With more than 200 interactive exhibits, the aim here is to entertain children—and adults—with the wonders of science and the wonders of Florida. Exhibits include the Ecodiscovery Center with an Everglades Airboat Adventure ride, resident otters, and an interactive Florida storm center. Florida Ecoscapes has a living coral reef, plus sharks, rays, and eels. Runways to Rockets offers stimulating...
The interactive exhibits are engaging and educational, including Gizmo City on the second floor (which explains the principles of physics through everyday machines) and the Florida EcoScapes exhibition near the atrium, which houses native Everglades critters such as fish and turtles, plus a huge living coral reef. The $15 admission includes one IMAX film showing at the theater, which shows a...
This museum's high-tech, interactive approach to education proves that science can equal fun. Adults won't feel as if they're in a kiddie museum, either. Kids ages 7 and under enjoy navigating their way through the excellent explorations in the Discovery Center. Florida Ecoscapes is particularly interesting, with a living coral reef, bees, bats, frogs, turtles, and alligators. Most weekend...
This museum is bound to become a favorite with both your children and your inner child.:
In Short
Visitors can stroll through a see-through replica of a beehive or wonder at the world's largest captive indoor Atlantic coral reef bank. An early childhood Discovery Center...