The Works Museum in Bloomington, Minnesota is a hands-on engineering and technology museum designed to inspire kids through interactive exhibits and creative STEM activities. Perfect for young inventors and builders, the museum offers engaging programs that explore robotics, circuits, and design. Located just outside the Twin Cities, The Works Museum provides a fun, educational experience for families and school groups alike.
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The Works Museum
545 Google Reviews
Good fun little place that kept my kids entertained for 3 hours. They didn’t want to leave. My only complaint is the use of button batteries to make the little robot bugs at our last visit as they are very dangerous if put in mouth which my kids would likely do. I of course couldn’t say no to my oldest but as soon as he forgot about it I had to take it. I don’t want the stress of worrying about where it was at home and a kid putting it in their mouth.
My grandson (6) had a blast here. We loved the self-directed hands-on activities. His favorites were wiring up the house and adding framing. Great fun. We spent a good part of a rainy Saturday here. The two of us enjoyed watching the huge K’Nex ball machine do its thing.
Just went there today and had a lot of fun. Good for many ages and the new house segment was very enjoyable. They have a Lego wall where you can make Lego pictures and leave them there. There is a large Lego picture wall where you can see the picture and then try to make it using a battleship style grid. They have a marble coaster that took 6 MONTHS to make. There is a secret event every 15-30 minutes at the marble coaster(you will know it when you see it). There is a knex racer builder at which you can build a car/8 wheel blob to race down the track. Member ship was 25 for 3 people and you get student discounts if in a certain school and grade. Have fun!
My school hosted The Works for our Family Night, which was a great success. We had 375 attendees, and everyone—from toddlers to grandparents—was engaged and delighted. Planning the event was incredibly easy. Katy was a wonderful person to work with, as were the educators who attended on the night of the event. If you’re planning an event for your school, I highly recommend this option!
This is a fun unique place to test out some new activities for the kids. Definitely get there early for some quiet time before camps arrive.
We had a great time at the Works Museum! It’s a little science museum focused on engineering, construction, and a little bit of computer science.
Plenty for the whole family to do, lots of little things to play around with. We spent a couple hours building plumbing, programming mice, building towers, and playing with foam bricks.
We had a ton of fun and will definitely be coming back!
This place is really cool and there is a ton of interactive fun science and engineering types of things to do. We did not attend any of the classes well we were there, but had a lot of fun. We spent about an hour and a half here and I don’t know if we would have been able to spend more time there unless we went to a class or if you came with multiple children so they could run and play and build together. This place is not huge so don’t expect a ton but there are a lot of individual stations you can visit and interact with. 4 stars Because it could use some more stuff to do and see
