Located just blocks from downtown Durham, the Museum of Life and Science is one of North Carolina’s top family destinations. Situated on 84 …
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Mar 14, 2025
Top notch science museum intended primarily for children from about age 4 through early teens - yet adults can easily spend a couple of hours there. Quite a few hands-on exhibits to experiment with i…Full review by 795davec
Jan 29, 2025
I went to Chapel Hill's to visit the Carolina Basketball Museum and stumbled upon this place before heading back to my hotel in Salisbury. While there is a decent sized indoor Museum much of the acti…Full review by Illinois Valley R
Sep 25, 2024
First off although this attraction is family friendly, we were all senior citizens with no children along and all of us loved our many hours exploring the exhibits there & will go back next trip to t…Full review by Topaz-VT
Does this Museum have enough to do to keep a preschooler (4-5 years old) entertained for 2-3 hours?
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Definitely, especially on a nice day to be outdoors. Between the indoor museum, the tree houses, the dinosaur trail, and the lemurs... there's a lot to see.
has anyone tried the Santa train at this museum? is it fun, worth the price?
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We took a 9, 7 & 4 year old. All had fun & kept busy. There is a lot to see & do both indoors & outdoors. I recommend going on a nice day so you can do the outdoor activities. Otherwise …
We took a 9, 7 & 4 year old. All had fun & kept busy. There is a lot to see & do both indoors & outdoors. I recommend going on a nice day so you can do the outdoor activities. Otherwise 2-3 hours might be the max amount of time young kids could handle indoors.
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