I took the kids to see the Star Wars exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science. The exhibit was very well done, and linked Star Wars technology - primarily modes of transportation (speeders, spaceships and such) and robots to today's real technology and what might be coming in the future. There was lots of hands on stuff. The kids got to ride a hovercraft (using a cushion of air, not a repusorlift), make a Lego magnetic levitation car, build your own robot and lots of others. There was also a short show about robots, starring C-3PO and some real robots being developed today. Finally, there were tons of props, costumes and minatures from the six Star Wars movies to check out.

It was topped off by a separate ride in the cockpit of the Millenium Falcon, which took you into hyperspace, through the solar system and across the universe. It was a bit like Star Tours at the Disney MGM Studios, but more educational and with less bumping around.

I highly recommend checking out the exhibit if you are in the area. It's a lot of fun, and you might even learn somthing.

Here are a few pictures of some of the Star Wars items they have at the exhibit, in case you can't make it to the museum.

Here's Luke's speeder from A New Hope.



Next is a Yoda puppet from Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.



My favorite Star Wars spaceship, a filming model of the Millenium Falcon



Finally, an X-Wing model they had displayed in the museum's lobby.