The 'Air and Flight Exhibit' teaches in a visual and interactive way the four basic principals of flight: gravity, lift, thrust and drag. It demonstrates important properties of air pressure, flight...

Explore the process of paintings and sculptures being restored.

Design your own mars rover, space station or robot.

Do you know the proper trajectory it takes to make a three-point basket? How should the face of a tennis racquet be angled to achieve the shot you want? The answers to these questions and many more...

'Crime Lab Detectives' lets guests be the real Sherlock Holmes as they examine clues such as fingerprints, hair and DNA. From tire marks left outside the crime scene to a cloth fiber on a picket...

This group exhibit will feature work by Charlie Lucas, Georgia Speller, Jimmy Lee Suddeth, Alyne Harris and Archie Byron.

This exhibit features up and coming artist and their glass/ceramic piece. Richard Marquis, Joel Philip Myers and Jun Kaneko are just a few of the artist that are featured.

An international cast of acrobats, contortionists, equilibrists and aerialists are ignited under an ultra violet multi million-dollar stage set into some of the most amazing feats and performances...

Tour the Tinker Swiss Cottage for the Victorian Christmas experience. Holiday music and other events will take place each weekend.

Local history lives on in a quaint home built in 1850 and known today as The Ethnic Heritage Museum. There, you will find six fascinating galleries devoted to the primary immigrant groups that settled...

Learn more about vortices in the atmosphere in this exhibit. The planet's atmosphere provides a wealth of surprises. Learn about them in the 'Wild Weather Exhibit.'

Current events come to life in the TV NewsStudio. Children can forecast the weather in front of the chroma-key, report the latest happenings at the newsdesk, direct and work as camera crew and...

Visit the second level to learn how the earth was formed and the forces still at work shaping the planet. Visitors will see a 10-foot glacier model, extraordinary displays of unusual rocks, gems, and...

As soon as you enter the Discovery Center, you'll find yourself among mini roller coasters, a Ferris wheel and more! Discovery Center's permanent exhibit features ten engaging components, including...

Discover the ancient sea that covered the region and see fossils of the critters who called it home long before you did.

Located on the lower level, the viewing area's large glass windows reveal the biology and paleontology laboratories where specimens are prepared for the Museum's collections and exhibits.

State-of-the-art technology is combined to create a two-story tall prehistoric coal forest. Thrill to the thunder and lightning of a sudden tropical rainstorm as you explore the local landscape...

"Jane" the Rockford T. rex is a renowned juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex discovered in the Hell Creek Formation in southern Montana. After four years of preparation, Jane is now on display as the...

This exhibit features a full-size wigwam and tipi, an American Bison, and a dugout canoe that you can climb into. Make sure to visit the video kiosk on your way out to learn what it's like to live in...

This exhibit features math and puzzles so children can learn how dimensions and arithmetic affect their lives everyday.

Learn more about lightning in the Power House exhibit. You'll be "magnetically drawn" to this exhibit -- explore shock, static, polarization and more.

Learn more about prisms at the 'Color and Light Exhibit.' Explore how light affects the colors you see everyday in this vibrant hands-on experience.

Focusing on the wildlife of the Rock River Valley, this exhibit offers a fun, interactive approach to the world around you. See your environment in a new way as you explore this hands-on exhibit...