The Wow! of Science

Places to discover and explore, learn, laugh, and be surprised, to find hands-on Science Adventures and Fun! Air & Space Centers ~ Botanical Gardens & Kid's Gardens ~ Caves, Caverns, & Bats ~ Dinosaurs & Fossils ~ Gold & Diamond Mines ~ Hands-on Science Centers ~ Locks, Dams, & Powerplants ~ Marine Science Centers ~ Natural History Museums ~ Nature Centers & Animal Habitats ~ Planetariums & Observatories ~ Technology Centers ~ Volcanoes & Geysers ~ Family places and Kid's places. Family travel, vacationing, at home, or relocating with kids; enrich the experience. Choose from 650 adventures! Science is boring? Are you kidding me! Meet an astronaut * sit in an airplane cockpit * grow your own pumpkin in a kid's garden * discover stalagmites and stalactites * dig for diamonds and pan for gold * hands-on ~ learn by touching, doing, and making things happen * tour gigantic dams and find out what happens at power plants * touch tidepool sea creatures * meet dinosaurs * encounter animals at a wildlife sanctuary * see planets, moons, galaxies, and go to a star party * find out about technology, inventions, and robotics * see molten lava. The first book in our series of family travel guides to fun times is KID'S MUSEUMS...Playgrounds for the Mind! Our second book, The WOW! of Science, continues the journey with places to explore where science is a whole lot of fun; locations, websites, hours and rates (some are free), what you'll see and what you can do, plus classes, workshops, and camps. Get charged on Science...Grab Your Hat & Let's Go!(tm)