The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is in the running for USA Today’s “Best Museum for Families.” The museum made the initial cut of 20 museums from across the country and is the only local museum on the list. Now, it’s up to you to vote for the #1 museum in the nation.
VOTE HERE: http://bit.ly/tcm10best
Please note - you are allowed to vote once a day! You have until Feb. 17, 2014 at NOON to vote daily for your favorite museum in the USA Today Best Of nation poll. Please share with friends and family on your social media pages.
Top 10 reasons you should vote for The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis to Rank #1 in USA Today’s poll:
- Giant dinosaurs are peeking into the museum to be part of the action while other dinos are bursting out of the building to share the news of how much fun it is inside.
- The Children’s Museum brings together new worlds, cultures and experiences every day. Take Me There: ® China opens May 10, 2014.
- The REAL Terra Cotta Warriors march to the museum May 10, – Nov. 2, 2014 making The Children’s Museum the only place to see them in the U.S. this year.
- Get nose to nose with a mummified dinosaur as Dinosphere celebrates its 10th birthday. Listed in the Guinness World Record book, Leonardo is the most scientifically complete fossil ever discovered.
- The museum is always changing with new interactive and hands-on exhibits each year.
- Extraordinary Scientist-in-Residence (former astronaut) David Wolf, Civil Rights Icon Ruby Bridges and anti-bullying advocate (Ryan White’s mother) Jeanne White Ginder visit regularly to share their stories with children and families.
- The Children’s Museum is home to SpaceQuest Planetarium, Lilly Theater with live actors are free with admission and there’s even a public library onsite called infoZone .
- More than 1.2 million visitors a year choose to visit so they can share precious family time and memories
- Five floors of fun, interactive, educational exhibits ignite the imagination.
- It is simply the biggest and best children’s museum in the world (472,900 square feet and 120,000 artifacts in the collection)!