Adventure Expeditions

Travel back to 1920's Egypt for the adventure of a lifetime! Part physical adventure and part mental obstacle course, in this exhibit, you must decipher hieroglyphics and find clues that will lead you to a pharaoh's lost tomb!


Recommended for ages 7 and up.



Exploramora: Down at the Farm

Learn about life on a farm by using our interactive hanging signs, brush a real horse's tail, plant vegetables, and milk a cow!


Recommended for all ages.



Harvest Hill

Barter, sell or trade your new products at our roadside market! Use the giant crane to move your goods from the market to the train for transport to wherever your imagination takes them!


Recommended for all ages.



KidWorks

Climb, crawl, jump, and slide through our three-story urban treehouse, KidWorks. Dare to cross a narrow rope bridge and who knows what you’ll find on the other side!

Please note: For your safety and comfort, KidWorks is a Sneaker Zone. Children and adults who plan to play and climb KidWorks must wear sneakers.


Recommended for ages 5 and up.

Please enjoy this social story, "How to Be Safe on KidWorks" that has been specifically created by Project ACT for the enjoyment of those attending Port Discovery Children's Museum.




Miss Perception’s Mystery House

Miss Perception needs your help to solve the baffling case of the missing Baffeld family! Pick up clues left behind by Constance, Eubie, Abbie, and Ivy Baffeld using your detective-sharp research, literacy and problem solving skills.


Recommended for ages 6 and up.



MPT Studio

Enjoy special performances and programs, including: percussion programs, plays, and even karaoke!

MPT Studio and performing arts programming are made possible in part through sponsorship of the Baltimore County Executive, County Council and the Commission on Arts and Sciences.


Please check the Museum schedule when you arrive for the scheduled events in MPT Studio.

On select Sundays throughout the school year, MPT Studio is home to the World Rhythm Drum Circus!

The World Rhythm Drum Circus is a percussion exploratorium and learning playground where banging, clanging, and drumming is the name of the game. Featuring percussion instruments made of barrels, bowls, tubes and things from all over the world! The World Rhythm Drum Circus exemplifies the motto: The world is a giant drum just waiting to be played.

Visit MPT Studio on Sundays during the school year from 12:30- 2:30 and 4:00 -5:00 to participate in the World Rhythm Drum Circus.

Recommended for ages 3 and up.

Programming in MPT Studio is generously supported by Baltimore County Commission on the Arts & Sciences.



Nano
Nano is an engaging and interactive mini-exhibition about nanoscale science, engineering, and technology for family audiences.Explore hands-on activities to discover the importance of things too small for the eye to see in nanoscale science.

  • Build a Carbon Nanotube
  • Play “I Spy ” to discover nano in familiar places
  • Compare the relative effects of static electricity and gravity
  • and more!
    Nano is produced by the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Network) with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF).



  • R&D DreamLab

    Building, designing, painting - anything is possible in R&D DreamLab! This exhibit area is a programmed space. Programs change three times per year.


    Current Program: Tall Tales: Paul Bunyan and Babe, the Blue Ox

    Recommended for ages 4 and up.



    Royal Farms Convenience Store and Fill'er Up Station

    Learn how to make healthy choices in a convenient world in this mini interactive convenience store! Pretend you are the customer or employee and stock and scan various foods. Check the items in your cart against the food pyramid to see how many healthy food items you selected. Be sure to fill the Royal Farms VW Beetle with gas and check its tire pressure before you leave!


    The Royal Farms Convenience Store and Fill'er Up Station is generously sponsored by:





    StudioWorkshop

    Everyone is an artist! StudioWorkshop is the space to express the artist in you! Programs change three times each year.

    Current Program: Pop-Art!

    “Pop-Art is really just about liking things.” – Andy Warhol

    StudioWorkshop will foster self-expression through Pop-Art, an artistic movement that emerged in the 1950s and combined elements from popular culture with fine art. Pop-Art is an ideal vehicle through which children of all abilities can discover the objects, images, icons, and ideas they love and use them as spring-boards to the creation of highly personalized and unusual works of art.

