Science Museums for Family Fun
Almost every major city these days has a science museum or science center that's designed to be great fun for kids.
Visiting Science Museums With Kids
Tips for having the best possible time when you visit a science "playground".
Tips for having the best possible time when you visit a science "playground".
Hands-on Science Centers Worldwide
A great Web page full of links for science museums in the US and around the world.
A great Web page full of links for science museums in the US and around the world.
Boston Science Museum
This Museum has an Omni Theatre and Planetarium; Web site includes a guided tour.
This Museum has an Omni Theatre and Planetarium; Web site includes a guided tour.
Washington, D.C.: National Air and Space Museum
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum has a huge collection of historic aircrafts and spacecrafts, special exhibitions, a planetarium, and an IMAX theater.
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum has a huge collection of historic aircrafts and spacecrafts, special exhibitions, a planetarium, and an IMAX theater.
New York Hall of Science: Science Playground
30,000 square feet of fun for kids, with sound steps, whisper dishes, waterwheels...
30,000 square feet of fun for kids, with sound steps, whisper dishes, waterwheels...
Orlando Science Center: Kids Town
This science centre has a special area for children eight and under. And the CineDome theatre is a combined Iwerks theatre and planetarium.
This science centre has a special area for children eight and under. And the CineDome theatre is a combined Iwerks theatre and planetarium.
San Francisco: Exploratorium
This unique museum of "science, art, and human perception" is full of hands-on exhibits, and its ExploraNet is designed to be an activity-packed experience too.
This unique museum of "science, art, and human perception" is full of hands-on exhibits, and its ExploraNet is designed to be an activity-packed experience too.
Philadelphia: Franklin Institute Science Museum
Lots to explore at this website-- even if you never visit the museum.
Lots to explore at this website-- even if you never visit the museum.
Phoenix, Arizona: Arizona Science Center
Information on programs, exhibits, the planetarium and the Iwerks giant-screen theatre.
Information on programs, exhibits, the planetarium and the Iwerks giant-screen theatre.
Saint Louis Science Center
A "Playground For Your Head" is the motto here, and interactivity is the name of the game-- online and in real life. This web site has online galleries, animations, and videos.
A "Playground For Your Head" is the motto here, and interactivity is the name of the game-- online and in real life. This web site has online galleries, animations, and videos.
Toronto, Ontario: Ontario Science Centre
In this website you'll find an Interactive Zone and an Exhibit Sampler of the Centre (which also has an Omnimax theatre.)
In this website you'll find an Interactive Zone and an Exhibit Sampler of the Centre (which also has an Omnimax theatre.)
Vancouver, B.C: Science World
Information about location, rates, exhibits, and the Omnimax and 3-D Laser shows.
Information about location, rates, exhibits, and the Omnimax and 3-D Laser shows.
London, England: Science Museum
A good preview of this huge Science museum. (The Launch Pad hands-on gallery and the Flight Lab were favourites with my nine-year-old.)
A good preview of this huge Science museum. (The Launch Pad hands-on gallery and the Flight Lab were favourites with my nine-year-old.)
Singapore Science Centre
This centre gets over a million visitors a year. Its website has online galleries, previews of OmniTheatre movies, and a Young Professors section with at-home ideas.
This centre gets over a million visitors a year. Its website has online galleries, previews of OmniTheatre movies, and a Young Professors section with at-home ideas.
Haifa, Israel: The Israel National Museum of Science
A "user-friendly, touch and feel institution", where children and adults alike can "learn by doing."
A "user-friendly, touch and feel institution", where children and adults alike can "learn by doing."