Marbles Kids Museum, Raleigh (must see)

The Marbles Kids Museum is a nonprofit museum in the Moore Square Historic District. Its mission is to "inspire imagination, discovery and learning through extraordinary adventures in play and larger-than-life IMAX experiences." It was created through the merger in 2007 of two existing children's museums: Exploris and Playspace. The Marbles Kids Museum offers "unique hands-on interactive experiences that inspire children to be creative thinkers, active learners and confident individuals." The permanent museum exhibits are intended for children under 12 years of age and include the Around Town!, Splash!, IdeaWorks, and WorldTrek "galleries". Marbles Kids Museum also runs Kidsplosure during Raleigh's annual Artsplosure festival held annually in May.