MiniBrum is Thinktank’s very own mini city, where children are in charge!

This exciting child-sized world, aimed at under 8s, features several different play zones including a transport area, shops, park and construction site with slide. There are also specifically designed sensory areas for babies.

Step inside Thinktank’s Planetarium and explore the outer reaches of space, get up close to constellations, journey through the night-sky and adventure through the solar system!

The Science Garden is an outdoor discovery space packed with surprises and fun activities for the whole family. It offers an adventurous and entertaining day out, bringing themes of engineering, mechanics and transportation to life through over 30 hands-on exhibits.

Explore the diversity of life on Earth from the past and present, and even come face to face with a dinosaur!

The oldest working steam engine in the world, dating from 1779, it was the first engine to use both the force of steam and a vacuum at the same time - a design which was more powerful and required less coal to run. The engine was used to pump water to the top of a series of canal locks in Smethwick near Birmingham.

View the Spitfire and explore how it was built. You can also learn about the science behind how aircraft fly.

Our Changing Planet is perfect for older children and adults to learn how human invention and behaviour has impacted the world around us.

At a time when climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity, this gallery, featuring over 150 fascinating items, explores how humans have changed the world and how these changes are affecting the wildlife around us.

Explore the incredible cars, bikes, planes, train and tram built in and used around Birmingham.

Birmingham has always been a city in motion, but what made it such a major hub of transport during the industrial revolution?