Exploration Place, The Sedgwick County Science and Discovery Center Review

Ripleys Belive it or Not was there and it was a very interesting exhibit. Plus, the dome movie was a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing and it was incredible!

We bought the dome movie theater and the museum ticket for 13.50 and they let us in the theater even a little after you were supposed to be there. The movie was amazing, but you had to keep the movie ticket stub to get in to the museum. We asked if we could get back into the movie theater to find our ticket stubs but they wouldn't let us back in even though there wasn't a movie playing. We went back to place where they sold tickets and the person who sold us our tickets and they couldn't even look up the purchase. We paid 13.50 instead of 5.

Amazing place, children and adults alike love it and have fun, the staff are very trusting and are great and fantastic, the environment is so cool and each time I go to the Exploration Place I learn something new

Kids had a great time, plenty of interesting things to keep them busy.

My toddler had the best time here with us. There is so much to do here plan to spend 3-5 hours.

Kids had a great time. Wasnt as expensive as I had heard.

Because there's no other place on the planet like it
you can go play vet in the veterinarian center
you can go get in a flight simulator and pretend you're flying to New York or Boston or Los Angeles
you can go in the medieval castle and run around acting crazy
you can go in one of the many new exhibit rooms and see dinosaurs or weather displays
or you can go build huge models
or you can throw paper airplanes through hoops
or you can go downstairs and eat free popcorn
or you can just run around and have all kinds of fun

of course it helps if you're under 10 years of age

Love this place can't wait to come back to it next year

Fun place for the kiddos and us parents learned some things also intresting

Take all of the kids, pack them in the car, and go here as soon as you can. It's a great education center with plenty for kids and adults to do. I will say that the snack bar is a bit expensive, so maybe eat before you get there or plan to go out to eat somewhere in the area afterward. But by all means, make sure you make it to the Exploration Place.

It is a great place but the gift shop kind screwed me over with having 2 prices and they made me pay the more expensive price

If you love science you will love exploration place. Went with my daughter on a field trip and we had a blast. From their dome movie theater to the man made tornado and hurricane simulator it is an amazing place to spend an afternoon.

Fun cold day inside. Lots for the little ones to do and see.

Pretty nice museum. Gift shop process are a bit high. Staff is nice.

It's a great place to take the kids. Very interactive

Great place for little ones to explore! We visit regularly. Getting a membership is a must! It's indoor fun and we can visit year-round, no matter the weather!!

A very good place to spend the day with your family. Many interactive displays for everyone to use. They also have a display that changes every so often and provides some new things for the kids and family to learn about. The IMAX theater is amazing and make you feel like your in the movie.

This place is very easy to get. I like how its handicapped acessible which also means it's stroller friendly. The place is not very big but it's more than enough for my toddlers to explore. Conveniently there was a kids corner suites just for them! They had a blast playing with the pretend kitchen, tractor and planting carrots and cucumbers. Would reccomend if you have a couple hours to spare.

So many fun things for kids and adults. The old toy and video game section, then the castle and then the aircraft section was all a blast.

This place is a great and amazing place to visit of you are in the Wichita area. Many things for both kids and adults to do, a great learning place.

Great place to visit and learn. It's more geared to children but fun for adults too.

Great for kids. Loads of learning mixed in with play. A full days worth of interesting things to see and do.

My kids LOVE Exploration Place, they're always begging to go, and I always have a blast taking them. They do have some upkeep issues, but that hasn't seemed to dampen my kid's love of the place. We've even gone just to play with the Kiva blocks, or the "water sculptures" for an hour. Sometimes we barely get past the awesome ball bearing motorized sculpture in the foyer. But here's the big reason we can do that without complaining about what's in disrepair or the price: we have a membership. It's $75 per year for a family. With a family of four, go ten times in the next year and that boils down to $1.88 per person each visit. Go just twice and you're already saving money. If you've got a family of 8, well then you're saving money right out of the gate. And if you know you're getting in and out for that kind of scratch, it makes it easy to just stop by for an hour just like you would if you were going to the park, and you won't feel like you have to make the day of it. It's like an indoor, year-round, all weather playground with some other cool stuff to look at too. Don't let the haters keep you away, make this place a regular part of your family outings. You'll be glad you did.

Great place for kids and adults! We also got married here and it made a great venue!

