Experience classic miniature landscapes with model trains, snow-covered peaks, engaging activities, and even a few surprises!

Visit the whimsical world of the beloved children's book author and his cast of lovable characters!

Explore the science and technology behind some of Pixar’s most beloved animated films.

Fly a virtual drone to find an arctic fox, traverse a glacier using ground-penetrating radar, and more in this immersive polar experience.

The Museum's Hall of Human Life exhibition revolutionizes how people understand their own biology.

Get an up-close view of this 65-million-year-old fossil, discovered in the Dakota Badlands in 2004.

Check out fossils and life-size models to learn how paleontologists compile evidence and change the way we view these extinct animals.

This exhibit showcases local inventions that have changed the world…and some that are about to!

Looking out over the Charles River, observe and explore the connections between natural habitats and engineered designs.

Put an animal skeleton together, touch a real fossil, or observe a variety of live animals up close.

Visit this viewing area for a peek at some of the stars of the Museum's Live Animal presentations.

Explore windows into wide-ranging landscapes, model birds, casts of feet, antlers, beaks, and other elements.

Observe a reference library of interesting objects, experience enticingly mysterious environments, and participate in activities.

Enjoy the wonder of mathematics and the beauty of post-modern design.

Take a virtual tour of Acadia National Park in this exhibit, which includes a specimen of every bird found in New England.

Walk through a warm conservatory filled with exotic plants and insects

Practice thinking like a scientist by investigating different phenomena to try to understand the way the world works.

Experience the mathematical concept of ratio in this interactive exhibit.

Run, jump, swing, and use familiar objects to investigate the pushes and pulls of everyday life.

See petrified wood from Arizona, Egyptian granite, our own Roxbury puddingstone, and more.

Explore the world around you.

Explore the science behind light and color.

Explore the Milky Way Galaxy to discover a range of information about our universe.

Discover the real energy sappers and savers in the home, and explore ways that you can make a difference.

Explore the science of the super small in this exhibit developed by Museum-led NISE® Net (Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network)

Encounter dozens of examples of images that, on closer examination, are not what they appear to be at first glance.

See full-size models of the Apollo and Mercury capsules and a graphic timeline documenting the key era of human space exploration.

Learn how turbines transform wind into green energy, and track the Museum's Wind Lab energy production.

Get a sneak peek into how exhibits get made and help us create new ones by testing out the newest exhibit ideas before they are finalized.

Explore the story of Bradford Washburn, renowned mountaineer and Museum of Science founder.

Learn the Museum's story through artifacts and interactive displays — from the "Chamber of Curiosities" to visions of the future.

See original artifacts and animals representing both the life travels of Colonel Francis T. Colby and the mindset of a generation.

Trains, boats, and a real-life steam engine! Explore the history of transportation as you observe actual machines and realistic replicas.

See 30 of Katharine Lane Weems's bronze sculptures of animals displayed in this exhibit, the largest Weems collection in the world.