Welcome to the Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center



My Body Works BioLab
Wharf O' Wonder Hands On Hall
Minds On Hall Ciba Lab


The Exploreum’s original exhibit gallery has a new look and more than 50 interactive exhibits.

Push, pull and tinker with exhibits dedicated to unraveling the basics of electricity, simple mechanics, magnetism and much more!

In Hands On Hall,

  • Discover your inner virtuoso while strumming the laser harp
  • Catch your shadow in the light and optics gallery
  • Produce your own news segment in the WKRG TV studio
  • See what your chances of winning the lottery really are!
  • "Scratch" your own track with lasers at the digital DJ exhibit.
  • Take on a tug-of-war team twice your size -- and win -- with the help of a fulcrum's mechanical advantage.
  • With 120 possibilities, try to crack the safe.
  • Learn about pulley power and race your friends to the top.
  • Control electromagnets and see their power.
  • Launch a tennis ball with air pressure that you create.
  • Take the controls of a flying machine with separate arms and propellers.
  • Serve your head on a platter and learn about optical illusion.


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