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Sloan Museum of Discovery – Flint, Michigan

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A woman stands in front of the Sloan Museum of Discovery.

In part two of our “Places to Take Your Grandchildren” series, we visit the Sloan Museum of Discovery, on the campus of The Flint Cultural Center. The new Sloan Museum of Discovery features four primary interactive galleries and a 6000 square feet special traveling exhibit gallery and is a wonderful place to spend the day with your children or your grandchildren.

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