In March 2013, the Dayton Society of Natural History opened a satellite version of their main museum, called the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery Springfield, in an approximately 4000-square-foot space in the Upper Valley Mall near Springfield,[10] moving to 20,000 square feet in the former Elder-Beerman space in November.

On March 25, 2016, the Dayton Society of Natural History announced that it would close this satellite museum;[11] it did so on April 30.

[12] Science On a Sphere is a 68-inch-diameter (1.7 m) globe, suspended in mid-air, capable of showing dynamic visualizations of Earth and space.

Explorers Crossing consists of a play veterinary clinic, recycling center and landfill, pizza kitchen, car repair shop, and more where children can learn, role play, and interact with hundreds of different pieces to learn more about associated topics within each setting.

[14] Oscar Boonshoft Science Central is an exhibit that contains a water table where children can learn about water and its properties, a manipulative area where children can learn about points, lines, and curves through rubber band art, a demonstrative laboratory, and several other interactive areas.

The Bieser Discovery Center is an exhibit that contains thousands of real specimens such as animal skeletons, shells, and fossils.

[18] The Discovery Zoo is home to over 150 animals including a Linne's two-toed sloth, bat-eared foxes, North American river otters, African meerkats, and more recently a Mertens's water monitor named Nessie.

[20] Each day the staff presents special programs such as hands-on science experiments, otter feedings, Planetarium shows, story times, and bird watching (at the Mead Tree House),[16] Science on a Sphere live presentations,[13] and visits with live animals.

[21] The museum hosts many special events each year, such as Red White & Boonshoft, GeekFest, and Eureka!.