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Afton had such fun at the Highlands Museum that we decided to check out another discovery center just a couple of days later! None of us had been to the Clay Center in Charleston, WV before, but reading online about its Avampato Discovery Museum had us convinced that it would be worth the drive, and that definitely proved to be true!

little girl with dad and grandfather at physics exhibit at Clay Center Avampato Discovery Museum

Unsurprisingly, Afton was a huge fan of the Waterworks exhibit. We grown-ups were pretty impressed by it, too! There were all kinds of ways to interact and observe the power of water: Afton got to control water wheels, dams, and even a lock system for miniature boats!

Waterworks exhibit at at Clay Center Avampato Discovery Museum

We all tested out our physical fitness in the HealthyMe exhibit.

Healthy Me exhibit at Clay Center Avampato Discovery Museum

The Maier Foundation Music Studio had tons of ways to play with sound and make our own music!

music exhibit at Clay Center Avampato Discovery Museum

We explored lots of areas in the MyTown exhibit, but by far Afton’s favorite part was playing doctor. Her doctor kit is one of her favorite things to play with at home, so getting to give check-ups on a much bigger scale was pretty thrilling for her—and how cute is she in that white coat? ;)