Its parking lot featured a to-scale replica of a Tyrannosaurus rex made entirely out of recycled scrap metal.

This 90-foot-long (27 m), completely blacked out tunnel encouraged children to navigate the fun house-like path using only their sense of touch.

Eventually, the museum was taken over by new management and was moved to its current location adjacent to the re-opened and refurbished Sunken Gardens.

At this time, the name was also changed to Great Explorations Children's Museum dropping the "Hands-On" title.

The Early Learning Institute at Great Explorations was founded by Jeanne and Bill Heller in 2007 and offers daily courses to children ages 2–5.