5/5 Matt D. 8 months ago on Google
The
Children's
Museum
of
the
Upstate
was
amazing.
It
was
full
of
intellectually
and
physically
engaging
opportunities
for
kids,
and
kept
our
kids
engaged
for
hours
and
wanting
more
when
they
closed
and
we
had
to
head
home.
If
you
live
locally
(even
in
neighborhood
cities
and
counties),
keep
an
eye
out
for
a
museum
pass
at
your
local
library
which
will
admit
up
to
5
for
a
week
for
free.
There
are
three
floors.
The
entrance
is
on
the
middle
floor
and
has
a
ton
of
fun
things
to
explore
and
learn
about.
The
body
section
has
play
dentistry
and
surgery
activities
where
you
can
learn
about
the
mouth
and
body
organs,
a
rock
wall
to
climb
and
stay
healthy
and
active,
a
stomach
you
can
enter
and
slide
down,
and
a
large
series
of
clear
tubes
that
show
how
the
lungs
work.
There's
a
pretend
play
section
in
the
back
where
they
can
pretend
to
be
bankers
and
salespeople.
To
the
left
at
the
entrance
there's
a
wind
and
air
section
with
a
wind
tunnel
and
more
clear
tubes
that
kids
can
put
balls
inside
and
watch
them
fly
through.
There
are
vacuum
tubes
that
blow
out
air
that
kids
can
experiment
with
Bernoulli's
principle
and
watch
balls
"levitate."
Beside
that,
there
are
two
derby
race
tracks
where
kids
can
build
their
own
cars
and
race
them
down
and
a
life
size
pretend
race
car
that
they
can
practice
a
pit
stop
on.
In
the
middle
of
the
entrance
floor
there
is
a
large
climbing
area
that
goes
all
the
way
up
and
over
a
path
through
the
middle
of
the
top
floor.
All
the
exits
are
on
the
middle
floor
(kids
can't
leave
on
the
top
floor),
but
there
are
multiple
exits
around
the
climbing
gym,
so
keep
an
eye
out
and
make
sure
your
child
doesn't
run
off
from
the
opposite
side
they
entered.
The
top
floor
has
a
STEAM
room
that
is
only
open
a
few
days
a
week
(I'm
not
sure
if
it
changes,
but
it
was
open
1-5
Tuesday,
Thursday,
and
Saturday
this
summer
I
think.
The
room
has
a
theme
each
week
and
students
have
several
STEAM
(science,
technology,
engineering,
arts,
and
mathematics)
activities
they
can
participate
in
related
to
that
theme
(the
theme
was
Wizard
of
Oz
when
we
were
there).
There's
also
a
reading
nook,
a
play
area
for
littles,
a
putt-putt
course,
and
a
construction
area
on
the
top
floor.
The
construction
area
teaches
a
bunch
of
different
design
and
engineering
concepts,
and
has
a
tool
area
where
kids
can
pretend
play
with
construction
equipment
and
play
tools.
The
basement
floor
has
a
large
water
play
area
just
inside
with
a
section
for
infants
and
toddlers
and
a
large
area
for
big
kids
to
stand
and
play.
The
self-serve
cafeteria
is
adjacent
to
the
water
play
area,
and
includes
a
few
fridges
with
meal
options,
a
couple
open
displays
of
various
snacks
and
chips,
and
a
couple
drink
fridges
and
a
Starbucks
coffee
grinder
and
brewer
(it
has
Blonde
Roast,
Pikes
Place,
and
a
dark
roast
option).
It's
all
self-service
with
a
self-checkout
and
it
was
all
surprisingly
reasonably
priced.
The
bottom
floor
is
also
where
they
host
a
bunch
of
camps,
so
there
is
a
check-in
area
in
the
bottom
of
the
stair
well
and
a
bunch
of
camp
rooms.
Finally,
there's
an
outdoor
playground
located
off
of
the
basement
floor
that
has
a
tire
mountain
for
climbing,
lots
of
rubber
track
area
throughout
for
running,
and
a
large
play
feature
to
climb
and
slide
down.
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