Science

Chippewa Falls Museum of Industry and Technology Check out exhibits focused around industries developed in the region; explore organisms from nearby lakes under a microscope; walk into a room of supercomputers; create a tornado. 21 E. Grand Ave., Chippewa Falls, WI; +1 715 720 9206. Fee.

Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin Witness the largest model of the Great Lakes in the world and learn about the lakes' ecosystems; feel the ups and downs of piloting an aircraft in the Milwaukee Muscle simulator; see 3D visions of a virtual environment changing in front of your eyes. 500 N. Harbor Dr., Milwaukee, WI; +1 414 765 9966. Fee.

EAA AirVenture Museum Discover how chemistry and physics play a role in flight; sit in the cockpits of real fighter jets; get inside hot air balloon and hang glider simulators; look at yourself in an infrared camera. 3000 Poberezny Rd., Oshkosh, WI; +1 920 426 4818. Fee.

Milwaukee Public Museum Gaze at the stars in Wisconsin's largest planetarium; see a whale skeleton; wander through the lush gardens of the Butterfly Wing, where exotic butterflies float freely among visitors. 800 West Wells St., Milwaukee, WI; +1 414 278 2797. Fee.