Tyson tends to enjoy public exhibits a lot more in concept than in actuality.
As one might expect, it’s the public part that causes Tyson problems. He struggles in narrowing his focus enough to enjoy what he’s there to see, rather than the people moving around him.
Art galleries tend to be easier than museums, as there tends to be a little more space to move around and find enough personal space to breathe in without being boxed between different display cabinets. On the flip side of that, when he’s in too large of an indoor area then Tyson end up feeling panicked, as though his feet are going to lift off the ground and leave him floating helplessly.
When he knows it isn’t going to be too busy, Tyson takes the time to visit The Fitzwilliam Museum when he’s visiting Cambridge to guest lecture. He finds it helps him focus on what he’s going to say to walk around the exhibits. To walk somewhere familiar, but with a little distance from the university itself.
Whenever his nephew, James, visits Tyson in London, they’ll either go to the aquarium or to the Natural History Museum. James is fascinated by the family legacy and loves to learn, but mostly it’s the dinosaurs. It’s guaranteed that they’ll go during the times when the ice-skating rink is set up outside of it.