California Science Center Reviews

Its free Monday - Friday. even for the space shuttle. they just ask for a small donation but not mandatory

If you have children, this is a wonderful eye-opening experience ... and it's free

This science center includes the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, with the Space Shuttle OV-105 Endeavor.

The space shuttle was cool. But the rest I found lacking. Maybe if I had a family, and younger kids with me it would have been better.

We went to the Center mainly to see the Shuttle (I am Space enthusiast). Our idea was to spend some minutes in the center before heading to the Shuttle Pavillion, and then go to visit the city. Long story short: we spent a couple of hours in the Science Center alone. It is very entertaining, with the possibility to understand why and how some things happen. My favourite part was the one dedicated to sismic areas: it was interesting for me to understand what could happen during an earthquake and what is now being done to prevent any tipe of damage.
Very good for kids, but for curious adults too!

The space shuttle, science, the ocean, and Pixar... fun times for everyone. Limited hours and $12 cash for parking.

So many ways for you and old alike to learn about our world.

So much to see and do here. Great for tourists and locals. Admission is free and donations are accepted. The rose garden right outside is a beautiful place to relax after all the fun!

A lot to see and learn about many different scientific categories.

Great place for kids and adults to learn and explore. Centrally located, good food choices and can easily spend the whole day

Great place. Not overly priced and a lot of hands on learning.

This was such a fun way to spend an afternoon. We saw the space shuttle, king tut, and many more exhibits. Entry is free but make sure to get tickets in advance for the premium exhibits .

Such a great place to visit with the kids. Learn something new everytime we go.

Great place to bring the kids. You will spend an entire day there and you still won't be able to do all activities and sites.

Amazing and wonderful place with lots to do, probably over a couple of days. Saw the Tut exhibit and the Endeavor shuttle. Both were amazing exhibits. Parking and food are expensive though.

A great place to take the kids. The majority of the CSC is free. Lots of interactive play for the kids. Great way of teaching. My children loved it and want to go back again and again.

Great place for kids or adults to enjoy, learn, interact, get entertained, and much more

Excellent didn't like paying $12.00 for the parking though. There is alot to see though.

Always a great experience at the CalScience Center - lots to learn, to play with and to admire.

This historic site is home to the Science Center, Natural History Museum, Rose Park, and the magnificent Endeavor. Come for a date or for a family gathering.

One of my favorite places to attend since my children were small. There is always something new to learn at the California Science Center.

soo cool place has all different science exhibits so you can literally dive in and forget about time. the space endeavour is my favourite.. you can see space suits, satelites even objects from space like rocks etc.

Beautiful and freely accessible museum with Imax cinema

Free to get in, which was awesome, but he wait for the paid stuff was over and hour, and the free stuff was outdated.

Totally worth going and save your self the trouble,just pay the parking fee... your feet will thank you for it...alot of awesome things to see and learn about.

Great place to learn and see a lot of thing about NASA, Science and Technology, etc

Free, clean, and easy access to the light rail, Metro

Took my daughter and had an amazing time!! Can't wait to go back! Saw the Tut exhibit. Mind blowing!!!

Great place for kids to explore and learn. Just $10 parking. There are some minimal fee for extra activities stuff.

Visited the rose garden, the IMAX theatre for "Superpower Dogs," and the "Dogs! A science Tail" exhibition. Enjoyed my stay. Recommended!

Enjoyed the experience of seeing King Tuts Treasures. We went around 5pm it was crowed. Hard to read and look at everything with so many people. English descriptions were mostly on one side of each case. I wished they put English on both sides of each case. That should have relieved the crowd more. Other than that I loved seeing King Tuts rare treasures. My favorite part was seeing one King Tuts guardian spirit statue that guarded his tomb! Many of the items are their first time out of Egypt. Must see!

My family and I love visiting the Science Center! The is so much to do, visit the Space Shuttle, Space capsules airplanes and so much more. Lots of activities for children, also IMAX movie theater, rose garden and the Natural History Museum is next door. A lot to do free of charge or for a small fee! Also the have a SR-71 Black Bird, what else do you need :).

Loved this place, experience was amazing, could do this again.

Love it good experience with your kids it's free to go in.

Great time for kids, take a about 2-3 hours to see what you want to see.

What a cool place. The shuttle has been an absolute highlight to my experience of LA. Also loved the Blackbird as well as some of the other aerospace and outerspace vehicles.

Great place for the family to spend a day learning about science and space travel.

Will remain my "favorite" Science museum in the US. I haven't seen another museum so huge ( houses a space shuttle inside), so informative and entertaining (ranging from dinosaurs to spaceships), so catering to a variety of audience ( kids to adults to senior citizens) , and all this at no admission fee! The museum carries such history, would give you the goosebumps! Absolutely love this place, is a must visit if you are in LA!

