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The Gilbert House. Photo by Ron Cooper
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20,000 sq. ft. Outdoor Discovery Center. Photo by R. Cooper
Gilbert House Children's Museum Museum ·$$

This museum primarily aims at entertaining children to develop a thoughtful inquisitive mindset to the outside world. With a range of exciting and inventive activities and displays, A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village achieves its mission. The museum exhibits are quite interesting with the major ones being American Flyer Train and City of Salem Paddlewheeler. Various art courses and workshops are also held regularly at this unique place. A visit to this place will be equally fulfilling for the young ones and grown ups.

Website: acgilbert.org

Phone: (503) 371-3631

Cross Streets: Near the intersection of Marion St NE and Water St NE

Closed now

  • Fri 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

116 Marion St NE Salem, OR 97301 ·2309.21 mi

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  • Accessible
  • Family friendly
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Tripadvisor traveler interviewtraveler 11/14/22

This museum is so cute! It's made up of a few old houses with the rooms redone to be different play areas for the kids. They were all very fun. The little bubble house was especially fun and a place to get a little messy. You can create lots of different bubbles and even make a bubble big enough to enclose a child! There is an outdoor area that's under re-construction and should be ready in the spring.

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Tripadvisor traveler alohatripper 01/04/22

We went here after we learned that the High Desert Heritage Museum was closed. We're glad we found this fantastic place that should be ranked higher. Outside is a overly-engineered gym complete with tubing runs. Regretably the diameter is correct for average proportioned kids and teens. The portly and adults keep getting stuck in the tubing, and it could be terrifying.Adults got involved with the young ones with the beanie sock craft. We were trying to make a Beanie Santa. It was fun, and the Museum had a craft leader with lots of supplies. Another product of advanced engineering is a bubble-making machine that makes a bubble curtain surrounding the entire body. Amazing!

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Tripadvisor traveler turkeyred 03/17/20

As Children museums go, this one is rates 2 thumbs way up! It has so many great features, learning, education and play areas. I will continue to take my Grandchildren back for many years.

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Tripadvisor traveler josiahgrunwald 01/05/20

On our trip to Oregon (we are from Pennsylvania) our friends took us here to the Gilbert house. We very much enjoyed the maze playground outside. Well constructed with lots of places to climb though and hide when playing tag with the family. There are several slides, one being a spiral one with about 5 total spins. Sure makes u dizzy when getting out at the bottom. The indoor area was fun as well, but for our active family, the playground was the hit. We also packed a lunch and ate it there on tables outside.

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Tripadvisor traveler marcosisa 08/14/19

Opening till 5 pm, it’s a good place for the young kids to have fun. They will love the playground and the slides. Exhibitions where they can explore, it costs 8$ per person.

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