EdVenture is the largest children's museum in the Southeast United States, located in Columbia, South Carolina. EdVenture opened to the public in 2003. It has 8 galleries covering 67,000 square feet (6,200 m²), plus hands-on exhibits, 2 resource centers, and a 200-seat theater. 40,000 square feet (3,700 m²) of the total 67,000 square feet (6,200 m²) is devoted to exhibit galleries, laboratories and visitor amenities. An additional 7,000 square feet (700 m²) of outdoor gallery space is located just outside the museum's front door. Within the total 74,000 square feet (6,900 m²) there are approximately 350 individual hands-on exhibits. There is also a statue of 'Eddie' on the first floor of the museum which children can climb into and learn about the insides of people.