Closed Mondays:
Open 7 days a week Memorial Day - Labor Day

 

Tuesday through Saturday:
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

 

Thursday: 5 - 8 p.m.
Free Family Nights are offered every Thursday!

 

Sunday: noon - 6 p.m.

 

 
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Admission

$9: Adults and children 1+
$8: Seniors (65+)
Free: Children under 1 and Museum Members

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CELEBRATE KIDPENDENCE DAY!

Celebrate Independence Day the Kid Way!

You're invited to celebrate Independence Day in style with kids' parade, 21-soda geyser burst salute and an all-American fashion challenge July 1 - 4!

Claim your independence from gas prices too with admission discount on July 4!

Kidpendence Day celebrates life, liberty and the pursuit of fun! Swing by the Museum this Independence Day weekend before the fireworks light up the sky.  Our great nation turns 235 years-old.  Now, that’s old!  But the spirit of patriotism lives on.  Come celebrate USA’s birthday the kid way!  Plus, we know you’re seeing stars and stripes from fluctuating gas prices.  Receive up to $12 off for six people on July 4, 2011. MUST PRESENT THIS COUPON AT THE BOX OFFICE TO REDEEM DISCOUNT.
 

SPECIAL EVENTS:
  • Kidpendence Day CelebrationHigh Steppers Brass Band & Flag Waving Parade:  Join the High Steppers Brass Band and proudly wave the U.S. flag through Kidtropolis, USA to the Allen Family Courtyard.  We will sing the national anthem and pay tribute to the land of the free and the home of the brave.
    Event Date:  July 4 at 1 p.m.
  • 21-Soda Geyser Salute:  Right after the parade, watch soda shoot 10 feet into the air as we pop Mentos into 21-bottles as a salute to our troops in the Courtyard. Don't know what a soda geyser is? Check out the video below!
    Event Date:  July 4 following parade
  • Project Fashionista – Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty Edition:  Strut your patriotic stuff on the catwalk.  Design and dress up as these two American “icons.”  Red, white and blue are in fashion in the Brown Auditorium.
    Event Date:  July 1, 2 & 4 at 11 a.m.; July 3 at 1 p.m.
  • Smurfs Character Appearance:  Classic American cartoon characters and blue!  Event Date:  July 2 from 1 to 3 p.m.
     
ON-GOING ACTIVITIES: 
  •  Alka-Seltzer Rockets:  Patriotism never fizzles.  Launching at Science Station.
  • Sparkling Fireworks:  Baby, you’re a firework.  Let your colors burst at Junktion by creating your own "fireworks".
  • Patriotic Sunglasses:  We’ve got an eye for patriotism.  See it at Junktion.
  • Uncle Sam Hats:  We want you… to be proud of America!  Make the iconic hat at Junktion to wear this 4th of July and show your pride.
 
See what our resident scientist, Mr. O, has to say about soda geysers!