The Children's Museum of Virginia

So much to see, so much to do. The Children's Museum of Virginia is a feast for young eyes, ears, minds, and imaginations. We've highlighted just a few of the many, many fun things you'll find here, so dig in…then come visit us and see it all for yourself!

The Lancaster Antique Toy & Train Collection

If you like trains, this'll stoke your firebox. Our Lancaster Antique Toy & Train Collection, among the world's finest, features four working layouts and thousands of engines and cars in a variety of scales.

Bubbles Stretch a Bubble • Volume • Step Into a Bubble • Bubble Table The Bubble Room is a guaranteed instant favorite. Experiment with different tools and techniques to make the biggest bubble possible, lots of small bubbles at once…even try a bubble on for size.	Planetarium For entertainment, not even the sky is the limit. Explore the universe and other fascinating subjects in our state-of-the-art planetarium, featuring star-studded performances daily.
The City Police Motorcycle • Fire Engine • City Bus • High Street Market • TowneBank • Mail Box • Parking Meter • Olde Towne Clinic • Traffic Light A kid's imagination is an amazing thing. The City is filled with fun props and real vehicles that shift those imaginations into overdrive.	Art Moves Light Strokes • Aerobic Sound • Harmonograph • Moire Patterns • Peg Board • Recollections • Wavy Colors The "Harmonograph" makes a cool, poster-sized drawing that you can keep — but how it turns out depends on how you set it in motion. "Recollections" turns your motions into a swirl of colors and shapes… an aerobic workout that's also a work of art!
Block Buster Crane Command • Building Blocks • Small Blocks Put on your hard hat, because there's a rookie working the crane — you! Hocus Focus Pattern Talk • Puzzle Place • Star Trace • Walk-in Kaleidoscope Play Space Climb and Slide • Crawl Canal • Puppets • Quiet Space • Raft You & Me Everyone is You and Me • Expressions • Traits	Everybody Balance • Pull Yourself Up • Body Works • Flexibility • Height Checker • Reaction Time • You Are As Wide As You Are Tall Displays like this one aren't just fun, they also help you learn the ropes in the world of science. Displays like this one aren't just fun, they also help you learn the ropes in the world of science. Computer games and interactive exhibits galore will test your knowledge, tease your brain, and even time your reflexes.
Norfolk SPCA Exhibition Want to know the best way to hold a puppy? Learn how to be a good pet owner and just have fun in the Pet Park. The first collaborative exhibit between the Norfolk SPCA and The Children's Museum of Virginia, the Pet Park offers a gazebo for reading books about animals, a plasma screen TV showing pet care tips, photo opportunities with animal face cutouts plus much more.	Science Circus Rock Climb • Bernoulli Blower • Probability • Raceways • Tower of Power It looks like magic, but it's really science. You'll have a ball with this and lots of other fun phenomena.
The Sounds Around Sound Tracks • Simple Sonar • WCMV (Sound Studio) • Big Band • Vibraphone • Big Tuning Fork • Gaussian Melody Everyone knows that secrets travel fast — but never quite like this! "Simple Sonar" demonstrates sound wave dynamics with just a whisper. Giant musical instruments, air bongo drums, and other playful surprises create a place that kids can delight in.	The Eyes Have It Seymore Fun • Air Cannon • Newton's Cradle • Light Blender • Shadow Theater • Freeze Frame • Ball Maze • Touch Plane Elementary School Vortex • Geology Dig • Riverscape • Dump Waiter Exhibits like this one — which shows why it's important to keep our recycling efforts cranking — are so much fun, kids won't realize how much they are learning.