EVENT
Preschool Summer Series – A Raindrop’s Journey
July 6, 2023
10:00am–10:45am
Join the Metropolitan Waterworks Museum’s education staff to learn how water gets from a rain cloud to your home! First, we will read A Raindrop’s Journey. After reviewing the water cycle on our felt board, we will move like a raindrop through a waterworks “jungle gym”. Finally, we will make our own water system “maps.” This program is recommended for ages 3-6 and is free of charge, suggested donation $5.
Great Engines Hall
The centerpiece of the Waterworks Museum is its collection of steam engines. Three original coal-powered, steam-driven water pumps are preserved at the Museum and are monuments to 19th century technology and innovation. Leavitt, Worthington, and Allis stand in the Great Engines Hall and reach more than 3 stories tall. Walk around each and see the multitude of perfectly engineered parts that pumped million gallons of freshwater a day into the City of Boston.