The John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science, also known as The Health Museum, is a unique health and science education facility with a fantastic main attraction: the Jim Hickox Amazing Body Pavilion, a larger-than-life walking tour through the human body. The Museum is dedicated to promoting understanding and appreciation of the human body and inspiring a life-long commitment to health. Features in the Pavilion include:
- Three Fantastic Illusion Presentations that dramatically communicate health and wellness information about the lungs, heart and brain.
- Sixty-one interactive video and audio kiosks invite guests to pose interesting questions about human anatomy and health information.
- A 22-foot-long backbone with ribs descending from the ceiling to the floor, creating the feeling of being inside a giant rib cage.
The hands on experience includes:
- 27½-foot intestine
- Texas-sized, 10-foot-tall walk-through brain with memory games
- Skeleton riding a bicycle
- Look down the throat at vocal chords in action
- Clogged artery stations
- Colossal walk-in eyeball that demonstrates how your eye receives and perceives images
- Visual demonstrations of depth perception
Other attractions include a theater and special exhibit space for traveling exhibits.