Dubbed the world's largest children's museum, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is still growing. Seriously. There are new developments happening this summer. Though not open during our visit, the seven-and-a-half-acre Sports Legends Experience is a great excuse for me to come back. But there was plenty to see and do including a chance to get my dance on and visit the American Pop exhibit. There are items from Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and other famous celebs.
Thankfully our expert tour guide knew her way around because I got lost amongst all of the displays. I guess that's a good problem. There's just so much to experience here.
The museum is really out of this world -- literally. The space exhibit has many interactive features to touch and explore. Watching videos from space I was almost hypnotized because it was wild to see how astronauts live. The museum gives you a glimpse into the day-to-day life of the space visitors. You can sit where they sit, wear what they wear and see how it feels to be an explorer.
A museum wouldn't be complete with some really, really old exhibits. Of course I am talking about dinosaurs. They fascinate people of all ages and at Children's Museum of Indianapolis the dinos are in amongst the elements. The weather plays out with storms, thunder and lightning all around to really set the scene. (Don't worry, you won't get wet.) The Dinosphere is unlike any I have ever checked out.
With so much to see and do (and try on) you might need to take a rest. We were moving pretty quickly to try see the entire museum in the limited time that we had but simply couldn't do it. Plan ahead and give yourself a lot of time to explore and enjoy this place.