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Children playing in a colorful museum exhibit hall with glowing lights
✦Open Saturdays & Sundays Β· Ages 3–10

Push Open
Every Door.

Crawl through a giant human heart. Launch tennis balls through pneumatic tubes. Paint the walls with light. Welcome to Wonder β€” where every surface does something.

14+
Interactive Exhibits
3–10
Ages Served
98%
Parent Satisfaction
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✦ The Exhibits

Rooms That
Talk Back.

Fourteen exhibits across 22,000 sq ft. Each one built around a single question a child will actually ask.

Large anatomical heart model exhibit with glowing red chambers children can explore
Biology Lab
β™₯
Ages 4–10

Crawl Through a Giant Heart

A life-size human heart you walk β€” and crawl β€” through. Feel the walls pulse. Hear the chambers echo. Leave understanding what keeps you alive.

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Transparent pneumatic tube system with colorful balls shooting through clear pipes
Physics Zone
⟳
Ages 3–10

Pneumatic Launch Lab

Load a ball. Pull the lever. Whoosh β€” it disappears through 40 feet of transparent tubing at 60 mph.

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Child painting glowing neon art on a phosphorescent dark wall with light brushes
Art + Science
✦
Ages 3–8

Paint With Light

Phosphorescent walls that hold your brushstrokes for 30 seconds. Draw a dinosaur. Watch it glow, then fade.

Explore exhibit
Children playing at an interactive water table engineering exhibit with dams and channels
Engineering Dock
≋
Ages 3–7

Water Table Workshop

Build dams, redirect rivers, and discover why things float. Waterproof smocks provided. Wet socks are a feature, not a bug.

Explore exhibit
Dramatic shadow puppet stage with colorful backlit screen and children performing
Theater Lab
◐
Ages 4–10

Shadow Puppet Stage

Step behind the screen. Your hands become dragons, mountains, and storms. An audience of ten is waiting.

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β—Ž Coming Soon

The Bubble Laboratory

Giant soap films. Bubbles inside bubbles. A fog machine that makes the physics visible. Opening Spring 2026.

✦ Who It's For

Everyone Earns
Hero Status.

Whether you're a grandparent, a homeschool co-op, or a parent who just needs Saturday to count β€” Wonder was built for you.

Children celebrating a birthday party with colorful decorations and cake at a museum event
πŸŽ‚

Birthday Parties

Chaos with a purpose.

Private party room + 2-hour exhibit access + a cake table that fits 20 kids. Your child gets to lead the group through the exhibits. They will talk about it until the next birthday.

2 hrs
Private access
20
Kids max
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Group of school children on a field trip exploring science exhibits with a teacher
🚌

Field Trips

The worksheet can wait.

Curriculum-aligned exhibit guides, pre-visit lesson packs, and group rates starting at $8/student. Homeschool co-ops welcome every Tuesday.

$8
Per student
K–5
Grade levels
Plan a Field Trip
Happy family with grandparents and young children exploring a hands-on museum together
✨

Family Saturdays

No screens. All hands.

General admission gets the whole family in β€” grandparents included. Drop into a live demo at 11am and 2pm every Saturday. Stay as long as they want.

6 hrs
Average visit
All ages
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πŸ””βœ¦ What Families Say

The Gasps Are
Real.

Portrait of Rachel Okonkwo, a mother with natural hair and a warm smile
Rachel Okonkwo
Mom of two, Chicago
Family Saturday

"My daughter spent 45 minutes in the heart exhibit. Forty-five minutes. I watched her explain cardiac chambers to her little brother on the drive home."

Portrait of David SΓ‘nchez, a man with glasses and a friendly expression
David SΓ‘nchez
Homeschool co-op coordinator, Austin
Field Trip

"We homeschool four kids. Wonder is the only field trip where I don't have to translate the experience into learning afterward β€” it already is the lesson."

Portrait of Jim Kowalski, a grandfather with silver hair and a proud smile
Jim Kowalski
Grandparent, Milwaukee
Birthday Party

"I'm a grandpa. I don't do birthday parties. I did this one. The pneumatic tubes alone were worth every mile of the drive."

Portrait of Priya Mehta, a woman with dark hair and a joyful expression
Priya Mehta
Mom of one, Naperville
Family Saturday

"The shadow puppet stage turned my painfully shy seven-year-old into a performer. She's been making puppets out of cardboard ever since."

4.9/5
Average Rating
12k+
Families Visited
94%
Would Return
🎟 Get Your Tickets

Pick a Day,
Any Day.

Wonder is open Wednesday through Sunday. Reserve your spot online and walk in ready to explore.

Admission

Children (3–10)
Per child
$16
Adults
Per adult
$12
Under 3
Always
Free
Grandparent Bundle
1 adult + 2 kids
$22
Museum Hours
Wed – Fri10am – 5pm
Saturday9am – 6pm
Sunday10am – 5pm
Mon – TueClosed

May 2026

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πŸ”„Free date changes up to 24 hrs before
πŸ‘ΆUnder 3 always free, no ticket needed
πŸ…ΏοΈFree parking in attached garage
β™ΏFully accessible Β· Sensory hours Sundays 9–10am