While it’s a trip down memory lane for parents, children also delight in trying to draw on the world’s largest Etch-A-Sketch or playing vintage video arcade games. Visitors to Exploration Place’s Toytopia traveling exhibit can also tour a life-size doll house, build a fort, experiment with LEGOs, and learn how toys are made and which ones were most popular every decade. The exhibit is included with general admission and is on display until Jan. 1, 2019.

Adults, kids enjoy Toytopia

While it’s a trip down memory lane for parents, children also delight in trying to draw on the world’s largest Etch-A-Sketch or playing vintage video arcade games. Visitors to Exploration Place’s Toytopia traveling exhibit can also tour a life-size doll house, build a fort, experiment with LEGOs, and learn how toys are made and which ones were most popular every decade.

The exhibit is included with general admission and is on display until Jan. 1, 2019.

For more Fun Things to do in Wichita, please visit our Calendar of Events.

Exploration Place

State’s largest dome theater gets upgrade

Exploration Place’s Digital Dome Theater and Planetarium – the largest in the state – has been upgraded to a two-projection system to offer brighter and clearer images on the screen.

The new film “Great White Shark” debuted in June on the 60-foot tall screen with 360-degree views. Also currently showing is “Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag.” Watch for “Pandas: The Journey Home” on the dome screen in October.

Admission may be purchased separately for $5 or as part of a combo ticket with exhibits.

For details, visit Exploration Place website.

For more Fun Things to do in Wichita, please visit our Calendar of Events.

Wichita Public Library

Check out the new library

Wichita Public LibraryAfter years of waiting and planning, Wichita’s new Advanced Learning Library is now open.

One highlight is a Children’s Pavilion that’s twice as large as the former central library’s children’s area. The new 10,000-square-foot area sports interactive learning centers, a quiet room and learning garden.

In addition to more computers and modern meeting facilities, the new library offers drive-up service, an automated materials handler, outdoor reading area and a coffee shop operated by Reverie Roasters

Explore the new space at 711 W. 2nd St. The museum is open daily; the coffee shop is open 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Saturday.