Visit Sacramento: Discovery Museum
May 17, 2012 at 2:00 amCategory:Sacramento | United States
The Discovery Museum is one of the most exciting attractions in Sacramento. Offering the Challenger Learning Center and the Science and Space Center, the Discovery Museum Sacramento transports guests to the exciting world of space discovery. Guests of all ages will be fascinated and transported into new worlds while learning how they will one day be actually explored.
Serving Northern California just outside the Bay area, the Discovery Museum is an educational system that is so engaging and interesting guests do not realize that they are learning about history, science and space.
The Challenger Learning System is one half of the Discovery Museum Sacramento experience. Perfect for children and adults alike, the Challenger Learning System brings the journey to space alive by running an interactive space mission simulator. Guests will choose to be part of the flight crew or mission control. They will complete a mission, from take off to conducting experiments to landing at the end of the mission.
Guests will learn the exciting pace that astronauts and mission control lives at, taking control of either a journey to Mars, a search for Comet Halley or returning to the moon. Guests will operate robotic arms, navigate the shuttle and keep in constant contact with each other.
The Discovery Museum Science and Space Center offers guests countless chances to learn, explore and have fun. The Nature Discovery Hall holds various birds, mammals, reptiles and insects. Guests can observe them while learning about their natural habitats and how they survive in the wild. The Planetarium is the only public planetarium in Northern California. Guests can enjoy a star show that lasts 20 minutes and introduces viewers to everything in our neighborhood. Open all year on Saturday and Sunday at 1 PM and 3 PM respectively and July and August Monday through Friday from 3 PM onward.
The Discovery Museum Science and Space Center also offers guests its Family Craft Fun area. This area gives guests the chance to construct their own crafts, learning about science and crafts. Perfect for children under 12 as well as their families, this craft area is the perfect way to bring the family together every Saturday and Sunday.
The Discovery Museum Sacramento is one of the most exciting attractions available in Northern California.
An exciting and educational experience for all guests, the Discovery Museum is sure to be an adventure no guest will forget..