Carnegie Science Center Review

This place is always packed and the exhibits take a beating. Have been to a few laser shows and movies as well. Good times.

To expensive for what you actually get to do. $90 for two adults and 1 kid. Yikes. Mummies were cool.

This is nothing but a money trap. If you have 2 kids you are going to be $80 dollars in the hole just to get in the door. You will have to pay extra for any show or the submarine. Way to crowded. You have to wait in a line to get your hands on broken exhibits. Only reason I gave one star is because my kids had fun. They could have had just as much fun at a playground for free.

Visit here anytime for some fun with the kids. Don't forget sports works also.

Adult review: the train area and the submarine are epic! Great entertainment for adults and children alike. The mummy exhibit, while extremely cool, was a bit short for my liking but that could be because I'm VERY into watching mummy shows. So, most of the 'facts' that are listed were things of general knowledge. However, the mummies and the artifacts are unbelievable!

The submarine is pretty mind-boggling and a tight fit! The items included that are on display are just amazing.

The train area, which i thought would be my least favorite, was actually my favorite. Make sure to ask one of the 'conductors' to take you on a tour.... Totally worth it!

Everything else is just meh (for adults that is), because the center is very oriented towards children. And that's okay! No complaints here.

Went to the Mummy exhibition. If this is the largest collection of mummies I'm disappointed. Way over priced for a 30-45 min exhibit.

Much fun! Great exhibits and Hands on displays. I felt like a child again (and I'm old)!

Good if you have small children, for people.over 12, it's not so fun.. It has changed alot if you haven't been there in awile, not much to do though...

My girlfriend, and 3 year old had a terrible experience. With the floor manager heather. We were targeted from the door about "wearing our masks properly" we have conditions that restrict our breathing. And we try the best we can to wear our masks "the right way" this was disregarded by heather. As if she had a personal vendetta towards my girlfriend. We ended up getting escorted out by the police .

Remarkable collection of dinosaurs, gems and minerals, birds, Egyptian artifacts, Polar World, , butterflies and other insects,fossils, American Indians, and more. Excellent docent tours and gift shop. Pittsburgh is very fortunate to have this museum, which is physically attached to the Carnegie Museum of Art.

Great place for children and adults. The installations are fun and educational, and the demonstrations are fantastic. Parking is easy and with Sports Works next door this place is a full day activity. Their adult programming held after hours and typically with drinks is also a lot fun!

Awesome place to spend family time. Season pass/membership is well worth it.

I love this place, fantastic to stop by with the family and/or friends. I am truly excited about them working with Instagramers Pittsburgh - I hope that their business relationship continues to grow long-term. Kuddos to you folks!

Great place to spend the day with or without kids. Lots of information and and things to do.

Definitely a great place to spend on a rainy Pittsburgh day.

Great hands on experiences. Great for all ages, little kids will have an extraordinary time. Got to see one of the last shows at the Omnimax theater before it was replaced with state of the art theater.

Awesome time! The 21+ nights are great for a group of friends or an amazing date!

This place is the ultimate family museum that really gets kids thinkin . So many interactive exhibits that the kids were never bored! Definitely go to the adjacent Sports Works too!The kids had so much fun climbing the rock wall. Fabulous museum!

Amazing. The second floor robot exhibit was incredible. Don't forget to play air hockey against the robot.

This was an amazing experience, one enjoyable for kids and adults alike. The science center had 5 levels with attractions of robotics, body, the most amazing model train display I have ever seen, space and more. In addition to the fun inside there is a 1940s sub on the Ohio River you can tour behind the Center. Admission is included in the Science Center pass. The ropes exhibit in the adjacent building was a ton of fun as well. If over 48 inches you were hooked up to a harness and could adventure through a suspended obstacle course of ropes, ziplines and more. The building also had a number of other activities to encourage exercising from timed pull up bars and a track to another rope pulley system that would suspend you in the air if you got enough force going. The Center is right across the Heinz football stadium as well. I highly recommend making a trip!!

