ðə nˈuː mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ kˈɪdz! mˌæɡɐzˈiːn ɹˈoʊt ðæt ɛksplˈoːɹə stˈɑːɹɾᵻd "ɚɹˈaʊnd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː wɪð tˈuː ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl ɡɹˈuːps hˈuː wɪð nˈoʊ nˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚz ɛɡzˈɪstəns hæd sˈɪmɪlɚɹ aɪdˈiəz: ðə fˈɜːst ɡɹˈuːp ɛnvˈɪʒənd ɐ tʃˈɪldɹənz ɛksplˌoːɹɐtˈoːɹiəm,wˌaɪl ðə sˈɛkənd hæd ðɪ aɪdˈiə əvə sˈaɪəns ænd tɛknˈɑːlədʒi ɛksplˌoːɹɐtˈoːɹiəm.
The New Mexico Kids! magazine wrote that Explora started "around 1983 with two individual groups who – with no knowledge of each other’s existence – had similar ideas: the first group envisioned a 'children’s Exploratorium,' while the second had the idea of a 'science and technology Exploratorium.'