Children’s Discovery Museum’s Exploration Portal is a 4,000 sq. ft. nature-themed educational play space to be created on undeveloped land at the southwestern corner of the Museum’s site. Development of eight interactive exhibits for children to discover the fascinating patterns and symmetry found in nature, from the designs on animal furs and spirals on snails’ shells, to the systematic arrangement of leaves on a stem and the architecture of beehives. The exhibits encourage children to look closely, play with sequence and proportion, and explore myriad patterns in the world around us.