Science Museum of Virginia

  • 2500 W Broad St, Richmond, Virginia
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Founded in 1970, the Science Museum of Virginia is the perfect facility for hands-on science education. While here, you'll see a variety of permanent exhibitions on health, energy ...

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3.5

11 reviews

83% of guests recommend this place.

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I was impressed with the building and facade and expected a wonderful experience. more on Yahoo! Travel

When we were little, the Museum would go through cycles of being good then having most of the exhibits out-of-order. more on Yahoo! Travel

We enjoyed the traveling'goosebumps' exhibit most, but would go back to see the rest of the museum as well. more on TripAdvisor

The entrance of the building is really impressive: The dome is nearly three stories high an more on igougo

Wow I enjoyed every exibit in this museum and im the last person in the world who would adore a science museum. more on Yahoo! Travel

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4.0

4 reviews

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I was impressed with the building and facade and expected a wonderful experience. The exibits were like 30 years old with very old information. If you're about 10 years old, you probably already know everything to see there. I ... more on Yahoo! Travel

I took my three children to this museum and we had a fabulous time. There were lots of hands on features which allowed my children to be very involved in the learning process. ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Great subscription for the entire family. I recommend membership for the year. Great value. Very educational for every age level. We visited the Richmond Science Museum end of September ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Wow i enjoyed every exibit in this museum and im the last person in the world who would adore a science museum. Its a fun way to get in to science. My favorate exibit is grossolagy its so fun theres all these games and ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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This science museum is an excellent place to spend a day with kids of a wide variety of ages. Our two science-oriented boys are 13 and 15, but there are many exhbits/activities for younger chidren als ... more on TripAdvisor

My family was eager to visit the Science Museum, as we had thoroughly enjoyed visiting the art museum. We were very disappointed, as some of the exhibits were not working and many were designed for el ... more on TripAdvisor

The building itself is definitely worth the ticket price. Spectacular inside and out. We loved the locomotive out back and touring a luxury private rail car. The Mind Bender exhibit was different and ... more on TripAdvisor

We stayed here on an overnight camp-in with our scout troop. This is a kid's dream for anyone from around 1st to middle-school. The museum sits in the old Richmond rail station and features a giant ro ... more on TripAdvisor

My almost 11yo daughter and I spent 3 hours here and plan to go back as there's lots more to discover and do. Being from Northern Virginia, it was a treat to enjoy so many interesting exhibits in a no ... more on TripAdvisor

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Science Museum of Virginia is located in the old Train Station in Richmond. The entrance of the building ... more on igougo

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