The Health Adventure - Asheville, North Carolina - Experiential Learning for Kids All Ages


Founded in 1968, the Health Adventure is an educational children's museum located in Asheville, North Carolina. What began as a teaching center has continued its emphasis on experiential education and hands-on learning. The museum is situated in downtown Pack Place, near the Asheville Art Museum and the Colburn Gem and Mineral Museum. The Health Adventure is upstairs in Pack Place and has two levels of activities to keep those young minds and bodies moving.

The Health Adventure explores the wonders of the human body and the world around us, encouraging curiosity, creativity and capacity for human discovery. Health, biological and physical science, technology and the scientific process are emphasized in interactive exhibits.

The museum's mission is to serve as a health and science museum for children and today's families and is dedicated to improving health awareness, promoting wellness lifestyles and increasing science and environmental literacy through programs and exhibits. Its main objective is to ensure that students and families leave the museum and their programs more knowledgeable about health and science, so that they incorporate and develop lifelong patterns of superior health, along with a hunger to learn and discover.

During the summer season, the museum offers the Discover Science Summer Camp, with sessions running from June through August. Some of the past camp programs include the Park Place Potpourri - a week of sampling the greatest hits of Park Place including three museum visits each day, the Young Adventurers Bubble and Fizz! - an investigation into air pressure, carbon dioxide experiments, and all things bubbles, and Surfin' Safari - a discovery into an entire ocean ecosystem. Camp registration is required and spots are known to fill quickly.

The museum hires professional science and health educators to teach each one of its various classes. The instructors come from a variety of backgrounds including microbiology, early childhood development, and professional music. All of the museum's educators share the philosophy of teaching as a performance art. Classes include Girl Scout workshops, home school happenings, origami and preschool play dates. There are also special programs to help older children understand and anticipate the changes that will happen as the family prepares for the birth of the new baby.

The facility serves approximately 130,000 people annually, mostly children, from nearly 30 counties across North Carolina as well as neighboring states combined museum visits, school field trips & outreach classes. The facility is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Tickets are available through the Pack Place ticket office that is located inside Pack Place. Admission prices are $8.50 for adults and $7.50 for students. Children under the age of two are always free.

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