• Art museums
• Science centers
• Children’s museums
• Maritime museums
• Military and war museums
• Mobile museums
• Natural history museums
• Open air museums
• Specialized museums
• Virtual museums
• Zoos and Zoological Gardens

In future posts we will list our “Top 10″ of each type

1.    Exploratorium
2.    Denver Museum of Nature and Science
3.    The Tech Museum of Innovation
4.    Center of Science and Industry (COSI)
5.    Museum of Science and Industry
6.    Science Museum of Minnesota
7.    Liberty Science Center
8.    Museum of Science Boston
9.    Exploration Place
10.  California Academy of Science

Runners Up
11.  California Science Center
12.  Pacific Science Center
13.  Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
14.  Detroit Science Center
15.  Discovery Science Center