This place is awesome! If you haven't been to this new location on Promenade then you're definitely missing out. I took my little one to the then "Lieds Children Museum" and it was rather outdated, but still tons of fun. They've renamed it to Discovery Museum and everything is new!
There is a HUGE tower packed with fun interactive and educational games, slides, lights. My favorite toy in the tower was the large Brite - Lite wall. I always wanted the toy version when I was a kid, so I spent as much time playing with it as my excitedly impatient 5 year old would allow.
The main floor has an awesome water exhibit that'll be difficult to drag your little one from. There are hooded raincoats in various sizes hanging from hooks on the walls and I strongly recommend using them as you can be easily drenched by the over enthusiastic crowds of children.
A massive pirate ship and stately medieval castle adorn another large section of the main floor. Tall theater curtains can be pulled back from a small stage for your little one to entertain the masses with his/her rendition of any dang thing they want. The castle also features a small shadow box stage in which your child can bring to life their handheld puppet directorial debut.
BTW, if you're an adult...don't be a jerk to the many kids that you're obviously going to encounter at a CHILDREN'S museum. There is a net ladder leading up to one of the pirate ship entrances and some idiot adult male sat there, blocking more than half of the opening. He watched as my little one climbed up the net, but didn't budge an inch to let her pass by. She said "Excuse me" to him twice, which I could hear from the other end of the room, but still he didn't move until I told him politely but firmly to let my kid through.
One of my favorite exhibits was the crafts section. The museum provides endless amounts of free construction paper, pens, crayons, glitter, glue, beads and pipe cleaners in every color to satisfy the Martha Stewart in you. I made a bracelet and my little one made a ring. We also drew pictures on the chalk-board pillar, inspected our own hands from the scope to video monitor and made Picasso worthy art using various little shapes made of soft foamy material.
The Smiths grocery store was a big hit for the kid. She loved selecting different food products from the neatly stocked and organized shelves. There are also Smith Employee aprons for the kids to wear and pretend they work behind the counter of a bakery or fish and poultry department with actual plastic but lifelike products for them to hand out to customers. At the end of their grocery shopping excursion they can check out at the tiny register lanes complete with conveyor belt and bags for items.
The kid sized animal hospital was also impressive. There are doctors coats for the little ones to wear as well as a stethoscope to check on all the stuffed animals that are in small kennels stacked along the wall.
The Peter Rabbit area was so dreamy! I was overcome by a delightful nostalgia. I love the tiny house in the tree trunk where you'll find a large stuffed Peter Rabbit.
There are lots of clean restrooms and quite a few places to simply sit and relax.
Just before the exit on the ground floor is a gift shop with tons of interesting toys, figurines, kites, costumes, etc. It's rather pricey, but not at all unexpected or surprising.
This place is worth every penny and provides hours of clean, safe, interactive and informative entertainment for all ages.