We went to the museum on a Sunday. They are only open from 1-5 pm on Sundays but it worked well for us. We had fun, great outing for kids and adults. We loved going from room to room to see what the museum would offer next. My daughter had the most fun panning for fools gold and in the dinosaur rooms. The gift store was right up my childs alley, lots of rocks and geods to choose from. We had fun which is what museums sometimes should be about. Only negative was some of the exhibits could use a little updating, some light bulbs were out, minor things really. Oh, was Elvis the alligator real or fake? We stared at it for awhile and couldn't tell.