Here are a few tips to help make your visit to any museum an enjoyable learning experience. Before the Visit Children may be more excited about the visit if they are involved in the planning. If not, just choose a place that sounds interesting such as a museum in a nearby city. Or look for a museum online. Your local museum may have exhibits that will help bring the subject to life.
Some museums have free admission, while others ask for a small donation.
Check newspapers, your local library, or bookstores for special exhibitions, events, or programs that may appeal to children. If you have access to the Internet, visit the web site of the museum you plan to visit. There you'll find floor plans with the location of exhibits, restaurants, restrooms, gift shops, elevators, wheelchair ramps, exits, as well as places to site. Materials also are available in foreign languages. Don't be surprised if your planned visit to see the dinosaur bones is put on hold because the huge elephant has caught your children's attention.