Uncategorized admin | 15 Jan 2010
Junior Museum of Bay County – Panama City, Florida
I have been traveling to Panama City for 9.5 years…as long as I have been married to my husband who is from there. For five of those years, I have been traveling with kids. How I never heard of the Junior Museum of Bay County before astounds me! The last time we were in Panama City, it was abnormally cool for the time of year (Thanksgiving is usually spent in short sleeves, jeans and flip flops) and we needed to do something outside of the living room! After a quick search on the Internet, thanks to The Panama City Playground, we discovered the Junior Museum of Bay County.
The Junior Museum of Bay County opened in 1967 and sits on 12 acres of land. There are lots of hands-on exhibits for your kids to try out and the adults will have lots of fun too! We spent the majority of our time in the science exhibits. Little S loved the soundwave water exhibit.
Big S’s favorite part of the museum was the marble exhibit.
They both loved this little room because as you jumped and danced around your shadow passes over this thing in the ceiling that plays notes like a piano!
There is a boat that sits in a pretend St. Andrew’s Bay where the children can measure fish and pretend to be riding the waves! There is a full grocery store complete with a conveyor belt, food, and a cash register.
My kids loved the reptile room as well. There are lots of snakes and other creepy crawlies to check out. Along the wall of the room, there is a bunch of drawers that you can open and check out what is inside. Big S thought that it was absolutely hilarious when he opened a drawer and found all sorts of petrified animal poop. He had to go get Daddy J to show him!
After exploring the inside of the children’s museum, head outside to explore a real pioneer village. The cabins are from the late 1800s and early 1900s. You can peek into the cabins and learn a little bit about what life was like back then.
Check out the stocks!
Then take a walk along the 1500 foot boardwalk. Before you go, stop by the museum’s front desk and pick up a scavenger hunt checklist. Your kids will have fun trying to find the different things on the list.
There is lots of room to run and play. Bring a picnic lunch to eat after you are done exploring.
The Junior Museum of Bay County is located at 1731 Jenks Avenue, Panama City, Florida, 32405.
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on 16 Jan 2010 at 5:45 pm 1.soultravelers3 said …
Great pics! I love places like this!
I have lots of fond memories of Florida from winter road trips from Michigan as a kid, to living in Miami long ago. But it has been a long time, so I’m pretty psyched that it’s going to be part of our family world tour this year on our way from Europe to Asia!
Hope we find a fun spot like this as we will be visiting a 4 year old cousin who has already had 4 open heart surgeries, but loves to play.
on 10 Mar 2010 at 9:53 am 2.10 Things to Do in Panama City, Florida with Your Kids | Pensacola with Kids said …
[...] Junior Museum of Bay County – For just a few dollars a person, you can visit this children’s museum. You could spend the whole day here if you wanted! There are hands-on science exhibits, a grocery store, a reptile room, and much more. Outside, there is a long boardwalk through the woods and a small village with the homes representing pioneer life. You can read my full review here. [...]