Skateless Park October 3, 2012

Kids of all ages can take a turn on a rope swing, or run up (and slide down) skate ramps, half pipes, and basins formerly used by skateboarders and rollerbladers in the museum's early days. One newer and notable addition is that of the World's largest pencil. (Ask the staff about how it got into its current position). Weighing in at over 22,000 pounds and measuring in at 76 feet long, this Guinness-record breaking pencil was a donation by Ashrita Fuhrman, and became part of Skateless Park in 2009. Tunnel aficionados can challenge themselves in a labyrinth of tunnels leading you under the big top; you're crawling through paths built underneath the bleacher seating in the circus.