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The Polar Bear

The Polar Bear has been on display since 1964. Many of today's parents remember seeing this museum icon when they were young. This gigantic bear towers above visitors at 9 feet and 2 inches in height. In 1965 the bear journeyed all the way from the ice floes of the Bering Straits to his new home at The Children's Museum.

Trains

All Aboard! includes a Victorian railway depot with a 19th-century locomotive and tool car to "ride" in. This train is a 35-foot long, 55-ton steam engine designed by Reuben Wells in 1868 to conquer Indiana’s Madison Hill, the steepest railroad grade in the United States. It is a one of a kind, built to push cars up the steep 5.89% grade. You can walk around to the front of this magnificent train and stand face to face with this mighty engine that used 12 tons of power to push, not pull, cargo up the hill in Madison, Indiana.

Dinosaurs

Dinosphere, the museum's state-of-the-art dinosaur exhibit, is an immersive experience that takes visitors back to what life in the Cretaceous period may have been like. Dinosphere includes a working Paleo Lab, an interactive dig site, computer and activities and real dinosaur bones! Visit the Dinosphere website at: www.childrensmuseum.org/dinosphere