Everyone in our group enjoyed this including my children, my adult brother, my husband, and my parents. I wish we knew it could entertain us for hours. We went with only 2 hours to spend. Wish we had budgeted 3.
This can be an all day visit. So much to do and see, so interesting. It can be very crowded so bring your patients...it's worth it.
I recently took my four year old on a Wednesday afternoon excursion to the St. Louis Science Center. Outside of the cost to drive there, I spent $7.41 on snacks that we bought there for an entire afternoon of education and enjoyment. It really was the perfect time to go. It took us about two and a half hours to go through all the free and very interactive exhibits. I spoke to a gentleman who was tediously working on piecing a real dinosaur bone together. He was very nice and informative. My daughter was a little frightened by the giant T-Rex but enjoyed "digging" for bones. They had a new sensory table that was full of sand. Based on the height of the sand pile as kids would play in it, the sand would change to different colors and look like a topography map. My daughter loved it as did I. Overall, it was a great and pretty cheap way to spend the afternoon!
This place is awesome, could spend the better part of the day here seeing everything. They always have some special event going on too. AND it's all FREE (except the special events).
The Ghostbuster exhibit during first Friday was outstanding. We had a fun filled night filled with free activities and a free Omnimax movie. Great place to spend the day or the evening!
Went with a group of college students and we had a blast simply exploring the museum at night and trying to remember the laws of physics and astronomy. Lots of engagement and opportunities to learn, even for the mature adult.
We attended for the Sherlock Holmes exhibit. The exhibit was very well done but very crowded. The museum exhibits lean more to children than adults with a lot of hands on activities. Is a good stop for the family and is right off the highway.
I still can't believe how many exhibits they have that are included with your free admission. There are a few things that cost extra, but you will still have an amazing time if you just do the free stuff. Also, park on the planetarium side and you can park for free. I plan on visiting again soon!
While there is no general admission, parking in the lot behind the building is about $10.00. The Imax inside the Center does charge. There are a lot of hands-on activities for kids. You can probably spend four hours at the Center.
There is a lot of things to see and do and you can easily spend 3-4 hours if you include a Omni MAX movie. Plenty of things to keep the younger children interested, but less for the 15-18 year olds unless they are really interested in specific aspects of the science represented. There are a few motion simulator rides that everyone enjoyed, and the dinosaur area keep everyone interested. We went on 1/6 and didn't have any problems with crowds. Overall a good family trip, the center was easily accessible from the freeway which is a plus, and the 10$ parking was easy to find and worth the money...