La Avispa Museo Interactivo

La Avispa (The Wasp) is Chilpancingo's science museum for children, also known as the Museo del Niño. It stands on the southern edge of the city, on the federal Mexico–Acapulco highway at kilometre 270, in the Villa Moderna district next to the Instituto Tecnológico de Chilpancingo. Its motto promises a place where learning is easy and fun.

It was set up by a decree from governor Ángel Aguirre Rivero, published in the state's official gazette on 10 April 1998, which made it a public social-welfare body with its own assets; the doors opened three days later, on 13 April. The decree tasks it with showing science, technology and Guerrero itself to children and teenagers through up-to-date exhibits, and with trying to pay its own way from ticket and service income on top of public and private support.

The grounds cover almost 13,000 m², of which about 4,350 are built up. Inside are five permanent halls and three for temporary shows, covering physics and technology, care for the environment and healthy eating, all through exhibits children can touch and set in motion. Beyond the galleries there are workshops for children and teenagers, a play area for toddlers, a 4D cinema for family films, an observatory, a botanical garden, an organic vegetable plot and a butterfly house. A multipurpose hall and an auditorium can be hired for events.

The state government still runs it: its 2025 work plan set out to maintain the exhibits and refurbish galleries, bring in more school groups and highlight the role of women in science. It makes a good stop for families driving between Acapulco and the state capital or spending a day in Chilpancingo.