The Best $110 I’ve Spent On My Kids

Every year, at the end of summer, I take my kiddos out to eat and we have a heart to heart. I ask them if they still want to homeschool or go back to public school. Then I always ask them what they are really interested in learning the next school year. I was really surprised one year when they said they wanted to focus a lot on science and chemistry.

There was a nearby science center in Birmingham, Alabama. I decided to get a membership for the year at the McWane  Science Center, and that is when I learned about the ASTC Travel Passport Program.

 

See more photos from our visit to McWane Science Center HERE

 

Not only can you visit your local science center (in our case, the McWane Center), but you can also visit science centers & museums that are located over 90 miles of the science center or museum where you are a member or 90 miles beyond your residence.

We still have a few more months left on our yearly membership, and plan to renew for another year when the time comes. We want to make a few day trips to some science museums in Tennessee and Georgia.

When we make plans to go out of town for a trip we always look up and see what science centers will be nearby so that we can visit. I make sure I bring my membership card and I.D. with me when we travel.

You can find the full list of participating science museums HERE.

So far, we’ve visited:

• McWane Science Center – Birmingham, AL (10+ times)
• US Space and Rocket Center – Huntsville, AL (10+ times)
• COSI – Columbus, Ohio
• Cincinnati Museum Center – Cincinnati, Ohio
• Adventure Science Center – Nashville, Tennessee
• Discovery Place Science – Charlotte, North Carolina
• St. Louis Science Center – St. Louis, Missouri

 

We paid $110 for our yearly membership to the McWane Science Center and we visited all of these other museums as well. It is a great deal! We have had so much fun this past year, and I’m so glad we signed up for the membership and became part of the ASTC Travel Passport Program.

 

Cincinnati Museum Center – Cincinnati, Ohio

See more pictures of our visit HERE

Cincinnati Museum Center WEBSITE

 

COSI – Columbus, Ohio

More photos from our visit to COSI HERE

COSI WEBSITE

 

U.S. Space & Rocket Center

See more pictures of our visit HERE

US Space & Rocket Center WEBSITE

 

 

Adventure Science Center – Nashville, Tennessee

See pics of our trip HERE

Adventure Science Center WEBSITE

 

 

Discovery Place Science – Charlotte, North Carolina

 

 

See photos from our visit to Discovery Place HERE

Discovery Place Science WEBSITE

 

St. Louis Science Center

See more photos of our visit to the St. Louis Science Center HERE

St. Louis Science Center WEBSITE

 

ASTC Travel Passport Program

 

Are you a member of the ASTC Travel Passport Program? What science museums have you visited with your kids?

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