Emerson Science Park

The museum's popular outdoor Emerson Science Park is open during museum hours (weather permitting) and is included with museum admission.

Geometry Climber

Explore geometry on the new fourteen foot high rope structure.

Investigate bubbles, make a bubble wall, blow bubbles, and stand inside a huge bubble.

Make music with new instruments like steel and bongo drums, xylophones, gongs, chimes, washboards and a giant bell.

Dig, pour, and shape sand in the large new sand play area.

Gently bounce on a suspension bridge hanging from Kevlar cable.

Build and walk across a Voussoir arch bridge.

Speak into one tube and hold your ear against another tube to hear how long it takes for the sound of your voice to travel back to you.

Whisper to a friend across the Science Park. You'll be amazed at how far the softest sounds can travel.

Leverage your weight to lift your parents on the ski lift.