Exploration Place

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Exploration Place
Established	April 1, 2000
Location	300 N. McLean Blvd. Wichita KS 67203
Type	science museum
Director	Alberto C. Meloni
Website	http://www.exploration.org/

Coordinates: 37°41′21″N, 97°20′52″W Exploration Place is a modern science museum, located in the "museums on the river" district in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Exhibits include:

The Kids' Explore area, which currently houses a three-story castle in which children can play
A "Tots' Spot" play area for toddlers
Traveling exhibits- An area which has housed Sue the T. rex and the famous Titanic artifact exhibit and which will be the first museum in the United States to host the Virtual Codex Atlanticus, a collection of Leonardo da Vinci's works presented in virtual form. Also is currently home to Backyard Monsters, an in depth look at insects and creatures that are considered pests but are actually beneficial to human life. One highly anticipated upcoming exhibit is RACE: How different are we.
Kansas in Miniature, a small-scale recreation of early-1950's Kansas
A Kansas exhibit filled with the flora and fauna native to the area, including a wide array of animals such as reptiles, amphibians, arachnids/insects/arthropods, and a 90-gallon marine tank.
The Boeing "Exploring Flight and Design" flight exhibit which includes flight simulators and a giant "wind wall" made of thousands of tiny reflective discs that show air currents generated by the many propellers in the room

From the Exploration Place webpage:

"EXPLORATION PLACE is a center for informal, enjoyable learning, creativity and community gathering serving residents and tourists of all ages with extraordinary resources for exploration."