Imagination Room

Hours & Admission All Exhibits

8

Playful Experiences

2

Wind Power Exhibits

18

Virtual Games

Set sail to a world of imagination and inspiration!

Our Imagination Room allows Museum visitors to let their dream take hold and minds run wild by becoming a sea captain, fire fighter, master chef, farmer, and more, all in one day. Even our littlest visitors can join in on the fun in a Toddler Area built just for them.

New to the Imagination Room: BEAM Virtual Playground. Continuing our tradition of learning through play, our newest Museum exhibit is an award-winning interactive projector game system that gives our Museum friends the opportunity to explore, discover and fine tune their motor skills with colorful graphics and exciting games.

Ages

9mos+

Perfect For

Explorers
Creative Thinkers
Imaginative Littles

Flight Lab

Learn about the power of air and get blown away with our Flight Lab Tunnel and Table. Experiment to see how different objects and shapes react to wind.

Featured exploration Area

Amazing Airways

MindSplash’s nationally acclaimed, original A-Mazing Airways is an impressive pneumatic air system that engages children and adults to explore the properties of air.

Inspired by work curated in partnership with the National Science Foundation, A-Mazing Airways is a flexible exhibit designed for visitors of all ages to challenge and expand their understanding of airflow. A-Mazing Airways combines larger-than-life air tubes, high-performance air systems, interactive diverter boxes, and soaring manipulatives of all shapes and sizes into one powerful exhibit experience.

Exhibit Sponsored by

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Toddler Land

Designed for little ones under the age of three, Toddler Land is an enclosed hands-on learning experience complete with reading nook, slide, tumbling pad and toys designed for our youngest visitors.

Fire Company 409

A Museum favorite, kids can gear up with firefighter coats, hats and boots and "drive" the fire truck. Sponsored by Shipman's Fire Company.

Flight Lab

Learn about the power of air and get blown away with our Flight Lab Tunnel and Table. Experiment to see how different objects and shapes react to wind.

Farmers Market Garden

Where does our food come from? Farms! Come "plant" and "harvest" rows of veggies and then package them up to send over to our Global Market & Cafe! Sponsored by Niantic Main Street.

BEAM Virtual Play System

Coming soon!

Seaside Village

One of the Museum's original exhibits, our Seaside Village comes complete with a fishing boat and lighthouse to explore! Set sail as a boat captain and brave the imaginary waves of our village bay or help the ships come to shore as a lighthouse keeper.

Global Market & Cafe

Interactive play and learning from market to meal! Children can enjoy learning about cuisines of the world in our Global Market & Cafe! Young foodies can buy or sell goods from the Market counter, scoop ice cream at Sally Seashore's Ice Cream window or "cook" up a decadent Michelin Star meal.