In Residence: Saturday, May 25, 2024 through Sunday, September 8, 2024.
Member Preview events May 25 and May 26, 2024
Opening weekend events May 25 and May 26, 2024
Step onto the Island of Sodor where visitors can climb aboard a large model of Thomas the Tank Engine, race trains along a giant track, work together to sort and load cargo and maintain engines.
Children engage in a variety of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) challenges from a simple sorting and shape identification to more complex engineering obstacles. As they take on STEM challenges and test their abilities, the smiling faces of Thomas, Percy, Victor and others are there to offer encouragement and remind children how “really useful” they all are.
Children become temporary residents of the Island of Sodor as they navigate through popular locales and meet familiar characters.
What You’ll Do
- Develop foundational skills that foster STEM literacy through playful learning experiences
- Hop inside Thomas’ cab and explore his inner workings, twisting knobs and lifting levers to see which noises you can trigger
- Explore favorite Island of Sodor destinations including: Tidmouth Sheds, Brendam Docks and the Sodor Search & Rescue Station
- Investigate and repair Percy’s wheel problem by figuring which rods, wheels and bolts will do the trick
- Help Thomas and his friends solve a variety of challenges, from simple sorting and shape identification to more complex engineering obstacles
© 2024 Gullane (Thomas) Limited. Thomas & Friends™: Explore the Rails! was created by Minnesota Children’s Museum, presented by Fisher-Price.
All ages. Free with Museum admission.
Put on your STEM thinking caps as you face engineering obstacles as you lay out tracks for Thomas, Percy and Victor to navigate.
Thomas & Friends™: Explore the Rails! will be open when the Museum is open Saturday, May 25, 2024 through Sunday, September 8, 2024, free with general admission.
This exhibit was previously in residence in 2020.