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MOSI, a not-for-profit educational institution, is the largest science center in the Southeast. Museum highlights include two replica diplodocus dinosaur skeletons; the IMAX Dome Theatre and its 82-foot hemispherical movie screen; BioWorks Butterfly Garden, an engineered ecosystem that emulates natural wetlands; the Back Woods, 40 acres of special water conservation elements and outdoor exhibits; and Kids In Charge! The Children’s Science Center, an educational center created from theories about intergenerational play, learning and skill-building. Permanent exhibits include Demystifying India, which features items reflecting India’s history, culture and contributions; Disasterville, which consists of dramatic simulations that demonstrate the science behind natural disasters occurring throughout the world; and the latest, Amazing You!, an exhibit that explores each intricate stage of human developmental life, from the beginning through adolescence. Museum hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. General admission: $20.95 adults, $18.95 seniors, $16.95 ages 2-12 (includes a standard length IMAX film and entry to all exhibits).
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The 5,000-square-foot exhibit features 10 huge robotic dinosaurs, including a flying Pteranodon, an Ankylosaurus with two young, a Tyrannosaurus Rex, Parasaurolophus, Stegasaurus and a Triceratops with two young. Attendees also enjoy a Dino dig box, two rub stations for creating fossil artwork, and a hands-on control box for moving a dinosaur "skeleton." In conjunction with the exhibit, MOSI IMAX presents Dinosaurs Alive!, a film that takes audiences on a dinosaur hunt with two American Museum of Natural History paleontologists, who look for fossils in renowned dinosaur hotbeds.
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Locals are invited to enjoy cocktails, dinner "under the stars" inside MOSI’s Saunders Planetarium, dancing, a musical performance by Spirit of Freedom and a view of a fireworks show from the top of the IMAX Dome Theatre. Cocktails start at 6:30 p.m., dinner seating at 7:30 p.m. and fireworks at 9 p.m.
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