Exterior view of the Wilmington Children's Museum.

Exterior view of the Wilmington Children's Museum.

A child enjoys the Pirate Ship interactive area.

Some friends play on the Pirate Ship.

A scale helps children learn about weights and measures.

Three glamorous future movie stars play dress up in the creative theater area of the Wilmington Children's Museum.

Museum Director Mebane Boyd shows off the museum's race track area where children learn about physics and aerodynamics while they play.

Parents, teachers, and children all have fun and learn in the museum's science room.

In the science room, visitors can observe slides through one of several of these wonderful microscopes. The magnified image of the slide is displayed on a large computer screen. This technology allows physically challenged, visually challenged, and very young visitors to enjoy using a microscope.

An bulletin board on George Washington Carver.