By Sabrina Pavelic, with Helena Wright and Elizabeth Theroux

This map highlights past and present Children’s Museum and Story Sites in Ontario. Sabrina Pavelic, drawing on the work of Helena Wright and Elizabeth Theroux, gathered this research, and wrote summaries of each location, with links to articles, photos, images, websites on the place.

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Children's Museums and Interactive Science Centres 

London, Ontario: Children’s Museum

Hamilton, Ontario: Children’s Museum

Kitchener, Ontario: THEMUSEUM

Niagara Falls, Ontario: Niagara Children’s Museum

Toronto, Ontario: Ontario Science Centre

Toronto, Ontario: Toronto Police Museum and Discovery Centre

Toronto, Ontario: Black Creek Pioneer Village

Toronto, Ontario: ROM

Toronto: Children's Own Museum (1997–2002 + 2002–2014)


Toronto Children's Bookstores and Centres

The Children’s Book Store, Markham Street, Toronto

The Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Toronto

The Children’s Book Bank, Toronto

Little Island Comics, Toronto

Mabel’s Fables Children’s Bookstore, Toronto

Ella Minnow Children’s Bookstore, Toronto

Moonbeam Books, Toronto


Toronto Children's Recreation

Ontario Place, Toronto, Ontario

The Mad Hatter Birthday Centre