Thomas & Friends™: Explore the Rails! will delight visitors with the Island of Sodor’s iconic locations: Knapford Station, Sodor Steamworks and much more. In the exhibit, children help Thomas and his friends solve a variety of challenges, from sorting and shape identification activities to more complex engineering obstacles, such as completing a train track using track pieces with different levels of elevation. The exhibit incorporates foundational STEM practices that encourage thinking mathematically, making comparisons, experimenting to solve problems using a variety of methods and tools, and thinking creatively.

As children encounter new challenges and test their abilities, the smiling faces of Thomas, Percy, Victor and others are there to offer encouragement.

Created by Minnesota Children’s Museum, the exhibit will be open at the Discovery Center from January 17 to May 11, and is included in the cost of regular admission.