Terre Haute Children’s Museum

Boss Display worked closely with the museum to design and build this water play area, modeling how water moves between our farmlands, wildlife, and communities, including Terre Haute. As kids dam, redirect, and experiment with the flow, they're doing real science: predicting, observing, testing ideas, and trying again. Along the way, they'll notice the animals, the landscape, and the human-built structures that all depend on this water — and start to understand why it's worth protecting. 

Project: Wonders of the Wabash

Location: Terre Haute, IN

Installed: July 2026


The water table is the centerpiece of the wonders of the wabash gallery at the Terre Haute Children’s Museum.

The interactive farm area lets guests remove and change around farm terrain that is supported by the river.

water mushroom fountain on water table.

Fogging mushroomns, water toys and various water wheels surround the toddler area of the table.

The custom handrail encourages guests to drive cars all around the table.

Informational graphics are scattered throughout the table, relating each aspect back to local surrounding elements.

A series of moveable bridges create fun pathways for guests to send cars through.

Overhead rain clouse send water into the table and fill up several moving water toys.

Guests can fish using the attached magnetic fishing poles.