he next building is disturbing! We were so excited to go and make crafts and we were extremely disappointed!

  • 1/5 ashley “MASH” a. 1 year ago on Google
    This is more of a place for big or older kids kinda .there is nothing to really do or to really get excited about it was awful I wouldn't recommend it to any one with kids under 10

  • 5/5 Jessi V. 1 year ago on Google
    Always super fun. I came here as a kiddo with my grandparents and now I am bringing my kids here. The toys and learning are awesome and the crafts are even better. Even Mom and Dad liked doing the crafts! We will definitely be back time and time again.

  • 4/5 Elizabeth H. 11 months ago on Google
    Love this place. We have been going here for years! On a recent trip, the ladies in the craft area were so attentive and helpful! My daughter loves the current dance theme.

  • 5/5 matthew L. 11 months ago on Google
    Great place to get a family membership, they change the exhibit every month. Kids get to play, learn and do art projects. I have three kids so this is a perfect place the kids can interact and really be themselves.


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Amenities


  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot

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