Children’s Travel - Weird, Wonderful, And Strangely Beautiful Museums

School maybe out, but learning doesn't stop. Neither does the fun with these museums. Work with Rawhide Travel and Tours to extend your family fun this summer. Take the family to the educational experiences served with a side of "whoa that's weird!"

Cancun Underwater Museum, Cancun, Mexico

There are interactive museums, and then there’s Cancun Underwater Museum — an art exhibit that you’ll have to strap on scuba gear to appreciate. If you and your littles aren't up for diving, consider the shallow areas that allow for snorkeling or perhaps a viewing from a glass bottom boat. Fun fact: Each of the life-size sculptures is made of pH-neutral clay to promote marine growth, which means that one day there’ll be an ecosystem of creatures enjoying the art as much as you are.

International UFO Museum and Research Center, Roswell, New Mexico
Not a typical museum, but perhaps fun. Visit and learn about the events surrounding the extraterrestrial crash in July 1947, and the attempts by the government to cover it all up.  Believer or skeptic, this is the perfect place to start your research. 

Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Who says museums have to be about dead animals in dusty display cases? The Butterfly Park in Kuala Lumpur is one of the largest of its kind, clocking in at 80,000 square feet of landscaped garden and over 5,000 live butterflies. What better way to learn about living creatures than to see them in action? 

The Museum of Jurassic Technology, Culver City, California
The Museum of Jurassic Technology is a cabinet of curiosities that asks patrons to determine what’s true and what’s not. Of course they don’t provide answers, so reality within its walls is whatever you make it. Take a break in the tearoom and discuss hat you've seen. From supersonic bats, to dogs in space, to statues small enough to sit in the eye of a needle, you’ll have plenty to sit and talk about.

Katten Kabinet, Amsterdam, Netherlands

OK, so maybe our feline friends aren’t what most people think of when they’re planning a trip to Amsterdam, but what a delightful theme to explore with your children. 

Founded in 1990 by William Meijer in memory of his cat Tom, the Katten Kabinet is a shrine to our four-legged buddies in painted and sculpted form. 

With five cats in residence, you’re bound to have a purrfect afternoon.

Museum of Bad Art, Somerville Massachusetts
Why see classic works of art when you could see…bad art? Admittedly, the premise of the Somerville, Mass., museum seems a bit off, but the chance to teach kids about art appreciation is at hand.  Dissect exactly what makes these works so horrendous. From clueless renderings of famous pieces, to awkward sculptures, to whatever that image is, it’s all about misguided passion. 

Museum of Mathematics, New York, New York
Math is everywhere, and this museum is a wonderful place for children to see it. Even if you regularly have stress dreams about high school algebra class, you’ll find something to like about New York’s Museum of Mathematics. Ride a functional bike with square wheels, work through a few brainteasers, and gape at the fractal tree. This is math in motion. Best of all, you don’t have to be Isaac Newton to appreciate it all — each of the exhibits come with simple and advanced explanations.

Musical Instruments Museum, Phoenix, Arizona

This is a museum that should not be missed! MIM displays more than 6,000 instruments collected from around 200 of the world’s countries and territories. Most displays are enhanced by audio and video technologies that allow guests to see the instruments, hear their sounds, and observe them being played in their original contexts, performances that are often as spectacular as the instruments themselves. All guests are invited to play instruments from around the world in the Experience Gallery. They can also see instruments from music icons such as John Lennon, Taylor Swift, Elvis Presley, Carlos Santana, and many more in the Artist Gallery. 

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