Visit the Museum
Indoors at the MuseumSit inside a real Apollo Space Capsule, explore a full-scale Lunar Lander, touch a 13-foot tornado, or learn about the science of global communications. See more than 75 animal species of Carolina Wildlife and more! |
Outdoors at the MuseumVisit our award-winning Explore the Wild. It's a 6-acre outdoor exhibit the National Science Foundation proclaimed a "national model" as the first science center expansion linking people with plants, animals, and interactive exhibits in the out-of-doors. |
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Magic Wings Butterfly House Enjoy a tropical paradise all year long where hundreds of butterflies frolic among tropical plants. |
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Dinosaur Trail Step into the world of paleontology as you hike the trail among life-sized dinosaur models and dig for fossils. |
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Bayer CropScience Insectarium Get a bug’s eye-view of exotic insects and their predators from around the globe. |
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Explore the Wild Study Black Bears, Red Wolves, and exotic Lemurs close-up. Walk onto our 750-foot deck and look out over a 2-acre wetland habitat. |
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Play to Learn Play is a child's main job. Play to Learn, features many playful learning opportunities for young children ages 6 and under. |
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Catch the Wind Explore the important role wind plays in the natural world. Discover how people, animals and plants move with the air. |
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Investigate Health! Perform hands-on learning experiments to discover the science behind health issues. |
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Farmyard Visit the Farmyard animals – donkey, sheep, goats, pigs, duck, turkey, steer and more. |
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Flip It, Fold It, Figure It Out! |
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Ellerbee Creek Railway All aboard! Climb aboard the Ellerbee Creek Railway for an old-time train ride through the Museum grounds. |
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soundSpace: Hear Motion Let your movement create an orchestra of sounds. |
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Lobllolly Park Just outside the Museum doors sits Loblolly Park, a play yard filled with all kinds of structures to entertain and delight. |
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Weather Geology
Aerospace |
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Wetlands In the midst of Explore the Wild sits a lush and thriving natural wetland habitat. Use interactive activities to learn about the wildlife and plant life supported there. |
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