Museums are learning incentives that stir up the curiosity in the minds of everyone, including children. They explain the backbone to many of life's entities that we use every day, and give opportunities to discover the many amazing sciences and technologies that we depend on. The museums in Orlando, Florida, bring the world of discovery alive to children.
Orlando Science Center
The Orlando Science Center opened in Haven Park in 1960 as the Central Florida Museum, and has now become four floors of exhibit space as well as a cafe and store. Special features include a 300-seat CineDome for giant screen films and planetarium shows, a 250-seat adventure theater for live performances and science demonstrations and the state's largest public refractor telescope. Special events are presented year-round and include Pirate Week, where children can learn about pirates through games, crafts and songs; the Get the Message Exhibit, where children will interplay and send a message in Morse code while learning its impact on today's technology and where it will be in the future; and Our Planet Our Universe, where children will discover the mysteries of the cosmos.
Orlando Science Center
777 East Princeton Street
Orlando, FL 32803
407-514-2000
osc.org
Ripley's Believe it or Not
Ripley's Believe it or Not is a family museum that has a 10,000-square-foot Odditorium and includes hundreds of unique interactive exhibits. These include artifacts and displays in 16 distinctive galleries as well as a collection of weird and odd vestiges and unusual treasures. Families can experience the museum at their own pace as they interact with the various attractions. Some of the exhibits include a dinosaur exhibit with an authentic skull and dinosaur eggs, an Egyptian mummy, a 10-foot section of the Berlin Wall, an interactive illusion gallery and a 1907 Rolls Royce car made from matchbook sticks.
Ripley's Believe it or Not
8201 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
407 345-0501
orlando.ripleys.com
The Mennello Museum of American Art
The Mennello Museum is a family museum that specializes in American art and displays a diverse collection of paintings, three-dimensional assemblies and sculptures as well as special exhibitions, publications and programs to celebrate outstanding traditional and contemporary artists. Special features for children include family days where a tour will take them on a fun-filled adventure through the museum, storytelling in the gallery and a children's workshop where they'll learn about specific artists and have the opportunity to create their own masterpiece.
The Mennello Museum of American Art
900 East Princeton Street
Orlando, FL 32803
407-246-4278
mennellomuseum.com
