MUSEUM - SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY | GREAT LAKES SCIENCE CENTER
Provides a museum that stimulates interest and increases understanding of the sciences, with emphasis on the interdependence of scientific, environmental and technological activities in the Great Lakes Region. Offers interactive, "hands-on" exhibits, demonstrations and educational programs to help people of all ages achieve and maintain greater science literacy. Home to the NASA Glenn Visitor Center, which includes 50 exhibits and artifacts, including shuttle and rocket models and other items.
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211 Cleveland
Physical Address
601 Erieside Ave., Cleveland, OH 44114
Hours
M-Sa: 10:00am-5:00pm; Su: 12:00noon-5:00pm. closed Mondays after Labor Day-May. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Fax
(216) 696-2140
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Application process
May purchase tickets when entering the museum. Can also call for tickets or purchase online. Hours to Contact: M-F: 8:30am-5:30pm
Fee
Fixed fee varies by age. Tuesdays are free to youth aged younger than 18 when accompanied by a paying adult.
Eligibility
No restrictions
Agency info
GREAT LAKES SCIENCE CENTER
Operates as a museum that stimulates interest and increases understanding of the sciences, with emphasis on the Great Lakes Region. Offers over 400 interactive exhibits, demonstrations and educational programs to help people of all ages achieve and maintain greater science literacy. Operates the Cleveland Clinic Omnimax Theater, a six-story-high, domed theater that shows films shot in the world's largest film format. Offers tours of the William G. Mather, a retired cargo ore boat that worked on the Great Lakes. Home to the NASA Glenn Visitor Center, which includes 50 exhibits and artifacts, including shuttle and rocket models and other items.