Exploration Place members will get an exclusive first look at the new national traveling exhibit, Rescue from 6 - 8 p.m. Test your skills as you investigate technologies used by emergency crews on land, in the sea and the air. Plus:

• Save 20% in the Explore Store
• Get an up-close view of LifeTeam's medical helicopter.

Locally Sponsored by

The Shaw Family Foundation

Dr. R. Larry Beamer and Dr. Deborah Haynes

Dr. Gerald and Doris Nelson

Hotel at WaterWalk

Produced by       This is a special event exclusively for members. Regular admission and free passes do not apply. Must show valid membership card or photo ID.

Test your skills as you investigate technologies used by emergency crews on land, in the sea and the air. Lift off in a helicopter simulator, escape a burning building, locate a missing person, perform a daring water rescue on a jet-ski, plus much more! Included in general museum admission, free for members. Locally Sponsored by

The Shaw Family Foundation

Dr. R. Larry Beamer and Dr. Deborah Haynes

Dr. Gerald and Doris Nelson

Hotel at WaterWalk

Produced by

Experience full-scale shark models cast from real specimens - including a great white shark! Find out about real-world shark attacks and how to avoid them, as well new shark observation methods. Look for more information coming soon! Included in general museum admission, free for members. Planet Shark: Predator or Prey is produced by Grande Exhibitions

Get $5 exhibit admission and $2.50 dome theater admission when you wear your Riverfest button.

It's your last chance to sink your teeth into this amazing ‘out of water’ shark experience. Come face-to-face with a great white shark, learn the true impact of the shark fin trade and gain a whole new level of respect for the ocean’s oldest and most effective predator. In this one-of-a-kind exhibit you will:

• Catch a close-up view of full-scale shark models cast from real specimens.
• Travel back in time 370 million years with rare fossils, plus real shark jaws and teeth.
• Uncover authentic artifacts.
• Get hooked on shocking stories of human/shark encounters.
• Tread the waters of shark anatomy, biology, hunting strategies and sensory systems.
• Swim through information about satellite tagging programs and conservation efforts.
• Plus much more!

Planet Shark: Predator or Prey has been created by Grande Exhibitions.

Play all day long in a world of big toys and big fun! Shake things up with the world’s largest Etch-A-Sketch, tour a life-size doll house, build a fort, and set the high score in the retro video arcade, plus much more! Toytopia is produced by Stage Nine Exhibitions.

Play all day long in a world of big toys and big fun! Shake things up with the world’s largest Etch-A-Sketch, tour a life-size doll house, build a fort, and set the high score in the retro video arcade, plus much more! Toytopia is produced by Stage Nine Exhibitions.

Uncover the truth

National Traveling Exhibit opens Saturday, Jan. 19 Slink through the shadows of mystery! Search exotic locales around the world to gather intelligence on a group of suspects, and build a case to determine the likely culprit. Control hidden cameras, sight-see with spy satellites, peer through the dark with night vision, crack codes, navigate a laser maze and much more! Top Secret: License to Spy is created by SciTech, produced by Imagine Exhibitions. 

Catapult into the newly rejuvenated Where Kids Rule exhibit. Forge through exciting, hands-on activities, regale at medieval demonstrations and music. Plus:

• Launch mini catapults.
• Cut to the chase with ax presentations.
• Gain some pointers in the fencing arena.
• Ink it up with henna face painting.
• And much more.

Included with general museum admission free for members.

Drive your curiosity into the unknown through remarkable realms and scientific discoveries. Come face-to-face with some of the world's largest organisms. And watch out for some of the smallest invaders!  Shed light on the unexplained. Conquer challenges, study specimens, and examine real artifacts. Plus:

• Crawl through a life-size model of the gigantic prehistoric snake, Titanoboa.
• Measure up against the world's tallest man, Robert Wadlow.
• Pinpoint sculptures so small they fit in the eye of a needle.
• Slice through the secrets of sword swallowing.
• Bend your senses with an array of illusions.
• And much more!

The Science of Ripley's Believe It or Not!^® is produced by Science North, in partnership with Ripley Entertainment Inc.

Immerse yourself in extreme weather conditions. Fly through a hurricane, swirl along a tornadoes’ path, track turbulent cloud formations, map lightning strikes, and stand in the midst of a raging winter storm! Plus, go behind-the-scenes with meteorologists, simmer in sizzling heatwaves, chill out in plummeting temperatures and much more. Included in general museum admission, free for members. Wild Weather is produced by Science North.

Kansas in Miniature Holiday Show Saturday, Nov. 30 - Tuesday, Dec. 31 Soak up the sights and sounds of the holiday season as this popular exhibit is decked out for a 1950s holiday, complete with a Christmas parade and nostalgic music.

Kansas in Miniature Holiday Show Saturday, Nov. 30 - Tuesday, Dec. 31 Soak up the sights and sounds of the holiday season as this popular exhibit is decked out for a 1950s holiday, complete with a Christmas parade and nostalgic music.

Immerse yourself in extreme weather conditions. Fly through a hurricane, swirl along a tornadoes’ path, track turbulent cloud formations, map lightning strikes, and stand in the midst of a raging winter storm! Plus, go behind-the-scenes with meteorologists, simmer in sizzling heatwaves, chill out in plummeting temperatures and much more. Included in general museum admission, free for members. Wild Weather is produced by Science North.