Extremely family-friendly, a wide variety of exhibits, and all-around fun! Highlights include the decommissioned submarine docked alongside the building and the new Robotics exhibit, sponsored by Carnegie Mellon University.

Old, dirty, broken. I expected much more from this museum. We enjoyed the National Aviary much more and was time better spent. The Children's Museum of Indianapolis and the Mid-America Science Museum are superior in quality, cleanliness, and exhibits.

Nice place to spend time with friends and family. Environment was good. I spend great time. Great experience.

Great for kids... maybe even better for adults! Love this place!

Took my kids here primarily for the DaVinci exhibit and I have to say it was a major let down. The DaVinci exhibit was bland and boring which is saying something considering the subject is one of the most interesting people to have ever lived. I will say the train exhibit was impressive and I must mention that the staff was friendly and very helpful.

Wish it wasn t so expensive but love to visit once every few years. We saw the Mummy exhibit. Took our time and thought it was worth the extra 12.50 a person. The train room is always a good time.

Little expensive for the lower class but amazing nontheless

If you are from Pittsburgh, you've likely been here many times. If you are visiting Pittsburgh, this is a don't miss.

The new Duel Laser cameras in IMAX, the amazing model railroad, ISS workup, and submarine are upgraded and great tours and events will not leave anyone bored

Had a blast with my two kids and their 3 cousins. So much to do and see. Unfortunately we went on a Sunday and had an abbreviated visit for Sunday hours. Definitely want to go back when we have more time. The weather was bad so it was super crowded in the sports area so lines were long and it took a while to move through. That was the only draw back. Going back on a weekday for sure. My 5 year scaled the climbing wall and it was easily one of her favorite moments ever!

We took a group of 30 kids from nearby Calvary Church and saw a Planetarium presentation on the Pittsburgh summer night sky. It was captivating yo the kids and the adults. It was well done. I left wanting more. Well done!

A great learning experience for kids and adults alike. A nice mix of new and old attractions.

The museum is crowded but fantastic. The real gem, though, is the WWII era sub. You don't have to pay full admission to visit just the sub and it is included in the full admission. It is an amazing walk back in time.

Wonderful place for children especially younger kids. Always something to do. Sports works is amazing. Rock climbing, floating obstacle course with a Zipline.

Great place for the kiddos and even the adults can have some fun.

Mummies exhibit outstanding! Following all Covid rules everyone was wearing masks staying 6 feet away. Not crowded at all well organized

Amazing place for families to spend a few days exploring!

I want answers! Why the blackout of info on the mounds that were in this area? McKees Rocks, Grant St. The large Mon City mounds. Smithsonion wisked away all artifacts that did not fit conventional historical narriative.

World class science presented in a family friendly environment. Explore the cosmos in the Buhl Planetarium. Explore a mockup of the International Space Station. Kids are encouraged to explore S.T.E.M through interactive exhibits.

I really enjoy myself everytime I come here. In the past I've visited the Science Center for myself just as much as I have for the kids. They have so much to offer that I wouldnt know where to begin listing it all. It's worth going through their website thoroughly, looking at their calendar, and even joining their mailing list to be kept in the loop with their upcoming events.
I've never left disappointed, and only regret not visiting more often.

A few of the exhibits weren't working properly. Very dirty and sanitizer stations were empty. I have 2 pre teen girls and an autistic teenage boy and the parents of the smaller kids were rude and kept expecting my older son to move out of the way for their smaller tots to participate with the robotic exhibits and when he kept saying " Mom I was waiting in line to play" the other parents gave him dirty looks and shoved their tiny tots in front of him. We will come during the week from now on.

The museum is very kid friendly, the things around the museum are can't misses and are very cool. Would recommend this place to anyone visiting Pittsburgh.

I have been going here every Sunday for 10 years and I have never been disappointed. The exhibits change often. The restaurant is great and serves a wide variety of good. There is a very interesting cold war era submarine and a giant observatory! I would absolutely reccomend

Great way to watch movies, especially the educational ones they show. Wish I went more often then I do.

