Trip Style: Family Travel
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Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
Explore Mississippi wildlife in Jackson through a 100,000-gallon aquarium, fossil displays, a swamp greenhouse, and 2.5 miles of woodland trails.
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Missouri Civil War Museum
Explore Missouri’s divided Civil War history, original artifacts, and Hollywood costumes in a 1905 post exchange at St. Louis’s Jefferson Barracks.
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Museum of American Speed
Explore racing cars, Miller engines, Starbird customs, and automotive toys at Lincoln’s Museum of American Speed, with practical visiting advice.
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Atomic Museum
Explore Las Vegas’s Atomic Museum, with nuclear-test artifacts, Ground Zero Theater, interactive science exhibits, and free parking off the Strip.
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Discovery Children’s Museum
Explore three floors of hands-on play at Discovery Children’s Museum in Las Vegas, with water experiments, Eco City and a 70-foot climbing tower.
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Count’s Kustoms
See Danny Koker’s custom cars and motorcycles at Count’s Kustoms in Las Vegas. Free museum admission, daily 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; enter via Presidio Drive.
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Liberty Science Center
Explore Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, with hands-on galleries, Hudson River wildlife, a giant planetarium, and practical family visiting tips.
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New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Explore dinosaurs, geology, and planetarium shows at Albuquerque’s Old Town natural history museum, with ticket prices, parking, and access tips.
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The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
Explore Ford’s presidency, an Oval Office replica, and the Ford burial grounds at this Grand Rapids museum beside the Grand River on Pearl Street.
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Grand Rapids Art Museum
Explore Grand Rapids Art Museum beside Rosa Parks Circle, with American and European art, LEED Gold architecture, family programs, and rotating shows.