5/5 Evangelia E. 7 months ago on Google
I
haven’t
been
here
in
years,
but
visited
with
my
3
year
old
son
recently
and
we
had
a
great
time!
This
is
a
perfect
day
activity
for
little
kids,
up
to
ages
6-8
I
think
would
love
it.
It
is
an
older
museum
(established
in
1951)
so
the
building
looks
old,
and
exhibits
aren’t
as
new
as
they
could
be,
but
we
haven’t
been
to
many
museums,
so
this
was
exciting
for
us!
You
enter
through
the
main
room
that
leads
down
multiple
hallways.
We
bought
tickets
at
the
door,
$8
each—
they
also
have
senior,
military,
and
AAA
discounts,
as
well
as
a
program
to
offer
$3
tickets
if
you
receive
WIC
or
EBT
benefits.
I
ended
up
buying
a
yearly
membership
at
the
end
of
our
visit,
for
both
the
Nature
Museum
and
Discovery
Place
Science.
It
covers
2
parents
+
any
kids
in
the
family,
and
I
chose
to
add
one
guest
so
you
can
bring
someone
else
for
any
visits.
We
took
a
brief
stop
into
the
wildlife
lab,
which
had
an
event
going
on
with
a
class
of
kids
(I
think
from
a
visiting
summer
camp
or
preschool),
and
got
to
touch
a
snake!
Next
is
the
insect
alley
and
creature
cavern.
Insect
alley
has
some
cool
displays
with
bugs,
and
had
a
cute
“bug”
for
the
kids
to
stand
behind.
My
son
kept
giggling
when
he
saw
himself
in
the
mirror!
The
creature
cavern
has
live
animals
like
snakes,
frogs,
and
turtles.
My
kiddo
really
loved
stepping
onto
the
rocks
and
going
“hi
turtles!”
Our
Big
Backyard
might
have
been
his
favorite
room;
it
has
underground
tunnels
kids
can
go
through,
and
water
features
like
a
little
stream,
and
a
water
paint
wall.
Next,
we
went
to
a
show
in
the
planetarium.
He
wanted
to
walk
around
at
first,
but
when
the
show
started
it
kept
him
pretty
mesmerized!
The
projector
showed
us
the
stars
you
can
see
in
the
summer,
and
explained
the
different
constellations
and
notable
stars.
Peetie’s
Place
is
a
play
area
with
some
books,
toys,
and
nature-inspired
decor—
there’s
also
a
little
area
built
into
the
wall
that
kids
can
go
into.
There
were
summer
camps
going
on
in
the
Sunspot
and
Naturalist
Lab
rooms,
and
the
Dragonfly
Theatre
didn’t
have
any
events
going
on
so
we
didn’t
go
in.
We
stopped
by
the
Butterfly
Pavilion;
it’s
covered
by
glass
so
there’s
lots
of
natural
light,
and
is
basically
a
courtyard
with
plants.
There’s
a
vending
machine
with
snacks
and
drinks,
and
$1-2
each
(they
did
actually
have
vegan
fig
bars
that
my
son
likes,
so
I
got
one
for
him!)
We
didn’t
venture
outside
to
the
Paw
Paw
Nature
Trail
or
Fort
Wild,
but
definitely
will
on
the
next
visit.
I
saw
a
sign
outside
saying
that
they’re
working
on
site
improvements
in
the
Fort
Wild
area,
and
are
accepting
public
input—
the
site
says
it’s
in
draft
mode
right
now,
but
I’m
looking
forward
to
seeing
what
they
do!
Over
all,
it
was
a
great
trip,
and
we
spent
the
day
from
1:30-4:30
here,
and
had
lots
of
fun.
We
actually
parked
on
the
street
by
the
entrance
to
Freedom
Park,
and
ended
up
walking
along
the
trail
to
the
Nature
Museum.