Museo Pambata is Manila's hands-on children's museum, set in the old Elks Club Building near Rizal Park and Roxas Boulevard. The exhibits are designed for play and discovery rather than quiet glass-case viewing, with rooms on the environment, the body, careers, rights, and Filipino culture.
For families, it is a useful counterweight to Manila's heavier historical stops. The building and location also give adults a reason to pay attention: you are close to the bayfront, Intramuros, and several layers of the city's civic history.