The Museum of Fine Arts is open daily, except for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Six men interested in natural history founded the Museum of Science in 1830. Since then it has grown to embrace all the sciences, with exhibits on space exploration, electricity and telecommunications, anatomy and physiology and the natural world. Children will enjoy the wave machine and the perpetual motion pendulum, which creates nifty drawings in sand when you give it a push. It's hard for anyone not to be awed by the Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton that rises through two floors of the museum's central entrance.
Many interactive exhibits can keep the whole family entertained for hours.
In addition to the exhibits, the museum is home to the Charles Hayden Planetarium and the Mugar Omni Theater, which opened in 1987. The Science Museum is open daily except Thanksgiving and Christmas. There's no admission charge for children younger than 3. Discounts are available on combination tickets. You'll see octopi, sea turtles and sharks as well as eels and other nifty creatures.