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Review:
The Virginia Discovery Museum is a hands-on museum for children with many exhibits that focus on the arts, history, the humanities, nature, the sciences, and other fascinating topics. Currently located on East Main Street, the museum was founded in 1981 and began as an organization that presented exhibits around Central Virginia.
The museum moved into its first home in 1986, and as it grew it needed a larger home; it moved into its current home on the Downtown Pedestrian Mall in 1990. Some of its exhibits include “A-Mazing Airways,” “Little C’Ville,” “Pollination Station and Bee Hive,” and more. The museum welcomes school field trips and group visits. If you are wondering what to do in Charlottesville, Virginia with kids, this is a great place to visit.
Virginia Discovery Museum, 524 East Main Street, Charlottesville, Virginia, 434-977-1025
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