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The HCM is a hands on history museum. Kids can play and interact with Abe Lincoln and a roadster from the 50's!
Moms, dads, and grandmas - come join in on the fun!

Click an exhibit name below to preview
what you can expect at HCM.

*The following visuals don't represent our real exhibits.
Real pictures of our exhibits will be added in the coming months.
We appreciate your patience and your support, thank you!

Aerial Adventure


Ready for take-off!


Hop into the pilot seat of an old style plane and pedal away with wind in your hair as you imagine flying high over the land of the free!

American Cuisine

Shopping Cart

 

Wheel around little shopping carts in this supermarket filled with an assortment of plastic goodies, and then purchase them at our two cash registers.

American Pop Culture

 

A star is born! Everyone has a little Elvis in them. Dress up as legendary American moviestars, and maybe a little stardust will rub off on you....

American Star Stage

 

You are the star of the show! Belt out a show tune or swing your body to that funky music... Practice your American star potential under the lights, camera and action!

Lexington Green Checkers

Checkerboard

 

What really happened on the Green? Battle it out between the Redcoats and the Boston Patriots in a larger than life checkers game.

Cranberry Pit

 

A Kid in a Red Ball PitClimb into the Cranberry Pit for some fun! Swim, spin, or bury yourself in a large pit of foam cushion cranberries.

Dunes of the Cape Race

 

RC jumping over a duneBoys and girls, start your engines! Zigzag through the Dunes of the Cape in your RC. But be on the look out for lobsters, crabs and gulls-oh my!

Fabulous 50's Fantastic Rides

50's Pedal Cars

 

You can race 50's styled pedal cars through 2 race tracks, the cars even sound real!

Glacier Getaway

Stuff polar animals

 

Infants and toddlers can play with killer whales and seal families as they crawl their way through white foam padded glaciers, waterbed style oceans, and an ice block corner with games and a polar bear cave.

Mississippi Mission

This L-shaped water table has a miniture working Mississippi river flowing down between mini states where you will be able to race your tugboats down and fish for river animals.Tugboats on the Mississippi River

Mt. Rushmore Climb

You can learn about all 4 presidents presented on Mt. Rushmore with model replica's of everything Mt. Rushmorefrom the Lincoln Memorial to the Valley Forge Battle.

Railroad Depot

 

You can ride on a
child sized train along
a track surrounded by
tables of miniture windup
locomotives on little tracks of their own!

Squanto's Village

Teepee and a bow and arrow

Go visit Squanto's Village! There are two teepee's, one where you can dress up in Native American clothes and story-telling in the other.

Wild Wild West

 

You will enjoy this wooden corral
with two child sized wooden cabins,
one for dressing up like true cowboys,
and Lincoln logs in the other to build
and create your own mini-settlements.