My son loved this place. It is a great and affordable place to keep the kids busy any time of the year. I highly recommend it. Whether your kids like electronic or nature, I promise you there's something there for them.
Lots of fun, especially for the kiddos! The butterfly exhibit is definitely worth the extra fee.
What a fun place! I brought my sister and her two little girls (6 & 7) and we had a blast. The butterfly garden is a really cool exhibit.
Always an incredible experience which can be enjoyed whether you're five years old or 85 years old. You can see science experience science and dig your fingers into science at this state-of-the-art facility
So much to see and do, our kids love visiting the CT Science Center!
Great for a day with the kids. If you plan to love in the area with school after kids would definitely recommend a membership. They also have reciprocal deals with other kids attractions.
Love coming here with the kids. Spent the day a few weeks ago with the kids and our extended family. They have great interactive exhibits for the kids to play with and plenty of benches for the adults to sit on when they are tired out by all the stairs.
The Lines Moved Fast and People were Curtious and Fun
The exhibits were really nice. I like the IMAX. They should have more teacher incentives.
Great for your kids, great events for just you. It's mostly the same except for a rotating exhibit or two but worth a few trips through
We love this place. Our kids span ages from teenager to toddler and they all have fun for hours.
Very fun place to take the kids! Several levels of exhibits. Keep coats in the car if parking in the garage. There is a coat rack or lockers to rent for .50 (be sure to read the instructions, I had to pay twice). Food for purchase and a little coffee stand.
I loved the new exhibit, it was creepy but interesting.
Always something new to learn and see every time we go
My family and I went to mess fest and had a blast! They had multiple fun activities and lots of fun take home projects. They were so smart and had a mist tent as well!
Very cool place in a very pretty part of Hartford along the river walk. Worth checking out & walking around the city a bit on a beautiful day any time of year.
We love it here, we want to live here! There's new exhibits every time we come. The year pass paid for itself
Very fun. A lot of exhibits aren't active because of covid. Price still the same even tho 33% of the exhibits were available
When one of the employees referred to my daughter as a "this" I was very turned off by this place. It's too expensive.
The science center is geared more towards middle school kids, but still worth it for adults who have never been there before
Check the website and plan your visit before going
There is an IMAX theater and bundle price with museum tickets
Solar eclipse, busy but good. Like the new permanent butterfly exhibit.
It was a great place, except for the fact my Newton's Cradle came tangled.
This museum has a very friendly staff. All of the exhibits are kid friendly and exciting. Some are clearly more suited for younger kids, like the "Curious George" area. Which was fun, but a bit disheveled due to high traffic from a school visiting. If you can, avoid the museum when the is a large group from a school.
Totally awesome resource for all ages....TY for all the knowledge
In my option this is the best kids museum in the state. There are multiple floors of learning entertainment for kids of all ages. On the first floor there s a water play area. On another floor there s space, LEGO play zone, and an environmental area with live animals and. A flowing river to understand water dynamics. They always have rotating exhibits like a live butterfly garden and an energy STEM exhibit. The place is always clean and well cared for. A bonus is the great view from the top floor of Hartford and the Connecticut River. For food, there s a subway and ice cream place. The gift shop has awesome stem toys. To note: the parking garage I the building is often full when there s a convention at the convention center next door but there are other nearby garages within a block.
In the past they have done an exchange with Mystic Aquarium whereby your membership at one gets you in the other for a month for free.
It was clean, fun and very interesting! The staff was as to be expected laid back except for the associate in the Galaxy! He was super friendly, while maintaining social distance. He was certain to introduce us to the comfortable seating
Always enjoy coming here, I get my grandsons a membership for Christmas every year for the last few years
Great family place lots to do and see outside areas also and nice views
Great place for the whole family. We spent hours here!
Great for kids and parents. Food services are on site and great for learning
Great place to take the whole family. Lots of things to check out and explore. Great interactive displays. Staff was friendly and very helpful. Would definitely go back again.
This place is great for children, very fun activities. Of course you do have to pay to do stuff here. They have a movie theater and Fro Yo ice cream shop inside too.
This should be advertised as a children s museum because that is *certainly* what is it - and that s fine! It just should be honest about that. Very hands-on with lots of displays. If you don t have any children it s not worth your visit, but if you do it s great.
Have small kids and a lot of time on your hands? Go the Science Center - it is a sure fire hit every time - kids of various ages have lots to DO AND SEE. This is a must stop for all my relocation clients moving to CT while on their house hunting trips - 2 thumbs up!
So much fun for my 8 year old girl. My mom and daughter had a great time. Wheelchair accessible. The food option could be better, but we loved the center and will be back.
Amazing exhibits perfect for 2 through 100. Great museum!
Love the science museum. We took our daughter when she was 1 and another about nine months later. At every age group, they have something that will keep them entertained. A little pricey but if you plan to come regularly, they have yearly passes.
Nice place to spend a day with kids. Been there for 3rd time and it is still engaging and kids love it
Great place for younger kids. Has a Subway and frozen yogurt on the main floor for food. Parking is $4 an hour.
