Disappointing and in disrepair
When I was a kid, we used to drive to the NC Museum of Life and Science as a special treat once a year. I loved it. So, 10 years later (I'm 25), I took my wife to check it out. We've loved going to science museums in various states (Cleveland and Seattle both have excellent ones!), and wanted to check out the one here in North Carolina.
The best feeling I can use to describe when I went was "sad". Many of the exhibits were the same as 10 - 15 years ago, and hadn't seemed to be maintained well at all. I'd guess almost half of the interactive exhibits we tried were broken. There are a couple of really cool ones (I'll never get tired of the tornado machine, the bug/butterfly center was impressive, and the new air-blasters in the outside wind exhibit are mesmerizing), but as a whole it was just a sad experience. I couldn't decide if I wanted to donate at the end to help them, or not donate since it was clear they weren't using the donations well. The zoo section was okay (the lemur camera was fun to play with), though nothing compared to Asheboro.
Plenty of fun to be had for kids (on the working exhibits, that is), but to anyone over 12 it's going to be obvious how old and worn much of this museum is. Should probably be re-labeled as the NC Children's Museum of Life and Science.