Marbles Kids Museum

Marbles Kids Museum is a nonprofit children's located in downtown in the Moore Square Historic District. Marbles was founded in 2007 as a result of the merger between Exploris, an interactive global learning center, and Playspace, a children's museum aimed at preschool through early elementary age children.
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  • Opening hours:
    10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Thursday: 10:00 AM—7:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum for children
  • Also known as: marbleskidsmuseum.org
  • Address: 201 East Hargett Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include North Carolina State Capitol and North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

Public building
The is the former seat of the legislature of the U.S. state of which housed all of the state's government until 1888. is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Marbles Kids Museum.

Museum
Photo: Jmturner, Public domain.
The is a natural history museum in . The museum is the oldest in the state, and the largest natural history museum in the Southeastern United States. is situated 1,700 feet northwest of Marbles Kids Museum.

Historic building
, also known as the Raleigh Building, is a historic bank office building located at . It is an eleven-story, seven bays wide and three bays deep, Classical Revival style skyscraper. is situated 1,200 feet west of Marbles Kids Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Historic Oakwood and Raleigh.

Neighborhood
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
is a neighborhood in downtown , , on the National Register of Historic Places, and known for its Cemetery, its many Victorian houses and its location close to the Mordecai Plantation Manor.

Photo: Jmalljmall, Public domain.
The capital of and the largest city of the , is the primary political and economic driver of the metro area. Indeed, business and politics are the main draws to , which lacks the more trendy feel or active arts scene of or to the west.

Neighborhood
is one of eight historic neighborhoods surrounding downtown . Developed in the early 20th century it was one of the earliest planned suburbs in the city.

Marbles Kids Museum

Latitude
35.77884° or 35° 46′ 44″ north
Longitude
-78.63574° or 78° 38′ 9″ west
Operator
Marbles Kids Museum
Open location code
8773Q9H7+GP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 47760082
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­museum
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q14708028
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sun Sprouts and Marbles Courtyard.

Nearby Places

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