Interesting place good for kids of all ages a lot tonsee give yourself a good amount of time.
Awesome place. We have been coming here for years. Always plenty to do, exhibits are kept updated and interesting. The parking is ample ( they charge for parking ) but otherwise a fantastic experience!
This a wonderful, interactive place to bring a child. The first floor is dedicated to water play, but don't worry, you don't need a bathing suit because they provide plastic poncho's for the little ones. The rest of the museum is dedicated to mechanics, kinetics, the body, nature, space, and so much more! They continually switch out exhibits so there is always something new to explore.
Great place to spend the morning or afternoon at. exibits often change which is awsome. my daughter loves going to the science center every other weekend if not every weekend. my favorite is the space exploration exibit and my daughter loves the water exibit on the first floor. Joe the security gaurd is extremely helpful and friendly, its so nice to walk in and be welcomed with a big smile from Joe. Butterfly exibit is also very cool, sure its not magic wings but magic wings isnt the science center lol. The science center is the best place to come to hartford in a very long time!
Excellent palce for childrens. Good knowledge about science,space, phicis and elextricity.
Great place for kids of all ages. Grandparents just beam! Lots of things to do and learn
Like many of its ilk, far too much reading at each station. Why is that? Great 3D theater
Too many up charges.
Go for the after hour events!! Liquid lounge and Straight up science are great values. Explore the entire museum with no kids and enjoy reasonably priced drinks and hands on activities.
This museum has a lot of good exhibits to expand the young child s mind.
This place is amazing! Best science museum we've ever been to. Kids loved it, everything's hands on.
Great time...purchased season passes and super excited!!!! 5$ for parking with pass which is great and lots to see and do inside ..a must see this summer.
An amazing place with so much to do. Wear your sneakers, rest well and put in your thinking caps. This journey is one for kids of all ages!
If you have kids or not, this place is awesome. There is so much to do and learn there. And the prices are cheaper then I expected. And for a single Dad raising 3 kids money counts.
The premier museum in CT. They have it all. Let your children play, touch, listen and explore. Parents be ready this is your big chance to teach your kids about some of the everyday things they experience in life. Don't be afraid to ask for assistance with anything you encounter. Most of the staff here is up to the task and happily ready to answer questions. So go and have some fun there's plenty to do.
Great for kids and adults. Busy on the Saturday we went. Bubble Mania was a great show
Definitely a place you can spend a full day at. Admission is on the pricey side. Unfortunately, they don't participate in any reciprocity with other science museums either. But, the kids really enjoy their time and learn so much which is invaluable.
Each floor has two "rooms" of exhibits, many are hands on and interactive. Each room has a bathroom, super convenient! For food, we prefer to bring our own, but there is a Subway restaurant and FroYo inside the museum. The addition of the Butterflies is great. Butterflies are in a very small area which I imagine gets quite crowded, so stop there first, then see the rest of the museum. Parking is also an additional cost. It was $12 for 4 hours.
Very good for the kids, the movie not so good, we left 1/2 way thru
A great place for the kids! We were here for a bday party which was cool because they have a dedicated space for the kids to hangout and eat along with doing cake and presents. The only think that prevented a 5 star review was the "lab time" for the private party. All the kids and parents were taken into the lab where the kids were scheduled to make slime. Cool in theory, but a group of 3-6 year olds were not engaged with the 30 minute science class they had to sit thru before making the slime. The instructor guy wasn't reading the audience and was getting visibly irritated with the chatting and lack of attention he was recieving. The parents were even getting snapped at for chatting on the other side of the room. If it wasnt for that little episode, it would have been great. Still an awesome experience overall.
Great place for some family friendly fun. It's a little bit pricey, but if you plan on visiting two or three times in one season, getting the season pass is definitely the way to go.
Lots to do and see. Lots of kid-friendly activities to try out. Highly recommended.
This place never gets boring. My son gets excited each time we go. The only sad part was he outgrew the water area. He still wanted to play on that area.
We had visited on a spur of the moment type deal while we were vacationing in Connecticut. Upon arrival, I was a bit sticker shocked at the price of admittance plus the extra fees to do special exhibits. We were concerned that our daughter would be too old for this science center (age 6) but we were so wrong! There are 6 floors of amazing things to learn, even for adults! The CT Science center leaves nothing out! The have a rooftop garden and a butterfly exhibit you can walk through. Admittedly, it is not the most amazing butterfly exhibit I have seen, but for the amount of room they have to work with, I understand. Our daughter was able to program a life size robot to talk and move around. They have a floor for engineering, an area for saving energy and how the things we use everyday effect the power we use. There are live reptiles on display, though you have to be really small like a child to see some of them. Pretty cool though how they designed it all for kids of young ages to see such cool creatures. They have a HUGE section on space and another HUGE section on AI technology. Another room completely dedicated to mazes and puzzles. Everything can be easily accessed for those with disabilities and wheelchair accessible. Absolutely incredible the way this place is designed to teach everyone all these things! So, if you feel like I did and were unsure about the price or if maybe you child might not be interested, just know that it is WELL worth the trip for anyone of any age. I wish I could go back everyday!
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