California Science Center Reviews

free admission with lots of interactive experiences for the k-5 group.

Endeavour, satellites , airplanes, games. Lots of fun for all the family . Especially childrens

Great place for the family,, see king tut exhibit.. free parking.. reasonable price

The Endevour is awesome. Very comfortable place. Ideal to go with guys.

I bought two spa shuttle from the store. Aside from the famous space shuttle, the part about fish is amazing.

I took my kids and husband for the first time to this museum and not only were the staff rude but the museum seemed disorganized. We have been to other Science museums in Ca and in Ohio which were very organized and gave people information as they walked through. This museum in LA was probably the worse experience we ve encountered by far. I m hoping the Natural Museum is not the same way. I m hoping after this review the museum gives their staff more training on how to handle large crowds, kids, and a better understanding of the information of what they are showing people. The museum itself is huge but everything is everywhere. I just wish it was easier to walk through this museum and not have to go through different portals of space exhibits. Why isn t it all on one floor to make the walk through easier? The museum on a Monday was complete Chaos and expect to see large crowds.

Although the equipment is old, it is still good overall. In particular, the Space Shuttle Endeavour, I have only seen the real thing in the CCTV news broadcast in the past!

I was blown away by the Endeavor exhibit. I couldn't believe how affordable it was. Its a family friendly environment. We got an incredible deal on discounted tickets online.

Great museum for kids, the space shuttle exibit is a must for space fans.

A lot of different expositions and they have some experiment boards for visitors to have an opportunity to check physical properties of some objects and subjects

Had an absolutely fantastic time, tremendous exhibitions of space related items plus the Endeavour. The high wire trapeze bike is a must do as well!

Rode the train down to LA and we checked this place out. Fun for the kids and plenty for adults to look at as well.

We are members! 12 dollars to park free to get into the museum SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOR!!!!!

I love this place because it has the tank of the astronauts spaceship

Plenty to do. They even have a huge aquarium and of course a space shuttle. Lot of exhibits and plenty to learn. And best of all, it is all free. There is a small fee for the space shuttle but it is practically free ( 2 dollars last time I was there).

Wow I like its my firts time.. Woow. So I am going again.

Very good place, but needs more interactive rooms for small kids, we love the area when the kids can touch the sea animals and the scuba divers.

Great place to go alone or with the family. Great exhibits it us free. Yoy can also bring lynch and have a picnic or eat in the food court. Several options to choose from.

Where you can see a real space shuttle and real space capsules for free!

Awesome affordable place to bring all ages real fun lots to learn and explore

Awesome awesome place for kids! So interactive where everything you learn about you learn with fun! Would recommend to anyone looking for a great day for super cheap... ITS FREE!! The only downside in my opinion is the technology and some interactions are extremely outdated and old almost to the point of an eye sore. Other than that, phenomenal!

Went to see the space shuttle, very well presented, though shame you can't get up high and look down onto it as well.

The endeavor exhibition is great. The crowd control was good within the exhibits. Too many people during the afternoon. Enjoy your day in the morning and avoid the crowd. Make reservations for endeavor and special exhibits.

We unfortunately were only able to visit the outside of the science center (We are more night owls) but it was very beautiful

I would say it's mainly for introducing children to science, and it's very good at that. The most astounding discovery, if you're from elsewhere, is that the museum owns an actual space shuttle and booster tank. They are just tremendously huge, and make you wonder how it was possible to fly such things. The shuttle exhibit costs 2 bucks and is worth it.

This was boring. If it wasn't for 900 screaming children. I would of taken a nap.

Good place to teach children, some areas are newer and very good quality, some others are starting to show their age, but overall good place to visit, and it's free admission

This a the perfect place to take your children to learn about the world, animals, technology, and many more subject on how everything works and operates. It is a little dated when it comes to a lot of models but the explanation of all subjects are still to date. They have a food court that is pretty pricey but they have everything there to enjoy the whole day.

the movies are so cheap and the experience is fantastic

Great place for kids of any age! There's even a small aquarium area and station where kids can touch marine life. The Endeavor was cool, but disappointed we couldn't see inside it, not really worth the $3 ticket price to just walk around under it. The rest of the museum was awesome, but the little extras throughout are all too expensive (rock wall, balance bike, shuttle simulator, etc.), should be half those prices to do them, they'd get a LOT more money from tourists and museum visitors if the dropped the prices.

