Mid-America Science Museum

To relieve some of the monotony of the long summer days, we headed to Hot Springs to meet my sister at the museum. We were there a couple of years ago during Spring Break but they have renovated since then and I have to say, I was impressed. There were a lot more exhibits to keep the kids entertained and being in the summer, it wasn't nearly as crowded. One of my kids favorite things was the Skywalk. Makena is usually shy about doing things like this, but she had the best time and didn't want to leave...the mist that you walked into on your way in and out of the Skywalk area was heavenly on a 90 degree humid day!

Another kid favorite was (for lack of the correct name) the water exhibit. You know kids of all ages love to play in water, and if there are balls to throw and watch pop out, that's even better! Thankfully they put dryers on the wall...you know, for those kids who get a little too much "in" to their play!

There were so many more great things to watch and play on...I'm not even sure we got to them all! They liked the tunnel (which I do not know what is inside because I refuse to go in!), the climbing jungle gym thing-a-ma-bob, the dinosaur dig, and of course the new dome theater. The theater is really awesome. We watched a moon show and it was just like being in a planetarium. The kids hardly made a peep the whole time we were in there!

Over all I think it is a great place to get out of the heat, have fun, and learn! The only complaint I had was the people in the food area were not very friendly or helpful (we left for lunch and came back), but it was a great day and I hope we can go back sometime before school starts and see everything we missed!

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