WINDEE visits the Adler Planetarium

Where else can you dress up like an astronaut, launch your own space shuttle, drive a moon car and toss around (foam) space rocks? Only at the Adler Planetarium! This museum has been voted one of the best for kids by a variety of publications, and the experience was out of this world. The Adler was America’s first planetarium, and it’s so much more than a museum. It’s a laboratory, a classroom and a place to explore the universe. Kids like us can visit a space station to see how familiar things work differently in space, take a stroll through the unknown in the “Planet Explorers'' spacewalk experience and search for signs of life on the surface of Planet X. In the “Our Solar System” exhibit,  you can explore the different planets and see what they look like on a large scale. It’s also located right next to Galileo’s Café, which is a good stop before or after your visit. You can write a note to an astronaut and learn how the U.S. put a man on the moon in the “Mission to the Moon '' exhibit and, in the Adler Sky Shows,you will learn about the stars, planets, the moon and more. My personal favorite was the “Sesame Street” show where Elmo and Big Bird go to the moon and back. I even built a spaceship out of Legos in the Community Design Lab. Check Adler’s hours before planning your visit. It is SO WINDEE-approved! (adlerplanetarium.org) 

Illustration by Rosemary Fanti, conceived by Candid Candace Jordan, Associate Publisher

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