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Itinerary for Big Kids

Stop 1: Meet Bumblebee

All ages will want to say hello to Bumblebee as they enter the Welcome Center.

Location: Welcome Center (Level 1)

Grown-ups looking at Batman collection in the American POP exhibit.

Stop 2: Explore pop culture

From boy band collectibles, to comic books, to fashion, film, and music—explore pop culture, how we have shaped it, and how it has shaped us. 

Location: American POP (Level 2)

Stop 3:

Talk to a paleontologist

Talk to our paleo team as they clean and prepare the fossils discovered at the Jurassic Mile® dig site.

Location: R.B. Annis Mission Jurassic Paleo Lab and the Polly H. Hix Paleo Prep Lab (Lower Level)

Stop 4: Be inspired to make a difference

Ignite a passion for changing the world around you by exploring the stories of four extraordinary children: Anne Frank, Ruby Bridges, Ryan White, and Malala Yousafzai.

Location: The Power of Children: Making a Difference® (Level 3)

Stop 5: Fly to the moon

See a piece of space history—a real Apollo-era console from Mission Control—and discover the incredible amount of teamwork that was necessary to take "one giant leap for mankind."

Location: Schaefer Planetarium and Space Object Theater inside Beyond Spaceship Earth (Lower Level)

Stop 6: Engineer a water system

Discover how we clean and manage water, and engineer your own water system to help transport materials, create energy, and prevent flooding from the Great Lakes all the way to the Mississippi Delta in the fan-favorite Water Table.

Location: Corteva Agrisciences ScienceWorks (Level 4)

Stop 7: The Carousel

Children 17 and under are invited to ride the Carousel animals. Rides cost $2 per person (members and children under 2 are free). 

Location: Carousel Wishes and Dreams (Level 4)

Teen coloring dinosaur picture.

Stop 8: Dinosphere Art Lab

Get creative and pair science with art as you try your hand at being a paleo artist. Complete a dino egg sculpture. Make your own Day in the Life of a Dinosaur comic. Color a dinosaur and watch it come to life on a giant screen!

Location: Level 2 of Dinosphere®