Thursday Jan 3, 2008 (9:30am–4pm)
The Museum of Science and Industry might not seem like the greatest pick for your vacation time until you get there and realize that, actually, yes, it is. A visit takes you straight back to the fourth-grade field trip, when you got to hold hands with Drew in the planetarium, and reminds you that you actually do like science — if science means hypothesizing about the ins and outs of Star Wars technology. In this special exhibit, the MSI takes the question "Whoa, could all that stuff in Star Wars really happen?" quite seriously. Who could resist a show that includes a Robot Object Theater? Come on, people — science is awesome.
– Emily Withrow