Headwaters Science Center offers hands-on technology and science programs, and exhibits in the lakeside city of Bemidji, Minnesota. Since opening its doors in July of 1993 with a small gift shop and handful of home-made exhibits, the science center now boasts 11 impressive Science Carnival exhibits from the Pacific Science Center. The live animal collection features turtles, an owl, and a snake, among other species for educational purposes and to further appreciation for living things. The center offers interactive programs that include Simple Circuits, a hands-on program introducing basic engineering principals to children; and Animal Menagerie, a demonstration that involves live animals so visitors can learn the proper care, feeding, and handling techniques for several species.

413 Beltrami Avenue NW, Bemidji, MN, Phone: 218-444-4472

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