Lied Discovery Children's Museum

A hands-on science museum designed for curious kids, the bright, airy, two-story Lied makes an ideal outing for toddlers and young children. With lots of interactive exhibits to examine, including a miniature grocery store, a tube for encasing oneself inside a soap bubble, a radio station where attendees can perform karaoke, and music and drawing areas, you'll soon forget your video/poker losses. Clever, thought-inducing exhibits are everywhere. Learn how it feels to be physically disabled by playing basketball from a wheelchair. Feed a wooden "sandwich" to a cutout of a snake and to a cutout of a human, and see how much nutrition each receives. See how much sunscreen the giant stuffed mascot needs to keep from burning. On Saturday afternoons, from 1 to 3pm, free drop-in art classes are offered, giving adults a bit of time to ramble around the gift store or read the fine print on the exhibit placards. The Lied also shares space with a city library branch, so after the kids run around, you can calm them back down with a story or two. Note: The museum will be relocating to a spiffy new, 58,000-square-foot facility near the upcoming Smith Center for the Performing Arts just west of Downtown in 2012.

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