Throngs of people are milling around the Museum, so silence and places to sit are at a premium. Children will dart into the Dinosaur Hall on the first floor to see the impressive collection of dinosaur fossils and displays. In the Discovery Room visitors get to touch objects like petrified wood, rocks, seashells and elephant tusks. The main interactive exhibit is the O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Visitors learn how to handle over 60 species of insects including tarantulas and dung beetles.
Children love to touch the living exhibits, so plan to spend lots of time there.
The Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems and Minerals is home to some of the most impressive examples of precious stones in the world.