Pretty cool place to take kids eight and under .food court prices weren't bad .staff could be alittle more friendly. Adults make sure you take your cellphone or you will be bored in less than five minutes.

I updated my review because I recently visited there, they did some changes but most of them were minor, however I noticed the biggest changes in the first and second floor. RoboWorld was working just as good as ever which is great, and I love the third floor exhibit. The thing that stands out the most is the Works Theater in my opinion. I went to a show and asked them if they were going to use that big Tesla Coil (which I do like but it's too loud. I am sensitive to loud sounds). They said yes but this wonderful girl named Emily who was running the theater did that same show but in private so because I said I was sensitive to loud noises, she was not going to use the giant Tesla Coil during the show and I was really happy. Not only that but the day we went, there was not a lot of people (Monday in mid-October). I can not thank Emily enough for how nice she was to do that JUST for me, I feel very special that I modified a part of a show due to the fact that I got sensory issues. The world needs more people like Emily. Overall, wonderful staff, sometimes interesting exhibits and a good atmosphere. I kinda hate the fact that now the Rango's theater is not a dome anymore which made it special.

Awesome place to go for a nice couple hour visit. Kids would love this place, a lot to learn and experience! Reserve a time slot during COVID so it helps stagger large groups

Fun for everyone that showcases the large spectrum of S.T.E.M (Science Technology Engineering and Math)

Staff is not good.
Attractions are not worth the money.
No food friendly places in the center.
The floor having robots was only something to look at. Other floors were increasingly crappy. Will not recommend any of my friends to see this place

My husband and I visited the daVinci exhibit. We enjoyed every bit of it. We also visited the NASA exhibit and the train room. Thank you to the nice gentleman who was manning the trains Monday afternoon. He provided a lot of information about the train room. This was my second visit to the center this summer. Thank you for being such a great resource for families in Pittsburgh!!

Some of the staff there is really awesome however some are not...

We had a great time seeing the mummy exhibit here. We came on a Saturday so it was packed with kids, but there was still plenty of room to walk around and enjoy stuff! My favorite thing was the robot throwing the basketball into the hoop. Also, they have hand sanitizer stations all over the place (which I appreciate).

It was so fun I went through the whole building and even the sports center. It was my 1st time going and my body felt like I got hit by a bus the next day but I had so much fun

It was super packed with families, lots of small, crying children. But the staff was friendly and the place is large and full of fun activities. The best part was the submarine, USS Requin

Really great science museum. We come here everytime we come to pittsburgh. The kids and adults love it.

I've been bringing my kids and grandkids to the Carnegie Science Center since it opened in 1991, several times a year and for Birthday Parties, spontaneous vacation days, and family celebrations... it's the best place in Pittsburgh for those winter days when everyone has too much energy and it's too cold or rainy to play outside.
The changing exhibits, as well as local favorites, like the Miniature Railroad and Village, make every visit something new and different.
I'm excited to experience the newly renovated and expanded Science Center and the UPMC Sportsworks upgrade.

A great place to take your kids and let them explore and learn so much!

Fun place for the kids and interesting enough exhibits for the parents.

There is so much to look at here! A lot of it is interactive. I highly recommend this place!

Several exhibits were not working. Definitely for young children!! My older kids were bored and done within an hour. Submarine was the only cool part. Sports place is geared towards little kids as well. Waste of money for our family.

Enjoyed looking at the old movie robots. Can't wait till they open the mummy exhibit

The science center is getting tired and worn. Expensive when many of the exhibits haven't been updated in years. Train exhibit was closed, and they haven't updated anything outside of the stuff you have to pay extra for. Children's Museum has much more stuff for kids to play with. Submarine is great, but very little info inside.

No good exhibits barely any interactive stuff only really good for kids under the age of eight

The train and robot exhibit was really great and the staff was very friendly, sadly they removed some of the better exhibits. Maybe that's just nostalgia talking, but it's still a great place and I would highly recommend.

Fun museum to check out if you're in the area. I recommend checking out their robotics floor!

Used to go here when I was a kid. Loved the Imax too!