Visiting Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples
Located on Livingston Road in Naples, the Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples (CMON) is a great place to enjoy a day of interactive fun. Designed to encourage children and adults to learn through play, this innovative children’s museum is the perfect place to head for when visiting Naples or Marco Island. If you’re lucky enough to call Naples home, it’s the perfect family activity on weekends or school holidays.
The aim of the museum is to “provide an exciting, inspiring environment where children and their families can play, learn and dream together.” The museum educates through natural curiosity and covers many different themes and topics. If you want to see what life in Thailand is like, or try your hand at a new career such as being an engineer or a veterinarian, here’s the place to try it all out.
Photo courtesy Golisano Children’s Museum of NaplesThe Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples opened in 2012 and took 10 years and $25 million dollars to complete. The 30,000 square-foot attraction is housed in an imaginative ship-shaped building in a park environment with both indoor and outdoor activities. It was largely funded by private donations including $5 million from Tom Golisano, after whom the museum was named.
What to See and Do at Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples
Inside this fun palace there are many different galleries along with classrooms, a resource library, meeting rooms, party room, gift shop and a restaurant. Each fun exhibit introduces visitors to the natural world and different communities worldwide. The high-tech experience was designed by experts in child psychology to develop self-esteem, curiosity, creativity, social and motor skills. The challenges also help develop problem-solving techniques and sharpen the mind.
Photo credit Nita EttingerLearn how to be a weather forecaster, a farmer or a fisherman. Experience what’s it’s like to live in an igloo, listen to the sound of the sea and learn how colorful rainbows are created.
Photo credit Nita EttingerKids are encouraged to climb a realistic banyan tree or step into a virtual pond and watch the fish and plants react.
Photo credit Nita Ettinger