Science Museums

Children’s/Science Museums

Lydia loves to go to children’s and science museums, and has been to 23 different ones so far (those visited more than once are highlighted in Red—12 so far).

Image/Link	Name	Location	Photos/Notes
	Kids ’n’ Stuff	Albion, MI
	Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum	Ann Arbor, MI
	Kingman Museum	Battle Creek, MI
	Cranbrook Institute of Science	Bloomfield Hills, MI
	Detroit Science Center	Detroit, MI
	Flint Children’s Museum	Flint, MI	Lydia—our little performer—tries out a stage mask.
	Grand Rapids Children’s Museum	Grand Rapids, MI
	Air Zoo	Kalamazoo, MI
	Impression 5 Science Museum	Lansing, MI	Lydia and the Betzig family.
	Midland Science Center	Midland, MI
	Curious Kids’ Museum	St. Joseph, MI
	Chicago Children’s Museum	Chicago, IL	Lydia and Grandma Brattin.
	Science Central	Fort Wayne, IN
	The Children’s Museum	Indianapolis, IN
	HealthWorks	South Bend, IN
	Discovery House	East Brunswick, NJ
	Cincinnati Children’s Museum	Cincinnati, OH
	Cleveland Children’s Museum	Cleveland, OH
	Center of Science and Industry (COSI)	Columbus, OH
	Boonshoft Museum of Discovery	Dayton, OH
	Center of Science and Industry (COSI)	Toledo, OH	Lydia marvels at the multiple images of herself and Daddy. We’ve heard that, unless significant funding comes in, COSI Toledo will close at the end of 2007 [Update—yes, it did, but there are hopes that it may reopen; the link still works, by the way], which will be a great shame. This has hosted several Girl Scout events, and we’ve been there probably ten times of our own accord as well.
	Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts	Harrisburg, PA
	Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA

The great thing about science museums is that there is usually so much variety, so many things to be interested in. Lydia usually doesn’t stay in one area for long, so it’s hard to point out a single favorite spot; she always likes water tables, musical instruments, “dancing rooms,” and grocery store-like displays. She is also getting better and more daring with things that require climbing.

For a list of the additional children’s/science museums that Mommy and Daddy have visited, see the Mommy/Daddy Travels page.

Total count: 23, in 6 states, with 12 returns.

Updated most recently on 10 October 2008.