I decided to visit this museum in hopes of it being awesome. And honestly, my two boys, 6 and 4 thought it was. I was just not wowed. The Egyptian exhibit was really nice. That had a bit of the wow factor and I loved the gift shop! Perfect for my budget. Lots of items for under a $1. My kids got these foam flying dinosaurs for 50 cents each and we took them to the park next door where the flew those for a good 30 minutes. We did buy the membership and I still don't have any regrets $65 for a family of 4 for a full year.