Museum of Science

The Museum of Science, Boston, takes an approach to science. The Museum features such well known attractions as the Mugar Omni Theater and the Charles Hayden Planetarium. Along with its theaters, the Museum features more than 450 exhibits including the Human Body Discovery Space, Live Animal Stage , Computer Discovery Space and the Theater of Electricity, each focusing on a specific area of...

After 6pm, prices drop to $5 for adults, $4.50 for seniors and $4 for kids.

Avoid paying the museum's flat rate ($5 after 5pm); park on one of the quiet side streets near the CambridgeSide Galleria.

With 15-foot lightning bolts in the Theater of Electricity and a 20-foot-long Tyrannosaurus rex model, this is just the place to ignite any child's scientific curiosity. Located just north of Massachusetts General Hospital, the museum sits astride the Charles River Dam. More than 550 exhibits cover astronomy, astrophysics, anthropology, medical progress, computers, the organic and inorganic...

For the ultimate pain-free educational experience, head to the Museum of Science. The demonstrations, experiments, and interactive displays introduce facts and concepts so effortlessly that everyone winds up learning something. Take a couple of hours or a whole day to explore the permanent and temporary exhibits, most of them hands-on and all of them great fun.

Straddling the border of Boston and Cambridge on a picturesque riverfront, the Museum of Science is a highly popular destination for locals and visitors alike, with permanent and traveling exhibits...

In Short
Do you like that feeling when a roller coaster seems about ready to pull off its tracks? You're in luck: The Museum of Science's Mugar Omni Theatre is Boston's largest venue for...

With daily live presentations, over 700 interactive exhibits, and a steady rotation of Planetarium, IMAX, and 4-D films, there's always something new going on at the Museum of Science, Boston. www.mos.org