Children and parents will be able to try on sweaters and sneakers to see how they look dressed as Mister Rogers and can enjoy favorite songs from the show. The exhibit was designed in 1998 by the Pittsburgh Children's Museum, with the help of Fred Rogers, a western Pennsylvania native whose show was first broadcast in Pittsburgh. Remembering what it was like to be a child gives you empathy for what your child is thinking, feeling or concerned about. Mister Roger's Neighborhood'' is primarily for children between ages 2 and 6. The state museum is at Third and North streets, across from the state capitol.
Street parking is free on weekends.
The museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Science of Sport Science of Sport, called the largest and most extensive exhibit ever done on the effect of science on the sporting world, opened Saturday in Maryland Science Center at Inner Harbor in Baltimore. From titanium tennis rackets to fiberglass vaulting poles to modern golf balls of tightly wound elastic rubber thread, the exhibit shows how increased scientific knowledge has led to greater achievements in all levels of sports competition. The highly interactive exhibit, created by the Science Museum of London, will be in Maryland Science Center through April. Participating areas include Alpine Ski and Ride Center in Analomink, Blue Mountain near Palmerton, Split Rock Resort in Lake Harmony and Shawnee Mountain near Shawnee.