Beneski Museum of Natural History has fossils and minerals from around the globe, including dinosaur footprints, a petrified tree and meteorite specimens, which are available to touch. 

The EcoTarium features three floors of interactive exhibits, exciting shows in the digital planetarium, daily Science Discovery programs, live animal habitats, and more.

The Harvard Museum of Natural History offers an activity-oriented approach that fosters a deeper understanding of natural history. Comprehensive in scope, yet intimate in scale, the museum presents a rare glimpse at the exotic and a fresh look at the familiar.

Permanent exhibits at the Museum of Science include a virtual tour of Acadia National Park, a butterfly garden with exotic plants, Wind Lab energy production, a 65-million-year-old triceratops fossil, an exploration of the Milky Way Galaxy, and more.

At the Springfield Science Museum, visitors are wowed by planetarium shows, exhibits of space exploration, ancient fossils and even a live animal center. The museum is also home to the oldest operating planetarium in the United States.