Museums

The Exploratorium SLJ ALSC
A big hands-on museum in San Francisco... a fun site!
http://www.exploratorium.edu

The Franklin Institute Science Museum SLJ
Cool on-line exhibits about solving crime with science, Benjamin Franklin, and taking flight.
http://sln.fi.edu/

Museum of Science and Industry SLJ
Be sure to check out the four on-line exhibits.
http://www.msichicago.org/

The National Air and Space Museum SLJ
Read all about the history of flight - from airplanes to spaceships!
http://www.nasm.si.edu

National Museum of the American Indian
This museum is devoted to the protection and study of the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of Native Americans.
http://www.si.edu/nmai/

National Museum of Natural History
This storehouse of fossils and gems has a wonderful set of online exhibits.
http://www.mnh.si.edu/

Newseum
Take a virtual tour of the exhibits in this museum dedicated to the history of the news.
http://www.newseum.org/

The Smithsonian Institution
Wow! Links to all the Smithsonian Museums, plus the Encyclopedia Smithsonian!
http://www.si.edu/

University of California Museum of Paleontology
If you like paleontology, you'll enjoy the on-line exhibits here (recommended for third grade and up).
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/