This is a great place to take the family. It has various events and displays throughout the year. you can pay as you go, or buy a memebership. I have enjoyed everytime I have gone. Some of the events they bring in are exciting. The science fair type feel with a touch of planetary and advanced library feel. The kids really enjoy it too. It is educational as well as fun!

We have gotten to where we really love EP21 nights at Exploration Place. Its one Thursday a month that they stay open late just for adults. We can run around like kids but with alcohol and food trucks. Absolutely love the rotating exhibits. It really has been a great place for Wichita to have. Their Secret Spy exhibit is so much fun. We literally spent 2 hrs in the exhibit and had no idea-it was just that much fun!

Allow plenty of time. This place is PACKED with things to do.

Great way to spend a day learning with the kids. So many hands on scientific learning experiences

Good place to take your kids or to get in touch with your inner kid

There's always so much to do. We've been several times and the kids always have a blast. The traveling exhibits are awesome but the plane area is always our favorite.

Fun and educational environment. My son has a blast anytime we go!

I have lived in Kansas well over 30 years have been by here but never came here I will have to come back again with my 11 year old

Great educational science and exploration museum. Geared toward kids, however, something for everyone and I learn as much as the children. Always clean and cute gift shop.

First time there, went with 2 kids (2,4) spent there probably 3 hours easy, and could stay longer. We just did the exhibits, and it was more good enough for the first time, we are definitely going to come back again

Awesome place!! The kids loved it. Something for all ages.. We learned so much.. I would recommend it ro anyone. Home school or school trips of any kind..

So many great activities and learning opportunities for kids of all ages. Easy to spend all day here!

The roving exhibits are always fun and educational. As members, we come once a week just for the castle when it's too hot for outdoor play. We love it!

Awesome..!!! That just about sums up the time my three kids and I had while visiting this great place of learning! We visited every other weekend this Summer, and my kids still exhibited the same wonder and excitement with every visit just like their first!
They have several traveling exhibits, so things change and keep the place fresh every month, and there are several permanent play areas where the kids have free reign (and with multiple cameras to watch the kids all from one sitting area). Very Cool, you won't regret at all!

Great place to see a show I highly recommend the panda show

Kinda ehhhh.... But it's Wichita so I didn't expect much.

They have a lot of fun interactive things to do. It's fun for adults and small kiddos.

We had a great time there. Lots to do especially for kids.

Great place for kids of all ages, Ripley's believe it or not exhibit

The place is falling apart, the wonder it had 5 years ago is gone, it s basically a low budget children s museum that charges twice as much.

Neat place but kids are out of control. Need teach kids respect and patience.

Great place to go to let your children explore their minds

Great science museum with exhibits that rotate fairly frequently. The new aerospace exhibit is great for kids.

Very cool place, lots for the kids to do. Take the whole day to visit.

A chance for young and old to learn in a fun and comfortable local setting. The staff were nice and helpful, especially if you can't figure out that puzzle or activity. I believe I received a AAA discount, not sure of other offers. The parking is also near the Keeper of the Plains which is another good place to visit. There were so many exhibits and hands on displays, all of which were operational and in good order except one I noticed. Live demonstrations, videos, and activities. We were very happy with the price and the time spent there

Exploration place is a cool place to hang out. Toy topia exhibit was cool to see. My seven year old like some of the exhibit but alot of the toys struck my interest more than his. We had more fun with the airplain exhibit and really like the everything that is hands on.

Great place to visit. Lots of entertainment and learning to be done here. Great for the whole family. Great hands on activities for all ages.

Great place to see shows in the dome theater, and a great science museum for adults but oriented for kids.

The best entertainment and learning to the children

I love this place! Its great for all of my babies. The place was clean. They were very diligent on their schedules for cleaning. I am very satisfied with my membership.

So many activities, some exhibits were out of order though.

The museum's quite nice, their section is full of wonderful surprises. However, the food choices available are shocking. Extremely unhealthy options! For a museum catered towards kids, there needs to be more focus on having a proper cafe/ kitchen to provide healthy meals and snacks for them.

Bring comfortable walking shoes, especially to keep up with the children. Lots to see, and worth while for all ages. We were aged three to 83, we were all entertained, and we took naps afterwards to recover. There is a dedicated food area, and the bathrooms are in the middle of the building so easy to get to from just about every exhibit.

The only interesting place was the aero exhibit. Otherwise a germy, kid infested "museum". Very overrated

Great place to take the family. Fun things to do and amazing learning opportunities.

This time I really liked it because they have a lot of new things and the cinema is an excellent experience