Orlando Science Center
A four-floor interactive science museum with dinosaur fossils, nature exploration areas and a giant dome theater, ideal for spending a rainy day with children.
The Orlando Science Center is located in Loch Haven Park. Its four floors cover dinosaur fossils and paleontology, Florida’s natural ecology, physics and engineering interactives, and KidsTown, a children’s science play area. There is also a giant dome theater and an observatory, which opens for stargazing on some Friday nights. There are many hands-on exhibits, suited to school-age children. Admission includes the permanent exhibits and some films. It is usually closed on Wednesdays (check the official website). It is about a 10-minute drive from downtown and next to the Orlando Museum of Art.
Opening hours
About 10:00–17:00; closed Wednesdays (check official website)
Nearby sights
- Harry P. Leu Gardens
- Lake Eola Park
- Winter Park & Park Avenue
- Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art
- Universal Studios Florida
- Universal CityWalk Orlando
- Universal Islands of Adventure
- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter