It’s a science museum. It’s a children’s museum. It’s the Scott Family Amazeum.
The 50,000-square-foot Amazeum opened in July in Bentonville, Arkansas, where Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art opened in 2011. The city in northwest Arkansas is also home to the headquarters of Wal-Mart. Crystal Bridges was founded by Wal-Mart heir Alice Walton.
The Amazeum offers hands-on activities and interactive exhibits with a variety of themes ranging from pop culture to science. Exhibits include a mock neighborhood market, a water play center, a pioneerstyle cabin and farm, a chocolate learning lab sponsored by Hershey’s, a play area with Nickelodeon characters like SpongeBob SquarePants and a “Tinkering Hub” sponsored by 3M where kids can explore technology and create art. Details at http://www.amazeum.org/ .
Admission to the Amazeum is $9.50 for visitors age 2 and over.
The Scott family for whom the Amazeum is named includes former Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott.
The region is also home to the Razorback Regional Greenway, a 36-mile bikepedestrian trail running through seven Northwest Arkansas cities that opened in May.
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