Skip going to the mall this weekend and have a museum trip instead!

Museums are the perfect place for children to feed their curious minds, explore new things, and to spark their creativity. Through interactive exhibits and hands-on play, the immersive experience at museums transcends all ages from kids to adults.

Check these museums out around Metro Manila and start planning your museum hopping with the family!

Aircrafts, helicopters, aerospace science, wartime weaponry, and more – the Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum is a must-see for kids who dream of becoming a pilot one day! The museum also houses the mother of all Philippine maps, the 1734 Murillo Velarde map that was created nearly 300 years ago.

Operating Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00AM–5:00PM; Saturday – 8:00AM-12:00NN

Entrance Fee: PHP20.00

Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum is located at Gate 4 Colonel Jesus Villamor Air Base, Pasay City.

For more details and inquiries, visit their Facebook page.

The Money Museum inside the Bangko Sentral Complex is where the country’s numismatic heritage is collected, studied, and preserved. The museum’s period-specific galleries will walk you through time with installations of art collections from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and portraits of past Bangko Sentral governors.

The Money Museum is located BSP Main Complex, A. Mabini St. corner P. Ocampo St., Malate, Manila.

Operating Hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00AM–4:00PM

Entrance Fee: Free

Get your cameras ready and take photos and videos at the biggest 3D art museum in Asia and the first of its kind in the Philippines! Play your imagination with photography as you explore over a hundred hand-painted attractions distributed in Art in Island’s 12-themed zones.

Art in Island is located at 175 15th Avenue, Brgy. Socorro, Cubao, Quezon City.

Operating Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 9:30AM–9:30PM

Entrance Fee: Students - PHP400.00 | Adults - PHP500.00

For more details and inquiries, visit their Facebook page.

Founded in 1993, Museo Pambata was built to reinforce the values, knowledge, and cultural recognition of all Filipino children through art workshops, interactive exhibits, and fun cultural activities.

Museo Pambata is located along Roxas Boulevard corner South Drive, Roxas Blvd, Ermita, Manila.

Operating Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 8:00AM–5:00PM; Sunday, 1:00PM–5:00PM

Entrance Fee: PHP250.00

For more details and inquiries, visit their Facebook page.

The Dessert Museum is an interactive desserts hub where you can eat as you play and learn. You will gobble your way through 8 mouthwatering rooms of sugar-filled happiness and kids will surely love the complimentary sweet treats! It’s getting to know the history behind your favorite desserts in the tastiest way possible.

The Dessert Museum is in S Maison, Seaside Boulevard, Coral Way, Pasay City.

Operating Hours: Monday – Sunday, 10:00AM–9:00PM

Entrance Fee: Online Rate - PHP 699.00 | Walk-in/Holiday Rate - PHP 799.00

For more details and inquiries, visit their Facebook page.

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The Mind Museum will surely blow your mind with more than 250 interactive exhibits, incredible experiments, a 3D theatre, planetarium shows, wild animals, and more. It’s a fun scientific experience for the whole family!

The Mind Museum is located at JY Campos Park, 3rd Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City.

Operating Hours: Tuesday–Sunday, 9:00AM–6:00PM

Entrance Fee: PHP150.00–PHP750.00

For more details and inquiries, visit their Facebook page.

Learn about the fascinating world of astronomy at National Planetarium in Ermita. Aside from installations and murals, the museum offers planetarium shows from Tuesday to Sunday. For the schedules of the shows, visit Planetarium's official website.

National Planetarium is located at Padre Burgos Avenue, Ermita, Manila.

Operating Hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 8:30AM-4:30PM

Entrance Fee: Gallery viewing is free but there’s an admission fee for the planetarium shows.

Student - PHP30.00 | adult - PHP50.00 | PWD/senior citizen - PHP40.00

For more information, the National Planetarium can be reached at (02) 5277889 or nmplanetarium1975@gmail.com.

The QCX: Quezon City Experience Museum is a socio-cultural interactive museum that showcases the city’s humble beginnings up to the present. It also aims its visitors and guests to relive the “Quezon City Experience”. Aside from being a museum, it is also a business center and events place that can accommodate seminars, exhibits, and more.

Quezon City Experience Museum is in Quezon Memorial Circle, Elliptical Road, Quezon City.

Operating Hours: Tuesday–Sunday, 9:00AM–6:00PM

Entrance Fee: students/PWD/senior citizens - PHP80.00 | Quezon City residents – PHP100.00 | non-QC residents –PHP150.00

*present valid IDs to avail of the discount

For more details and inquiries, visit their Facebook page.

Walk through time at the National Museum of Natural History in Rizal Park. The museum reopened last year and welcomed the public with its state-of-the-art interior and facilities. You can enjoy free entrance this October at the museum in celebration of the Museums and Galleries Month!

National Museum of Natural History is located at T.M. Kalaw corner General Luna Streets, Rizal Park, Manila.

Operating Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 10:00AM-5:00PM

For more details and inquiries, visit National Museum of the Philippines’ Facebook page.

Lakbay Museo allows you to travel, experience, and take Instagram-worthy photos from around the Philippines without having to leave Manila. It’s an interactive museum with cultural shows and culinary treats. Lakbay Museo is both a feast for the eyes and the taste buds!

Lakbay Museo is located on the Ground Floor of S Maison, Seaside Boulevard, Coral Way, Pasay City.

Operating Hours: Monday – Sunday, 10:00AM–9:00PM

Entrance Fee: Online Rate - PHP 699.00 | Walk-in/Holiday Rate - PHP 799.00

For more details and inquiries, visit their Facebook page.

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Experience what it feels like in the upside-down world at Upside Down Museum. The museum’s displays will challenge you in capturing photos in every angle. Let your imagination run wild at Upside Down Museum’s creative installations!

Upside Down Museum is located at CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City.

Operating Hours: Tuesday–Sunday, 11:00AM–9:00PM

Entrance Fee: PHP450.00

For more details and inquiries, visit their Facebook page.

Have you visited any of the museums mentioned above? Share your experience with us in the comment section!