The Children’s Museum’s Blast Off! exhibit was co-developed by NASA experts, so the hands-on activities and interactive displays are the real deal. Not that little ones will have time to think about authenticity as they scale the moon, build a rocket, and make like Major Tom in a spacesuit. But don’t tell the kids they’re learning math, science, and language skills as they check out such destinations as Mission Control and Constellation Station.
Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sundays, 12-5 p.m. Starts: May 11. Continues through Aug. 17
This article appears in May 9-15, 2007.