Museum Location
One Montshire Road
Norwich, VT 05055
Tel: 802-649-2200
Fax: 802-649-3637
montshire@montshire.org
Press Contact: Beth Krusi,
Director of Marketing & Communications
Montshire Museum of Science, One Montshire Road, Norwich, VT 05055
802-649-2200 x222 | beth.krusi@montshire.org | www.montshire.org
Montshire Museum among Trekaroo.com’s Top Ten Science and Technology Museums.
April 19, 2012
For Immediate Release
Trekaroo pored over thousands of reviews on its site and put together this handy guide to the top science & technology museums across the country, as voted by their trusted and experienced Trekaroo users.
Montshire Museum is the only New England museum that made the Top Ten list, and it is the only small museum and the only rural museum on the list.
10. McWane Science Center*
Birmingham, AL
9. California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco, CA
8. Pacific Science Center*
Seattle, WA
7. Maryland Science Center*
Baltimore, MD
6. Center of Science & Industry (COSI)*
Columbus, OH
5. Oregon Museum of Science & Industry*
Portland, OR
4. Montshire Museum of Science
Norwich, VT
3. Museum of Science and Industry*
Chicago, IL
2. Franklin Institute*
Philadelphia, PA
1. TECHNOLOGY: The Tech Museum of Innovation*
San Jose, CA
1. NATURAL HISTORY: American Museum of Natural History
Manhattan, NY
1. PLANETARIUM: Griffith Park Observatory
Los Angeles, CA
1. OVERALL: Exploratorium*
San Francisco, CA
Here are Trekaroo’s honorable mention science & tech museums:
Museum of Life and Science, Durham, NC
Museum of Science, Cambridge, MA
California Science Center, Los Angeles, CA
SciPort: Louisiana Science Center, Shreveport, LA
Discovery Science Center, Santa Ana, CA
Click here to link to the full report.
The Montshire Museum of Science is a hands-on science center located on 110 acres in Norwich, Vermont. Visitors will enjoy more than 100 interactive exhibits relating to the natural and physical sciences, technology, and more. The Montshire is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed Thanksgiving and Christmas).