We drove 2 hrs to come here!! Our day here was going perfect until we got to the dessert seccion around 4:11 to 4:30pm today Jan 11. My niece knocked a few times in the glass where the eagle is. One of the employees there was right behind me and she replied with very bad attitude: " Hey Hey!! Lady!!!" So I looked back to see who she was talking to while she continued saying: "Stop doing that lady!!"" She was talking to my seven years old niece. So I told my niece not to do that anymore, but while i was telling that to my niece the employee tells me in a very sarcastic way: " DON'T LOOK AT ME!! LOOK AT YOUR KID!!"". I asked her what was her name and she just walked away hiding her face. I just couldn't believe her attitude toward my little niece and even worse how she talked to me even when I didn't respond to her attitude!!! I don't know if she knows but her job to deal with kids!!!!!

A good place for family outing. I enjoy walking around it. Free entrance but have to pay for special exhibition or show. I took half a day to finish exploring it and I skipped a few sections. You may want to allocate a day for it. I continued to Natural History Museum besides it when I finished.

We love this museum. It is hard to tire of it because it is so big! There are so many different areas to explore. I love that it's hands on so my kids are free to learn all about science!

Who doesn't love Space and Science. Great for the family get away in beautiful Los Angeles weather. Informal and mind blowing reality. Blast in to Space.

I went with two seniors, one with a walker. There is no signage. The Cleopatra exhibit is on the 3rd floor but you will not find that info posted anywhere. It was frustrating.

The employees were very professional, helpful and at times, apologetic. No signs explaining anything results in them being asked the same easy to answer questions a million times a day. They handled it all with grace.

The food in the Rose Cafe was priced well, fresh and very good. Don't get in the line for Taco Bell. Go around this line and into the cafe. We made this mistake due to no signage.

I would not go back to this museum. It is a very kid focused museum and I was unaware that it would be packed with strollers, running kids and unconscious parents.

Nice, free museum with plenty of exhibits and activities.

Excellent, free in some areas and exhibits, parking with cost, highly recommended for families, has cafeteria and snacks.

when you see those body's and its their function you feel like you want to take care your health.

So much to see - plan your day accordingly and enjoy.

Particular thank you to Robert M. of guest services who made the already awesome experience of seeing the Space Shuttle Endeavour in person even that much more amazing - he was very helpful and spent time going over a lot of fun facts / history and went out of his way to show us samples of the materials used on the exterior of the Space Shuttle - going in depth on each one. It was a pleasant experience and we were very grateful Robert was there to share his knowledge with us.

Was a fun trip the whole family will remember fondly.

I took my 6th grade class to see the King TuT exhibit. I was really really nice.

Awesome place to bring the kids.. And grownups too. We visited the Science Center from North Carolina. I would most definitely come visit again.

It is very interesting and can be enjoyed by children and adults, it is free you only have to pay 3 dollars to see the space shuttle, which I recommend 100%

Great science center and best of all it s free! Seeing the shuttle was absolutely amazing. There are many other exhibits that are great for the children and many hands on activities. The food isn t too bad but is just a little on the pricey side. You can easily spend a good 5-7 hours here.

It was full of many interesting stuff, including a dog show, a marine ecostystem, a bycicle on a cable, the spaceship Endeavour and many others. It is interesting and worth the visit

Great learning environment and place to bring the whole family to know more about science.

I recently took the kids to the science center to see the space shuttle and the dogs exhibit happening right now. The center itself is pretty big and dialed in. The staff were super friendly, helpful and fantastic with the little ones. The shuttle exhibit was really cool to see up close, but would be nice to have a overlook to see it from a higher angle.

The Dogs exhibit was also cool, with lots of interactive stations and tons of great info. My little ones enjoyed running around touching everything, but the exhibit is really best suited for middle school and high school aged kids.

The LA Science Center was super impressive and I would highly recommend checking it out, especially if you have kids. The Space Shuttle exhibit makes it a place for all ages to visit and marvel at what humans can do when they put their minds to it.

Go see the space shuttle! Bring a lunch and make a day of the museum. Parking is very close to the entrance. The main museum is free, the shuttle is just a few dollars per person and visits are timed to keep it from getting too crowded. The guides in the hangar are very knowledgeable. Our was a gentleman who spent his career working on the engines.

Lots to see and do here especially if you have family / kids.
Very interactive.

The highlight for me was the Blackbird spy plane trainer on the outside and obviously the Endeavour space shuttle and it's fuel tank.
The volunteer guides are extremely knowledgeable and worth spending time with especially in the Endeavour hangar.

A must see attraction!

Absolutely amazing experience. Free admission unless you want to see the space shuddle. Highly recommended.

I remember visiting here as a kid. Very economical place to have fun and educate kids because price is your choice of donation. Some of the same exhibits need to be updated but great fun!

King Tut a must see. Well organized, educational and fun. Mature exhibit.

Free entry. Thoroughly enjoyed enjoyed the tide-cycling aquarium, as well as the open sea creature display and touch pool with starfish, snails, abalone and sea urchin. There numerous interactive displays, and it's a great way to spend an afternoon.
The space craft Endeavour and one of it's unused fuel tanks are also on display currently.
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Emotional feeling when you enter the bunker where the Endeavor is kept, an indescribable feeling