Dream #1:  We'd like to have some REALLY nifty indoor exhibits.

How about an indoor cave?  A mechanical zoo?  Indoor educational mini-golf? A stroll into Narnia?  We've got lots of super-cool ideas! 

Dream #2:  We'd like to have our building to be as self-sustaining as possible. 

Our research has led us to the conclusion that it is quite feasible to build a facility that uses very little energy. To begin with, the museum itself would be designed to use very little energy.  Most exhibits can be hand-powered either directly or by way of a hand-crank generator.  The need for power would be kept to a minimum.  The architecture of the buiding can be designed so that there isn't much "wasted space" (space that can't be used but still must be heated).  By using a combination of geothermal heating/cooling and solar panels, the energy costs can be kept very low.   Wouldn't it be fabulous if the building was an exhibit?  We'd be happy to make the facility a show-place of alternative technology and let visitors see the inner workings of the building. 

Dream #3:   We'd like to have a really nifty, creative playground.  We've been to some incredible playgrounds in other parts of the state and don't see any reason why our area can't have one.  Usually these playgrounds are wooden structures and they are a veritable labyrinth of platforms, turrets, tunnels, swinging bridges, slides and more.  They often have elements desinged imaginative play.  

Dream #4:   We'd like to have a large "architectural garden" for visitors to stroll through.  This would be a blend of art, architecture, and landscaping.  It might include a Japanese garden, large sundials, sculptures by local artists, a giant "human chess" board inside a medieval cloister, a Native American longhouse, and some scale models of historic structures such as the pyramids, the Great Wall of China, or Stonehenge. Sound fun?  We can't wait to build it!