You can participate in interactive exhibits, access computer history resources, download educational materials, and even send postcards. Another nice feature is the ability to personalize your visit based on your age or interest. This page contains pointers to public museums with a strong emphasis on interactive science education. This is also the home of the Society for Amateur Scientists, where Beaty offers links to suppliers of stuff like surplus lasers. Soon enough you'll want to photograph ghosts and auras or build electrostatic motors, or take the easy way out and just build a lava lamp.
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