One family came down here every Saturday from Michigan just to work on the Valley of the Unknown. It took them two months to solve it all. After triumphing among the Valley's ruins, families head to the Ocean. They simply follow the sounds of dripping, spraying, rushing water to Poseidon's fountain, set in a dark dreamscape spun around the mythical pull of water. The essence of COSI Columbus.
Children scamper through the marble jet fountains, dodging bursts of water.
Others build sand castles, only to learn the power of waves. In Space, the newest exhibit, which looks like the Jetsons set come to life, a co-explorer moves among the families in an astronaut suit. The tale of a starstruck girl who perseveres to become an astronaut is a nod to COSI's president and CEO, Kathryn Sullivan, a former space-shuttle astronaut and the first American woman to walk in space. In another area, Steven is facing his own reality and finding it not such a pretty picture. After a few minutes in the Aging Booth, he morphs from grade school to retirement.