Really good museum, it s free for the standard admission and is definitely worth a visit. You can spend a whole day here!

The space shuttle alone is a reason to visit. Plan to spend the day here.

If you love aeronautics, fun place! Tut exhibit was fascinating.

Had an extremely negative experience with a staff member today, which left me very shaken and seriously questioning whether I will return with my son. "Nettie" who was working in the childrens' toy room, forced us to leave because we had apparently entered through the wrong door... I understand that it was intended to be the exit (first time visiting, so I missed it), but it was first thing in the morning, the kids' area AND the entire exhibit outside the kids' area were completely empty, and the two doors were right next to each other. There was no conceivable reason she couldn't have said "please just use that other door next time." My toddler had run in ahead of me and started playing, but she got in my face and made me pick him up kicking and screaming, and literally go back out the door we came, stroller and all, and come back in through the other door RIGHT NEXT TO the first. The doors were the same; the exit had no special feature. It took a long time for my son to stop sobbing, and calm down and recover from the upset. May I repeat that the doors were right next to each other, the room and larger area were completely empty, we were inconveniencing no one, and there was no logical reason for us to use one door over another. Her decision to go on an arbitrary and completely senseless power trip ruined our day's experience.

Very nice visit, loved the exhibits. I always have a good time when I go to the park.

Great for the kids. $12 parking on weekends. Ticket required to see space shuttle on weekends ($2). It's free to see it on weekdays. Admission is donation or free. Pay extra for IMAX.

I went and it was great to see everyone have so much fun. Old and young, learning together, from one a nother. I would recommend this highly.

I have service dog who is trained to bark when I'm going in a seizure to alert someone to help me, when I was going through the entrance they ask me what he is trained to do, I told them and the lady goes on her walkie-talkie tells the other employees I'm in there w/ my dog. As I m walking along looking at the space stuff Bubba barked only once he senses when my headaches that trigger my seizures starts he was just telling me to slow down and take it easy. Then this very very rude lady walks up to and said that and I quote "This is your last warnging you'll have to leave next time he barks." She or anybody else never gave me any kind of "warning". I was so insulted and angry I just left never got to go to the aquarium (the whole point of me going to there. So disappointed

I have a 1 year old and there were plenty of kid zones and exhibits where he could be hands on and that were meant for toddlers! He especially liked the ocean exhibit and the human body toddler section. Great FREE family event. Just gotta pay for parking ($12 cash only).

I needed more time! You could easily spend an entire day here if science and technology is your thing.

If you're in LA and you're even remotely interested in space, you have to check out the Space Shuttle Endeavor. It's awe inspiring.

The King Tut exhibit is a sight to see as well (I think it ends at the start of 2019). Highly recommended to all, just keep an eye on your kids as the alarms went off a few times due to some overly eager individuals :P

Should upgrade their own technology to more relevant modern standards

Space shuttle is super cool the rest of it is just okay. An inexpensive educational experience. Worth the trip just to see the space shuttle.

Great place to bring kids for day of fun experience.

Always a good place to go for kids. Parking went up at some point to $12 fyi

Interactive, really interesting and well structured

Great fun, learning center for kids, helpfull staff. Great 3D, unusually awesome movies.

Endeavor is a masterpiece. In addition, you can enjoy a day at an aquarium. It s a donation, but it s worth about $ 10.

Visited for the King Tut exhibit. The entire center has lots of great things inside of for kids and adults. The Tut exhibit was really amazing with lots of things that were for the first time coming out if Egypt. Very great layout and information as well.

Love the Science Center! Very excited to see the Tut Exhibit. We never pass it up when it comes to the area. Parking was easy as well.

Great fun time out, my favourite part was seeing the space shuttle, the $15 per ticket for Pixar was not worth it.

The Pixar exhibit was good, but it could have been better organized to have a specific flow based on the process / flow that the studio follows to put together a movie.

It's OK for children. Not much to peak adult interest. It's nice to see the space shuttle. A lot of the displays are dated and it shows. A 21st century revamp would be nice to see.