Find out how common fruits, herbs and vegetables grow, greet the goldfish in the museum's little fish pond, or just take a break in the shade of the honeysuckle arbor. No gardening experience is...

See the beauty of the nightscape spread across the globe. Observe Earth like you've never seen it before. This exhibit space allows you to observe complex and detailed scientific information in an...

The exhibit 'Chips at Home' emphasizes the pervasiveness of the tiny microchip in virtually every part of our daily lives, from automobiles to appliances. Regular guided programs in the Cleanroom take...

The experiences in Deep Frontier explain the crucial role technology plays in helping us understand the oceans, which cover about 70% of the planet. Exhibits focus on technologies for manned...

Open the door to a wonder-full world where young explorers can make big discoveries! In Children's Discovery Museum's 3,000 square foot exhibit, you'll find the 'Woodland Puppet Forest,' 'Giant...

A surprising amount of research about to life on Earth and our future in space takes place in space. In this hi-tech space environment - space station components, overhead struts and floating...

In 'Green By Design' you will experience the design of renewable resources, explore how to incorporate innovative energy conservation technologies into your life, and appreciate how these technologies...

Images of Earth from space have become a key tool of science. Explore real scientific images on graphics and multimedia programs and discover how they were created. Build a satellite, learn how...

This area focuses on the new ways digital imaging and sensing allow you to see the human body. From seeing your heat image in a thermograph or the bones of your hand in an ultrasound, to taking a...

'Bubbalogna' encourages visitors to explore the principles and properties of the fascinating, yet unpredictable world of bubbles.

This area introduces visitors to the Innovation gallery. The focus here is on this future-oriented, inventive place where technology and people from around the world combine to create the innovations...

Gain an understanding of how electricity is generated, using people-powered generators, how it is distributed and how ultimately it is converted to other forms of energy.

Cultivate your inner inventor at 'IDEA House.' 'IDEA House' is a highly interactive program space offering a range of activities that encourages idea generation and innovation in your daily life.

Our exploration has reached far beyond where we can travel physically. With the Hubble Space Telescope and other instruments used to study deep space, we can study and understand places we'll likely...

Engineers combine creativity and logic on microchips. Whether it's in a car, cell phone, video game, or thermostat, every microchip has a unique design based on its function. Even a simple task, such...

A child-sized pizza kitchen, and a town hungering for a pizza delivery! A booth or a table today? These are some of the things that you'll encounter as you explore the shapes, fractions, weights and...

The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum is sponsoring its first Water Conservation Poster Contest. The 2009 contest's theme, 'Why Water Conservation Matters!,' offers young people the opportunity to...

Explore new advances in the field of genetics. Play the role of genetic counselor, scientist or policymaker. Insert real DNA into bacteria to learn how medicines like insulin are made. Listen as...

This is a new, interactive tribute to the 40-year-plus worldwide cultural phenomenon. Visitors can explore the extraordinary world of 'Star Trek' via interactive exhibits, show-based simulators, and...

The Egyptians believed in a soul that lived on after death, called a ka; they believed that providing for the needs of the ancestors assured safety and prosperity for the living; they believed that...

The ancient Egyptians worshipped hundreds, if not thousands of gods and goddesses. In addition to the many familiar names, such as Isis and Osiris, small towns had their own patron deities.

Most ancient Egyptians were farmers or craftsmen. Some of them were scribes or the official writers and a very small percentage of ancient Egyptians were nobles and royalty. Many of the artifacts in...

The permanent exhibit 'WaterWays' is making a splash! Colorful plastic balls become tools for discovery about the way water gushes, rushes and flows in the Bell Fountain, Vortex Tank, Laminar Jet...

Take an excursion down the museum's streets to investigate the sights, sounds and textures of city life. Unravel the complex systems that keep the modern world humming -- from traffic control to city...

software help us model virtual, 3-D objects and real-time phenomena. We can now create and manipulate virtual objects and realms as if they were real, and test them under different conditions by...

The Internet touches every facet of your life. This new exhibition will inspire you to use the Internet in new ways. Try your strength in a virtual Arm Wrestle against museum visitors in New York or...

Experience the "how" of machines that keep you alive and explore technologies which enhance human performance. Ponder the debate about the applications and ethics in biotechnology.

Create a mini-city inspired by circles in architecture, using spheres, arches, cylinders and cones. Paint on spinning paper, draw using compasses and spinning tops and make a mandala.

We create robots to handle many jobs that are impossible, too repetitive, or too dangerous for people to do. Someday robots may mine helium 3 on the Moon or operate a space station. Robots that weld...

In ancient Egypt, the king was called "The Living Horus," after the falcon-headed god of kingship. His son and heir apparent was called "The Horus-in-the-Nest." His dead father was called the Osiris...