California Science Center - Los Angeles Science Museum

  • Address: 700 State Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90037
  • Phone: +1 323 724 3623
  • Email:
  • Website:www.casciencectr.org
Average Rating
4.5
 6+ reviews
from 2 sources
Frommers
2.0
 1+ reviews
Yahoo! Travel
5.0
 5+ reviews

Estimated Price: From $4

California Science Center
700 State Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90037

California Science Center Details

Full Amenity List

  • Gift Shop
  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Restrooms
  • Hearing Impaired Assistance
  • Hands-On Interaction

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • From the moment you walk though the doors, it becomes very apparent that this isn't your typical museum. One of the city's largest and most popular museums, this is a place to learn about the wonders of science through numerous interactive exhibits and demonstrations. In addition the exhibits, th... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • Welcome to the California Science Center, the West Coast's largest hands-on science center! - We aspire to stimulate curiosity and inspire science learning in everyone by creating fun, memorable experiences, because we value science as an indispensable tool for ... more on MuseumStuff.com
  • Billed as the West Coast's largest hands-on science center, the California ScienCenter is a public-private partnership between the State and the California Science Center Foundation. Currently it consists of the IMAX Theater, the Sketch Foundation Gallery ... more on En.wikipedia.org
  • Formerly known as the California Museum of Science and Industry, this interactive museum includes these exhibits: World of Life, Creative ... more on TripAdvisor
  • The IMAX Theater at the California Science Center has a screen that stretches 90-feet across and seven stories high! Forty-four speakers make visitors feel as though they're right in the middle of the action.Some IMAX movies are in 3-D; all of them take you on amazing and memorable scientific adv... more on GoCityKids.com

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5.0
Great Experience!

I've been to this museum with my kids twice. Once to just explore and the second time to see a special event (Titanic Exhibit). My kids both enjoyed every part of the museum, inside and out. From the earthquake simulation room to the health education room where you choose your food/meals for t... By pamhoff_58 from Port Hueneme, CA, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

California Science Center

...with loads of educational, hands-on free exhibits and extra-charge attractions including the High Wire Bicycle, Motion-Based Simulator, Cave Climb, and IMAX, ... Zagat, a user of Zagat. Read full review on Amazon.com

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5.0
Great for Kids

If you're travelling to L.A. with young kids, you have to check out this place. The facility is ultramodern and recently constructed in the shell of a much older building. It is thoughtfully laid-out and it is easy to navigate. I love how the facility has all kinds of little details embedded thro... HitchKennedy, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

4.0
Great 1 week experience

Our daughters are not science-oriented, but agreed to try the camp, and while they will not be returning this summer, we all thought it was a very good experience: my oldest (9) dissected a squid, a grasshopper and a flower, and my youngest was introduced to basic rocketry and the science of magi... Nancy A., a user of Go City Kids. Read full review on GoCityKids.com

Superb Free activity!

I think this has to be one of the best science museums in the country! Plenty of hands-on activities ... a user of Trekaroo. Read full review on Trekaroo

Directions

Take the Exposition Blvd exit off the 110 Freeway, and follow signs to the Museums. Parking is available for $6 in the Figueroa Street lot.

Exposition Park, Downtown

Hours

10a-9p M-Th, 10a-midnight F-Su,Daily 10am-5pm,daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except for Thanksgiving,Daily, 10am-5pm. (Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's Day),Christmas and New Year's Day.

Miscellaneous

  • Admission: open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.

Other Web Resources

  • Read more about California Science Center on Yahoo! Travel
  • www.casciencectr.org
  • http://www.visitlanow.com
  • http://www.discoverlosangeles.com
  • http://www.anaheimoc.org
  • http://www.visitcalifornia.com

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