Science museums anyone?

You like science museums? You are better off in Flint, Michigan than Israel. I'm not talking Detroit here, but Flint, a medium-sized city. 

Sloan Museum of Discovery, Flint, Michigan

The Sloan Museum of Discovery is a nonprofit, public hands-on and interactive discovery museum located within the Flint Cultural Center in Flint, Michigan. The museum has four interactive primary galleries, including a hands-on earth sciences hall, an early childhood learning gallery, a local history gallery focusing on Genesee County and the Flint area, and an 11,000 square foot vehicle gallery featuring rare and historic vehicles built in Genesee County. The museum, named in honor of longtime General Motors chief executive officer Alfred P. Sloan, also operates rotating special exhibitions and celebrations.^[1]

Hours:

FLINT SLOAN MUSEUM
REGULAR HOURS OF OPERATION

Mondays - CLOSED
Tuesdays - 10 AM - 5 PM
Wednesdays - 10 AM - 5 PM
Thursdays - 10 AM - 5 PM
Fridays - 10 AM - 5 PM
Saturdays - 10 AM - 5 PM
Sundays - Noon - 5 PM

Tickets:

County Residents: Free

Out of county: Ages 12-59 - $14

Bloomfield Science Museum, Jerusalem

Bloomfield Science Museum is a science museum in Jerusalem, established in 1992. The museum is located opposite the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in the Givat Ram neighborhood. The museum features indoor and outdoor hands-on exhibits, among them a bubble-making corner in which huge bubbles are produced by chains and sticks.^[1]

Special events at the museum include programs on science-related topics, such as biomedical research, in which the public is invited to meet stem cell researchers and discuss the ethical issues involved. A special night science program sponsored by the European Union has been held at the museum for several years.^[2]

Please notice:

• Entry to the museum is by appointment only.

• The museum is closed on Sundays.

Museum Entry

Child under the age of 5

free

Child

65 ₪

Adult

65 ₪

Family Pass

235 ₪

Adult/Child with "Yerushalmi" Card

52 ₪

I haven't been to either museum so I'll tread carefully. It seems from the websites, that the museum in Flint is much bigger and has many more exhibitions. It also costs less for entry: free or $14 vs. $17 or $20, but salaries are higher and housing is much less expensive in Flint. The museum in Flint is easy to access. The one in Jerusalem is  very difficult to access. The museum in Flint is open for entrance. The one in Jerusalem is by appointment only, which has got to be pretty annoying. Do they even allow visits by families or must everything be a group?

And again, we are taking about a major city in Israel vs. a minor city in the Midwest. The museums in Chicago, Detroit, and Cleveland are much bigger. 

I know what you are thinking. Jews are intellectual so surely Israel has science museums. I won't say it has nothing. They are trying. But they just don't have the resources. And maybe they don't have public interest either. 

The city of Flint also has a planetarium.