The Museum of Life and Science

Durham has an awesome museum, The Museum of Life and Science. I had heard great things about it, but the price of admission was a bit out of our range. But I was thrilled to discover that they offer free admission to Durham residents every Wednesday afternoon. Hooray! Once we heard the news, we were there every Wednesday for the rest of the summer. The museum offers much to explore, with many hands on exhibits. We saw something new every time we went, and we all loved it. Here are some of the photo highlights.

The Dinosaur Trail

(with our friends, the Wrights)

The play yard and train

The Butterfly Conservatory

This was a favorite of the kids, so we were sure to visit this area every week. On our last visit we had great luck with a number of butterfly's that were willing to land on the children and be held.  Lily was especially thrilled.

The Mist

They have a special seasonal exhibit right now called Into the Mist. Mist blows up from the ground, and the kids can run through it and play hide and seek and cool off in it.

I don't have pictures of everything, but we also loved the Farmyard, the Insectorium, the lemurs, and the Science Center. It's a really fabulous place to visit!