I have a 8 year old cousin who could be called a bit... odd. She likes building motors, radios, and other electronic gizmos in her spare time. Ok, so she does put together children's engineering kits, but, still, when I was 8 I was busy shooting other neighborhood kids with rubber band guns.

So, what to do when she visited me in Boston? Why, take her to the Museum of Science, of course! I think she liked it as much as I would have liked a trip to Venice.

Her favorite part (and mine) had to be the Van Graaf generator in the Theater of Electricity. About once every hour or so, the Museum "lights it up" in a thunderous array of sparks and lightning. I imagine it would be scary for the younger children, but it was quite a show.

If you need to entertain a child with the slightest bit of interest in science and engineering, you can't go wrong at the Museum of Science.

We have been to the Museum of Science many times before.

This particular visit, we took in a new exhibit called "Body Worlds 2". In short, they are actually human specified preserved by a method called Plastination, and it shows how we as humans work and how things are connected and effected by various factors (i.e. smoking, cancer).

The exhibit was quite interesting. It may be a little much for younger people (17 and under) but with proper explanation, parents can be a big help for them. I saw one mother explain to her 5-6 year old daughter that that child's brain she was looking at was much like the one in her head. The child seemed intrigued.

Forewarning, admission to this exhibit IS NOT INCLUDED with exhibit hall admission (day hours $24/night hours $16). It is an additional ticket. It is also assigned times, meaning that you cannot view it until your allocated time. This is primarily for crowd control.

I would recommend this exhibit to all. It gives a very interesting perspective on how we as humans are put together.

I went to the Museum of Science recently with a few friends for the Star Wars exhibit. It was a Saturday and the place was packed. We couldn't even see the Star Wars Exhibit until 4pm, so we just roamed around the General Admission area (which is fantastic). The only unfortunate thing is that the Museum of Science attracts so many children that many of the adults can't fully enjoy the hands-on exhibits (kids occupy most of the space) so the museum is probably best for families with children 8 and up. Inside the museum there are live animals including baby chickens, small monkeys, owls, and a possum which the children can enjoy during select times. (The monkeys and the chickens are usually on display at all times.) The museum is fairly expensive (about $25 s general admission for adults) so if you're just visiting you might want to go with a value pass like the Go Boston Card which will get you into multiple attractions for one low price. The good thing is that Duck Tours leave from the Museum of Science as well, so if you want to take a Duck Tour before your visit it would be a good idea.

I have not been to many science museums so I cannot compare this with others. However I can say I enjoy going there. There are a lot of educational displays and events. There is also a computers room where you and your kids can use the computers, I am not sure how extensively. There is a very nice, open cafeteria, as well as gift shops, which are fun to look around and, of course, to shop in.

One thing I like about this place is Omni Theater. This is a dome shaped, three-dimension theater. This itself is not very exciting technology anymore. It was about 15 years ago that 3-D first came out. Well, I enjoyed what they were showing in there anyway. They have a very interesting show list, most of them fall under the catagory of documentary, historical documentary and so on. Right now, the Lord of the Ring is on. My husband loves to go, but he is also afraid of being stranded by a lot of kids. I enjoy these show before that. They show the video of Boston. You are going to feel like you are in Helicopter or even flying like bird on the city of Boston. For the first time I got sick, like carsickness.

The museum is just the best place to spend a day. For the kids it's not only fun but a learning experience and they won't even know it. The wonderful thing about this place is thatthe kids have fun, but what about the adults? Well, anything from the laser shows to anything else is wonderful for us adults--definitely a family option.

One definite do not miss is the Omni Theater. It is this huge place and it is kinda steep, but the screen wraps around the room where you feel like you are there. It's amazing.