Children play with a tornado

The Exploratorium/AMNH Shop is now closed.

Located on the Museum's third floor, adjacent to the exhibition, the Exploratorium/AMNH Shop overflows with engaging science-oriented gadgets, books, videos, puzzles, rock collections, radio kits, magnet kits, kitchen chemistry sets, microscopes, telescopes, and a great deal more-all reflecting the science on display in the exhibition and throughout the Museum. The wide variety of items in the Shop touches on topics such as the solar system, Earth science, geology, geography, natural science, physical science, and light and optics. Some highlights include:

• An American Museum of Natural History Space Theater Planetarium presents scientifically accurate views of the ever-changing night sky. ($40.00)
• Various-sized telescopes allow youngsters to observe the night sky. ($12.95-$99.95)
• Weather station from Educational Insights instructs on phases of weather reporting. ($25.00)
• The Pet Tornado forms a funnel when the cylinder is shaken. ($5.25)
• Our eight-inch lightning ball streams electrically charged particles that dance about, creating changing patterns of light and energy at the touch of a hand or the sound of a voice. ($125.00)

Anti-gravity mirror

• Volcano kits excite with all that's necessary to build your own volcano. ($10.00-$20.00)
• Assorted Earth globes colorfully map the world. ($14.95-$30.00)
• Assorted microscopes enlarge from powers of 100 x 300 to 100 x 900. ($12.95-$39.95)
• An electric motor/generator set demonstrates the mechanics of producing energy. ($12.50-$30.00)
• An electric AM/FM radio kit provides everything necessary to tune in. ($15.95)
• A crystal radio pulls programs from the air: experience it just like your grandparents did. ($12.50)
• Phone home on a space phone (no batteries needed). ($8.95)
• Visualize the effects of gravity with a galactic gyroscope. ($24.50)
• Be the only one on the block to shoot in the dark with glow-in-the-dark marbles. ($2.95)
• Hand-charge a flashlight that illuminates without batteries. ($8.00)
• Refract and reflect light with dazzling crystal prisms. ($6.00-$12.00)
• Tickle your brain with assorted puzzles. ($1.25-$6.95)
• Explore the original laws of attraction with magnet sets and individual magnets. ($6.95-$30.00)

Relative motion pendulums

The Exploratorium/AMNH Shop also offers an assortment of books guaranteed to spark the curiosity of young scientists:

• Battery Science, a guide for young people to understand stored energy, by Doug Stillinger, from Klutz Press ($19.95)
• Solar Car Book, compiled by staff writers, from Klutz Press ($21.95)
• Explorabook: A Kid's Science Museum in a Book, by Exploratorium staffmember and writer John Cassidy ($19.95)
• Magnetic Magic, by Paul Doherty and John Cassidy, includes magnets, from Klutz Press ($12.95)
• Ultimate Rocket Kit, by David Eckold, includes a book and build-your-own rockets, from DK Publishing ($29.99)

Exploratorium/AMNH is supported in part by a grant from the Small Business Administration.