¡Explora! Science Center and Children's Museum, Science museum in Old Town district, Albuquerque, United States.

Explora is a science center near Old Town Albuquerque with 20,000 square feet of exhibit space on two floors and over 250 interactive exhibits on science, technology and art. The building also holds a performance theater, a gift store, educational program areas and an in-house exhibit workshop. Among the exhibits are a laminar flow fountain, an experiment bar, an arts and crafts area and a high-wire bike.

Explora grew from two groups that, unaware of each other, planned a children's Exploratorium and a science and technology Exploratorium around 1983. It incorporated in 1984, and the second group opened an exhibit called Explore at the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History. HealthQuest joined in 1986, and the three formed a consortium; a quality of life tax approved in 1987 funded a permanent facility. Explora opened in 1993 in the First Plaza Galleria, moved to the Sheraton Old Town and Winrock Center, merged with the Albuquerque Children's Museum in 1995, and opened its current building in December 2003.

The name Explora is the imperative form of the Spanish verb explorar, meaning "explore." The center's inquiry-based approach lets visitors try experiments at the experiment bar and watch a laminar flow fountain. In 2010 the Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Explora the National Medal for Museum and Library Service for community involvement.

The building is near Old Town Albuquerque, with 20,000 square feet of exhibit space over two floors. Exhibits are on both levels, so plan to move between floors; the high-wire bike and laminar flow fountain are among the stations to locate. The performance theater, gift store and educational areas are in the same building.

Explora's name is the imperative form of the Spanish verb explorar, meaning "explore" — a command rather than a label. The center opened at its present site in December 2003, after earlier homes in Downtown's First Plaza Galleria, the Sheraton Old Town and Winrock Center. In 2010 it received the National Medal for Museum and Library Service, presented at the White House on December 17.