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Marble Kids Museum & IMAX Theatre, Durham, NC

  • Address 201 East Hargett Street
    Raleigh, NC 27601
    United States
  • Phone number+1 919 834 4040
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  • Neighborhood : Cary
    http://www.marbleskidsmuseum.org
  • Tue to Sat from 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM,Sun from 12:00 PM to 05:00 PM

Marbles Kids Museum is a hands-on, interactive destination that inspires children to be creative thinkers, active learners, and confident individuals in today's world. With five galleries and two outdoor escapes, there is no shortage of activity for kids up to 12 years old and their families. The campus also features the Wachovia IMAX® Theatre at Marbles Kids Museum. This 267-seat giant-screen experience is a 3D-capable IMAX theater, showing documentary and feature films throughout the year. Let your child's imagination run free; bring them to the Marbles Kids Museum where an otherwise ordinary day will become an extraordinary adventure!

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yelp Reviews ( 7 Reviews see all ) Top

Charles D.

(Rating: 4.0) 

by Charles D. on September 14, 2009

Says what it does on the tin--giant IMAX screen that made even my horrendously awful ex girlfriend appreciate Star Trek. Thankfully, she got swine...

D. A.

(Rating: 3.0) 

by D. A. on April 20, 2009

The Imax theater is cool because, well it's Imax, but a few things about the one at Marbles you should know: - Seats are a notch above standard and are NOT...

Ben M.

(Rating: 5.0) 

by Ben M. on January 23, 2009

It's like a regular movie, only bigger. Right? Come on. Imax is way better than that. Watching the blockbusters on this screen is something of an...

Trekaroo Reviews ( 10 Reviews see all ) Top

Good on days off

 by  ladybug  on  2009-06-11

Marbles Museum is a great place to go on odd days off from school. Saturdays are extremly busy especially on the weekends they have special ...

Great for younger children

 by  greekgeek777  on  2009-06-11

The Marbles Kids Museum is so much fun! Tailored for preschoolers & elementary aged kids. Admission is $5 per person (under 1 is free) for ...

Great place!

 by  Danielle917  on  2009-06-11

My daughter had so much fun here! She had just turned 2 when she went, but think she might enjoy it even more now that ...

LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!!!

 by  mommyreeves  on  2009-06-11

I have only been there once, but all I can say is IT'S AWESOME!!! I would plan next time to try to spend the whole ...

Great Place for the children

 by  Leslie11  on  2009-06-11

This place is great for kids up to 10 years old. We enjoyed it with our 11 month old. Even though it is a lot ...

My 16 month-old loved it!

 by  TedsMom  on  2009-06-11

Just went to Marbles today with my 16 month-old son and a friend and her 17 month-old son. The boys loved it. Plenty for kids ...

Yahoo Travel Reviews ( 4 Reviews ) Top

Explore somewhere else

 by  A Yahoo! Contributor  on  2006-08-12

Very mundane 'museum' - for a city its size with many young families Raleigh should have a better childrne's museum. This place really stinks ...

I've been to people's *houses* that were more fun

 by  Teresa  on  2005-07-16

This museum is overpriced and horrible. We chose not to go to the Imax movie (which is seperate) and spent twenty dollars for two adults and o...

Marbles is new and awesome!

 by  A Yahoo! Contributor  on  2008-02-10

The other reviews were not of Marbles but of a museum it replaced. My grandchildren love Marbles! They have been there over 6 times and cann...

great

 by  A Yahoo! Contributor  on  2005-01-03

Always fun and interesting exhibits, and great IMAX movies.

CitySearch Reviews ( 26 Reviews see all ) Top

information desk by Pamela H. at InsiderPages

 by  Contributor  on  2008-06-11

How much does it cost to visit the museum?

IMAX is worth it all!!!

 by  jennifer6272  on  2007-06-20

I really enjoyed the IMAX experience. This is the only theater like it in the area. The closest one is Charlotte. By the way, the Exploris m...

Discover the world at this kid-friendly global experience center.

 by  Contributor  on  2006-11-10

In ShortThis unique museum in downtown Raleigh encourages interaction and exploration. Visitors can marvel at the handmade wooden doors fr

Wow...what a museum by Vijay K. at InsiderPages

 by  Contributor  on  2005-11-26

My family and I decided to check out this new museum that recently opened called Exploris. This is definetly one of the best museums I have be...

I love this place! by Andrew K. at InsiderPages

 by  Contributor  on  2005-11-19

If you have young children you have to go to Playspace. We have a family membership and we use it all the time. It has so many hands on things ...

Good for kids, Imax good for everyone by Joanna I. at InsiderPages

 by  Contributor  on  2005-11-08

Going to the Exploris museum in downtown raleigh a couple years ago, it was pretty interesting, but it didn't extremely excite me. The exhibi...

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