If you are looking for something fun and yet educational to do this summer with your kids check out Healthyville (and the other exhibits) at the Stearns History Museum.
This is one of many exhibits at the Museum. I took my 9 year old grandson and he loved it! We were there for two hours and finally we needed to head home for lunch.
There are several things you can ride to check your pulse rate and log mileage. A couple of the vehicles had a skeleton that moved when you did.
There are lots of interactive things to do.
Matching muscles and bones.
Balancing what you eat with your activity level.
A whole room of doctor and dental stuff. You can look at teeth and bone X-rays and even stick your hand up a giant nose!! Eww! These are just a few of the activities dealing with being healthy.
There is something for everyone here. Exhibits that highlight days gone by. My grandson enjoyed finding the items that are listed by each exhibit. Kind of like finding Waldo!
There is a display that shows early granite quarrying.
There is a "Healing Hands" exhibit that documents the early medical practices in St.Cloud. This silver set was for patients in the hospital.
Bernicks is our local Pepsi Distributor. There is an exhibit highlighting 100 years of them being in business.
Lots and lots of Minnesota fish and animals in their native habitats.
After walking around enjoying all of the exhibits we found a great place to sit and relax a bit. There is a theater room where you can choose from 5 short movies to watch. We chose the history of Lake George and the history of baseball in St.Cloud.
A great place to bring the family!
