The Exploration Place

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🧪Nonprofit Museum + Science​ Centre 📍Prince George, BC 📆Open 7 days a week

A gold coiled metal artifact resembling a spring or slinky, photographed on a checkered scale card, from The Exploration Place collection.
Poster for the City of Prince George's Music in the Park series, listing Pavilion Nights and Concert Nights dates at Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park.
Image 1 (sale graphic): "Black graphic poster reading Canada Day Sale, 20% off, with the Hides in Hand logo and a maple leaf, advertising a discount on leather slippers, moccasins, and mittens, proudly handcrafted in Canada.
Canada Day promotional graphic for The Exploration Place featuring a Canadian flag and five polaroid-style photos: the museum entrance labelled "Admission by Donation," two staff members at an outdoor table labelled "Kids Zone Activities," the Origins Kitchen storefront labelled "Ice Cream & More," a child painting a flag labelled "Great Canadian Flag Contest," and a Canadian flag-themed sheet cake labelled "Cake at Noon." Logos for Elements Retail, The Exploration Place, and Origins Kitchen appear along the bottom.
Image 1 (sale graphic): "Black graphic poster reading Canada Day Sale, 20% off, with the Hides in Hand logo and a maple leaf, advertising a discount on leather slippers, moccasins, and mittens, proudly handcrafted in Canada.
Illustrated graphic of a moss and succulent terrarium in a glass jar, with the Science Alliance Summer Day Camps logo, promoting Brilliant Botany week.
Children looking through a large aquarium window at the Nechako White Sturgeon, with text overlay reading Pro-D Day, 50% off admission.
Black and white archival photo from 1914 of a young woman in a plaid dress standing on a wooden sidewalk with her dog, in front of a storefront sign reading "Bakery Lunchroom."
Black and white archival photo of an empty one-room schoolhouse with rows of wooden desks, a chalkboard at the front, and a Red Cross emblem mounted above it.
A black and white archival photograph from 1935 showing a plank road stretching through forested terrain at Eagle Lake Sawmills, from the collection of The Exploration Place.
A child smiles while holding a Madagascar hissing cockroach during an animal encounter, alongside a five-star Google review praising staff and accommodations at a birthday party at The Exploration Place. "Just had a birthday party and the staff and facility were amazing. Last-minute accommodations by staff were much appreciated, thank you. Everyone was amazing with the kids and very welcoming. The kids' area was great, and the kids had a great time running around and playing. Highly recommend."
Close-up of a garter snake with its tongue extended, perched on driftwood inside its enclosure.
Two children at a hands-on ball-ramp exhibit in the Explorations Gallery at The Exploration Place, with a climbing wall visible in the background.
Black and white 1973 archival photograph of a Father's Day gift display at Hudson's Bay Company in Prince George, BC, showing folded shirts, ties, and a sign reading "Shop Bay for Father's Day Gifts."
"June 21 National Indigenous Peoples Day" graphic over a photo of Lheidli T'enneh artifacts in the Hodul'eh-a gallery, including a fur garment, hide moccasins, and a hand drum, with archival photos and text panels visible in the background.
Exhibit panel titled "Exploring the North: New Fossil Expeditions by the Royal BC Museum" with a photo of a rainbow over a palaeontology camp on the Spatsizi Plateau, accompanied by a Braille text plaque.
A black and white archival photograph from June 24, 1958 showing swimmers at the Watrous Street outdoor municipal swimming pool in Prince George, from the collection of The Exploration Place.
A vintage-style map of British Columbia with a road trip route marked in red dashes between Vancouver and Prince George. Mr. PG stands near Prince George holding a Canadian flag, with The Exploration Place building behind him and an RV travelling along the route. A green highway sign reads "The Road North Leads to Discovery." A location pin marks Prince George, BC in the lower right corner.
A map of Canada with location pins marking science centres and museums, surrounded by photos of Canadian landmarks and cities. The Exploration Place logo appears in the bottom left corner.
Black-and-white aerial photograph of the Fraser-Fort George Regional Museum, showing a rectangular wooden fort structure with palisade walls and a central building, surrounded by a gravel lot with several vintage cars parked nearby. Trees and early parkland development are visible in the background.
A black and white archival photograph from 1910 of the paddlewheeler Fort George moored at a riverbank, from the collection of The Exploration Place.
Three crystal necklaces in black gift boxes, each featuring a different recycled chandelier crystal pendant on a silver chain—a long icicle-style crystal, a large teardrop crystal, and a starburst crystal.
Flyer for a BC Parks and Lheidli T'enneh First Nation survey opportunity about the Ancient Forest / Chun T'oh Whudujut and Slim Creek Parks management plan, featuring photos of the ancient forest boardwalk and old-growth trees.
Loki the magpie perched on the shoulder of Head Keeper Sabrina inside The Exploration Place, with the Canfor Air We Share interactive game visible in the background.
A close-up of a ball python's face showing its distinctive black and white patterned scales and heat pit sensory organs along its lips
A staff member's face is visible through the curved glass of the sturgeon tank bubble in the Biome Natural History Gallery at The Exploration Place.
A small silver ball rests in sand etched with intricate spiral and wave patterns on a Sisyphus kinetic sand table in the Gaia Gallery at The Exploration Place