    Studio Workshop and visual arts programming are made possible in part through sponsorship of Baltimore County and the Baltimore County Commission on Arts and Sciences, and by the Howard County Arts Council through a grant from Howard County.

    Recommended for ages 2 and up.



    The Oasis

    Take a break in The Oasis, a quiet room where families can lounge on pillows and read a book together, play a game or solve a puzzle.


    During the week, join us for Circle Times at 11:30 am, with singing and storytelling for our youngest visitors. Visiting on a weekend? Check the "Cool Things To Do" list posted inside the Museum on the day of your visit for special Circle Time events.

    The activites in this exhibit are appropriate for children six-years-old or younger. ALL guests are welcome but we ask adults supervise older children as they share this area with our younger guests.

    Circle Time is generously sponsored by:







    The Soccer Field

    Have you ever wanted to play a game of soccer indoors?  The Museum has an indoor soccer field that's just for you, so head down for a game with friends or one-on-one with mom or dad.


    Recommended for ages 5 and up.



    Tiny's Diner

    In this realistic 50's style diner, kids can "cook" and serve food to their parents while using their math skills to ring up orders at the cash register.

    Recommended for ages 2 and up.


    Special thanks to the IKEA Baltimore store for its generous support of Tiny's Diner.





    Tot Trails
    Infants and toddlers have a great new place to learn through play in a whimsical exhibit that celebrates Maryland's heritage!

    Tot Trails was created as a learning environment where young children can explore and learn about their world, parents can learn about their children through interaction and observation, and the community to learn how innovative play educates our youngest learners.

    While exploring some very unique landmarks and landscapes of Maryland, children and their caregivers will engage in hands-on exploration in a space that sparks imagination and inspires curiosity. Children will delight in the joy of reading and singing, while building language skills as they engage in our Mother Goose on the Loose story times and Jingle Jangle Music Time with our Museum educators. Infants will develop their gross motor skills and balance coordination as they can crawl, roll, and wiggle through cushioned, mirrored "tidal pools" and "dune walk." Young toddlers will test their problem-solving skills as they maneuver their way through the Mountain Trail and Paw Paw Tunnel, while exercising their imaginations by digging for fossils and playing with puppets. Visit after visit, caregivers will be encouraged to play, interact, and observe their child as they discover new ways to connect learning and play.

    Special Programs
    Bring your infant and toddler to these special programs that take place in the Tot Trails exhibit!

    Mother Goose on the Loose
    Read … Rhyme … Sing… Dance… Laugh… Love… Enjoy! You are your child’s first and best teacher. Join us for Mother Goose on the Loose, a research based, early literacy program for parents and children from birth to 3 years.
    Wednesdays and Fridays: 10:30 am
    Sundays: 1:30 pm

    Jingle Jangle Music Time Join us for a lively interactive music experience that teaches basic rhythm through singing, clapping, and shaking shakers!
    Wednesdays and Fridays: 11:30 am; 12:30 pm
    Sundays: 2:30 pm; 3:30 pm

    Tot Trails is generously sponsored by:


    The Tot Trails Book Nook is generously sponsored by:  
     





    Wonders Of Water - WOW!

    Make a splash in this new wet and wonderful area of Port Discovery! WOW!, helps children understand human interactions with water in fun, exciting and interactive ways. Featuring: Earth Today (a real-time atmospheric display created by Animated Earth LLC featuring global data from NASA, NOAA and USGS), Water Chimes, Build a Fountain, Plumbers Park, Stream Table, Bubble Hoop and more!


    Note: You will get wet in WOW!, but it's OK, there are slickers and crocs for everyone. You may want to bring a change of dry clothes.

    *WOW! is closed on Mondays from 10 am until 12:30 pm for weekly maintenance.

    Recommended for ages 2 and up.







    Wonders of Water