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Read moreHere’s a snapshot of the current exhibitions or activities being featured at a sampling of U.S. science centers, and their ticket prices for adults.
Biology:
- Center of Science and Industry (COSI) — Columbus, OH — Geckos ($15/adult)
- Museum of Science and Industry — Chicago — Body Worlds, plasticized bodies ($27/adult)
- The Tech Museum of Innovation — San Jose, CA — Body Worlds, plasticized organs ($19/adult)
- Museum of Science Boston — Birds, bees, butterflies ($26/adult)
- Exploration Place — Wichita, KS — Megalodon, a monster shark ($10/adult, add $3 for minigolf)
- California Academy of Science — Baby chicks ($30/adult)
- California Science Center — Ecosystems (free)
- Detroit Science Center — Animatronic dinosaurs ($20/adult)
History & archeology:
- Denver Museum of Nature and Science — Pirates ($22/adult)
- Franklin Institute — Philadelphia, PA — Leonardo da Vinci’s models ($25/adult)
- Science Museum of Minnesota — King Tutankhamun ($18/adult)
- Oregon Museum of Science and Industry — Egyptian pyramids and mummification ($12/adult)
Physics & Engineering:
- Exploratorium — San Francisco, CA — Skateboard science ($15/adult)
- Liberty Science Center — Jersey City, NJ — Skyscrapers ($16/adult)
- Pacific Science Center — Seattle, WA — Star Wars ($20/adult)
- Discovery Science Center — Santa Ana, CA — A bubble spectacular: Bubblefest ($24/adult)
In addition to these features, these science centers have other permanent exhibitions, and most have IMAX movies.
05 Apr 2011, 3:35 pm
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