Discovery Depot in Hot Springs, AR

Discovery Depot in Hot Springs, AR is located within the popular Mid-America Science Museum. The museum, affiliated with the Smithsonian Institute which means that there are many excellent and educational exhibits housed within their walls. You can bet that the subjects of the eclectic collection of science exhibits and hands-on displays are reflected in the offerings available at the Discovery Depot.

This museum is a must-see when you are in the Hot Springs area and you cannot leave without browsing through the Discovery Depot, the official gift shop and science store. There is a real cave on the premises so you will also find books and other items that talk about caves and spelunking. The Tesla demonstration which educates visitors about lightning is reflected in many items in the Discovery Depot as well.

There are plenty of educational tools parents, educators and home schoolers can use in their class lessons to reinforce a variety of science principles. Of course, there are the traditional souvenir items you would find in most museum gift shops like polished rocks, stuffed animals and bugs, books about animals and bugs and a number of space-related materials.

You can find in the Discovery Depot a number of gift items well suited to boys, girls or both. Of course, there are also the requisite t-shirts depicting your time in the museum as well as other hot spots in the Hot Springs area. All in all, you have quite a few items in which to spend your souvenir money on.