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The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is off to an exciting start in 2015 with news that it has been named one of the 10 Best Children’s Museums in the U.S. by one of the world’s largest publishers of travel and tourism information, Fodor’s Travel.
In releasing its list, Fodor’s cited several popular exhibits including Dinosphere, which showcases Leonardo, the mummified duckbill dinosaur, and Take Me There: China which explores contemporary Chinese culture, as examples of why The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis ignites imagination, educates and excites families and children year after year. In fact, 2015 marks the 90th anniversary of the world’s largest children’s museum.
Fodor’s even offers this “Insider Tip” to its readers, “Look out for the museum’s resident experts who regularly give talks, like Underwater Archaeologist-in-Residence Dr. Charlie Beeker, who recovers historical shipwrecks, or, former astronaut Dr. David Wolf.”
“We are honored that this top leader of travel information recognizes The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis as one of the best in the nation,” said Dr. Jeffrey H. Patchen, president and CEO, The Children’s Museum. “As Fodor’s cited, we take pride in transforming the lives of families and children through our always changing exhibits and our extraordinary roster of experts from a wide array of disciplines.”
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis delights its more than 1.2 million visitors with five full floors of interactive, always changing exhibits, the SpaceQuest ®Planetarium , and Lilly Theater in which live performances entertain children of all ages. The museum houses over 120,000 artifacts and specimens of all shapes and sizes! The vast collection, used to create extraordinary visitor experiences, contains items from all corners of the Earth.
About The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is a nonprofit institution committed to creating extraordinary learning experiences across the arts, sciences, and humanities that have the power to transform the lives of children and families. For more information about The Children's Museum, visit www.childrensmuseum.org, follow us on Twitter @TCMIndy, Facebook.com/childrensmuseum and YouTube.com/IndyTCM
