Discovery Museum

We had to get out of the heat during the afternoon while we were camping and we had fun exploring Tyler, which surprisingly had several things to do for little ones. Our favorite afternoon was at this science museum for kids. We spent nearly 3 hours here and could have spent more. They had an indoor cave with a simulated earthquake, pictures of bats, and a bridge that led to this huge ship. There was a sand table, blocks table, ball room with all sorts of ramps and spirals to run balls down and through. There was the TV room that Hogan loved. He could not quite figure out how he could be on TV. It was almost like he thought that he was in the TV. He kept trying to get up and walk to the TV to talk to himself, but of course as soon as he did that he was no longer on the screen. It was so cute watching him talk and wave to himself. There was also a bubble room where you could make giant bubbles. Then, just when we thought we'd seen it all we found this huge warehouse room filled with business-sponsored playrooms like a fire engine with fire-fighting gear to put on, a construction zone with tools and hats, a transportation room with a train track and an airplane, a grocery store with shopping carts and aisles of food for kids to pretend they were shopping. Can you tell we LOVED this place? It was such fun and a perfect way to get out of the heat. Way to go Tyler, Texas!