Kid Hits New Heights

By Stephen M. Silverman

11/04/1997 at 12:00 AM EST

Thomas O'Brien, 8, of Branford, Conn., has topped the likes of Steven Spielberg, Katie Couric, Robin Williams, Kevin Bacon and Steve Martin, reports The New York Times. Young Tom's achievement? Last week he became the 2 millionth visitor to the new Rose Center for Earth and Space at the Museum of Natural History, which opened last Feb. 19. (Highlight of the Center is a space trip movie narrated by Tom Hanks.) No word on what, if anything, O'Brien won for his landmark status.