This place is simply the coolest - hands down. Having went on a Saturday with the family it was definitely busy, but not so busy that you had to wait to see different attractions or running in to other patrons. Honestly it was the perfect kind of busy. The families that were there with their children created a sort of excitement for me. It was a kind of excitement that allow me, at 41 years old, to be a kid again.

There are so many attractions that it is easy to lose track of time while you're in the museum. We burned through about 3 hours in what felt like no time flat. I would venture as far as saying that 95% are there attractions are hands on and all have to do with science. Each attraction or science experiment pipe station as easy kid-friendly explanation posted by it or on it.

They have a multitude of imagination stations if you will that allow children to go back to the lost art of pretending. They have a Veterinary Clinic which is complete with live animals such as turtles, cockroaches - yes I said cockroaches, and a Tarantula (all these behind their respective glass windows). Children get to make sick stuffed animals better again and even get to use real X-rays that they can hold and study of animals in their quest to heal. There is also a small replica of a house that allows kids to learn about wind energy and its many uses, a grocery store, mechanic shop, etc. There is also Interactive stations where kids can interact with creatures from the ocean such as starfish, sea anemones, and sea cucumbers. There is a whole section of the building that is dedicated to space and has numerous interactive stations for kids to learn about things like gravity and energy as well as planetary systems. As stated earlier in my review- hi found myself being a kid again and playing along with our daughter and testing out different theories at experimental stations. Another cool feature how many museum is that if your children should get a little bored with science experiments they can always go play on the two-story playground that is guaranteed to where your little one out and allow them to burn some extra energy.

What else can I say? Boonshoft absolutely got it right in terms of engaging children to learn about science. The pricing was surprisingly cheap. I expected at least pay $20 per adult and 15 / kid, but it wasn't even close to that. Below is the pricing -

Adults $14.50 Seniors (60+) $12.50 Children (3-17) $11.50 Children (under 3) Free Members are FREE!

Might I add as well that if you are a Columbus Zoo member ticket prices are 50% off so me and my fiance paid $14.50 for me and her and $5.50 for our 10 yr old.