1By Lynn O’Rourke Hayes
From FamilyTravel.com
Kids and their parents know it’s cool to be smart. Here are five places that will supercharge your family’s brainpower.
1. Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
Encouraging curiosity and celebrating questions, this is the place to see a German submarine, understand how tornados and avalanches happen and discover the process behind Pixar’s popular films and characters.
Explore the mathematical patterns that surround us every day in the natural world _ from the delicate nested spirals of a sunflower’s seeds to the ridges of a majestic mountain range in a compelling exhibit called Numbers in Nature. Then make your way to the Whispering Gallery to understand how sound travels in different environments. A theater and hands-on exhibits further enhance the experience….