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  • Story Stroll signs in the Agriculture exhibition in the Museum
    Activity

    Story Stroll

    • Your Place in Time
    • Daily
    • 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

    Story Stroll combines movement and literacy, all while you explore the museum! Find the next stop to follow along, and join us every month for a new book. Free for members or included with museum admission.

  • Girl experimenting with electricity and potatoes
    Activity

    Experiment with History

    • Near With Liberty and Justice for All
    • Daily
    • 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

    Cast Your Vote!

    Learn about the importance of voting and make your voice heard in our mock election for the next mayor of the Lionel Model Train display.

  • Guests engage with a staff member while taking a tour of the Dymaxion House.
    Tour

    Free Guided Tour

    • Museum Plaza
    • Mon-Fri
    • 1-1:30 p.m.

    250 Years of American Innovation Tour: From the foundational Declaration of Independence to modern-day advancements, this guided tour will walk you through 250 years of American history, spotlighting innovation and the transformations we have been through as a nation. Note: On June 19 the tour will begin at 2 p.m.

  • Corliss Steam Engine in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
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    Corliss Steam Engine Demonstration

    • Made in America: Power
    • Mon-Fri
    • 2-3 p.m.
    Our 1859 Corliss steam engine is the only engine built by the Corliss Steam Engine Company during inventor George Corliss’s lifetime to have survived. Generating 300 horsepower, it served more than 60 years as the central source of power for some dozen independent workshops in Providence. Learn how ingenuity was used to create an optimized power source. Watch it run! 
  • Mother and son use tools in the Pit Crew Challenge
    Activity

    Pit Crew Challenge

    • Driven to Win
    • Daily
    • Times Vary
    Being a member of a NASCAR pit crew requires training, precision and practice. See if you have what it takes to help your team win the race in this hands-on experience.
  • Allegheny Locomotive
    Activity

    Allegheny Locomotive

    • Railroads
    • Daily
    • 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
    Built in 1941 and weighing 600 tons, the Allegheny was one of the largest steam-powered locomotives ever built. Watch our video of the Allegheny in operation, and then step up into the cab of this mighty engine and imagine yourself at the controls. 
  • Dymaxion House
    Activity

    Dymaxion House

    • Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
    • Daily
    • 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
    Go on a guided tour of Buckminster Fuller's resourceful aluminum dwelling, a prototype of a sustainable suburbia. Please note that the historic design of the Dymaxion House does not accommodate wheelchairs or strollers. However, the home may be viewed from the deck at the top of the ramp, and a special exterior presentation is available upon request.
  • Staff member in Menlo Park presenting the Recording Sound activity
    Activity

    Recording Sound

    • Menlo Park Laboratory
    • Daily
    • 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

    An in-depth demonstration of the invention that made Thomas Edison famous — the tinfoil phonograph. This is the technology that captured sound. Discover the origins of recorded music.

  • 1975 Sperry-New Holland Combine
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    1975 Sperry-New Holland Combine

    • Agriculture and the Environment
    • Daily
    • 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
    Experience the innovation that changed the corn harvest by compacting multiple processes into one great big machine.