The Adventure Playscape is six acres of climb-higher, run-farther, stay-longer energy designed for all ages. This is outdoor play at a whole new scale. You don’t just visit once. You explore it differently every time and the adventure grows with your child.
Make A DonationSupport Exploration Place in Our Mission
Our mission is to inspire a deeper interest in science and technology through creative and fun experiences for all. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit institution, Exploration Place is supported by admissions, membership dues, public support, and voluntary contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations.
How You Can Help
Please consider supporting Exploration Place in our mission to inspire a deeper interest in science and technology through creative and fun experiences for all. To make a donation to a fund of your choice, you may view all options here. Otherwise, we encourage you to choose one of the ideas featured below! All gifts are tax-deductible.
Support a Featured Initiative
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STEM For All
Your gift helps make STEM learning available for all! Exploration Place offers free field trips to low-income schools, free admission for low-income families and 200 needs-based summer camp scholarships annually. Gifts to the the STEM for All fund also grant active duty military families free admission during the summer. Additionally, Exploration Place delivers STEM learning to hospitalized children, kids in rural areas and students in USD 259’s Newcomers program for whom English is a second language.
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Explorer Society
Give $1,000 or more annually! Explorer Society is Exploration Place’s patron program for gifts of $1,000 or more annually. Members of Explorer Society receive insider access to Exploration Place, including exclusive evenings celebrating new exhibits and other VIP experiences. Explorer Society members also receive a complimentary premium Exploration Place membership and all associated benefits, including free admission to The Dome all year and free admission to more than 300 science centers across the country through the Association of Science and Technology Centers Travel Passport Program.
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Voyager Society
Voyager Society members are people who believe that a strong, high-quality Exploration Place is vital to Wichita’s future and want to see it continue to grow and innovate. A leadership gift of $2,500 for 2026 includes VIP host access for two at our three signature events: Death by Chocolate, the Drone Light Festival and 12 Drinks of Christmas, as well as invitations to special celebrations like the grand opening of the playscape and exhibit previews. You will also be recognized as sponsor of the traveling exhibit of your choice.
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Support While You Shop
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Dillons Community Rewards
Exploration Place is a designated nonprofit organization in the Dillons Community Rewards program! Scan your Plus Shopper’s Card during check-out, and we’ll receive rewards from qualifying purchases. Please consider adding Exploration Place as your nonprofit organization of choice.
Complete These Steps
- Click here to visit the Dillons page.
- Log in or create a new online account by clicking “Register” at the top of the page. Note: A digital account must be created and linked to your Plus Shopper’s Card to designate an organization for this program.
- Once you’ve registered, click “Enroll Now.”
- Type Exploration Place or enter the five-digit code: KX138.
- Select Exploration Place and click “Enroll.”