Great Lakes Science Center Reviews

Great place to visit, especially with kids. There were a couple displays that were broken or had issues, but overall the displays were interesting, very informative, and very cool.

Everything was GREAT!!! My kids loved the car exhibit. The only thing is that there is no nursing area or family restroom for nursing mothers to sit and relax. I went to the restroom with my 2 year old to change his diaper and there was a woman breastfeeding her baby in a stall! I felt so bad for her!!! An establishment that caters to families should have those types of areas. Also, I believe an adult changing area would be nice as well!!

Not as cool as COSI in Columbus, but still a great asset to Cleveland.

Extremely costly, extra $ to see a movie or tour the ship. But AWESOME for kids, could spend a couple days in there. Definitely geared towards elementary aged children, but there's plenty to keep the attention of older kids and adults. Touring the cargo ship was worth the extra money and probably the highlight of our trip. Check the hours before paying, its not open very late.

Really, really loved this place. Parking was fairly easy to find and you can pay when you buy your admission or with a kiosk at the end, but you need to pay before you leave the parking area. We mainly wanted to go for the NASA exhibit and Vroom. NASA was fun and had lots of activities both me and my 5 year old thoroughly enjoyed it. We did the Vroom last and it was a smaller area, but I assumed this exhibit is temporary. The car the kids could work on was freaking adorable and had activities for really little kids up through like 12-13. That is probably max the age range for that exhibit that would enjoy it. Young young kids would definitely dig it. Here is the thing that makes me want to come back: the demo floor. I didn't even see anything about it on the site and o could have spent like 3 more hours in there. My 5 year old loved it, I loved it, my 65 year old Mom loved it. Highly recommend and I will be coming back as well.

This is definitely something I would recommend for schools to make field trips for that has Hands-On exhibits and it is educational.

This place has a great message and the best way to enjoy it is to go and see it first hand.

This is one of my favorite places to visit in Cleveland with the kids. There is an outside water area for very young kids on the roof and see a great view of the lake, a ball pit area for young kids where you can feed balls into a machine and have them dumped onto the kids heads, and science shows for young kids to school age kids. For kids who are a little older, you start getting into the science areas. There is an area dedicated to sound experiments and building, they normally have areas where there are elaborate items made of Legos. While we last visited, they had a huge playground made of supports and clear packing tape on exibit where kids could actually climb on it and even slide down a slide. This was amazing and the kids played on it for a long time. They also had a fun duct tape area where you could make whatever you wanted with duct tape. You could also be inspired by the many dresses people had made for prom. These were beautiful. My kids spent a long time making items with duct tape. There is also a space area that even adults will enjoy.

Great place. Went here with the family. Lots to do and see.

It was great to learn from, but somethings that looked very interesting were out of order

Awesome spot for the whole family! Not just for kids.

Lots of interactive displays. Great for kids. We did an egg drop challenge. Very fun!

It's ok. Many exhibits don't work. Kids area was dirty. Skip the cafe area. The restrooms have really annoying push faucets from the 80's. My 4 1/2 year old had a lot of fun.

Great visit included the Dome theatre Great barrier reef

A fun way to learn about a variety of life experiences for young and old.

A little expensive to do everything but we just got the science center tickets and had a blast

Great experience. The view of the lake is incredible.

So fun but very loud. Space stuff, hands on stuff, things for all ages. We really loved it and the kids loved it. There was so much to do. My ears and head were ringing by the end of our time. The kids remember all the fun they had I mostly remember the din. Next time I may bring earplugs to go along with the fun.

Place is great. So much to do here. Can get pretty crowded and wild with all the day camp kids though.

Wonderful Venue for Our Company Christmas Party. A Lovely View of the Water and the Rock Hall.

This place is great for kids and that's about it. My husband and I went not knowing it was for children. Only had access to the main floor. Very disappointing for the price we paid. Was a waste of money. Food cost was outrageous. Very misleading. Should be renamed "Children Center".

Great place, ideal for children. There are 3 types of tickets, the cheapest is only at the astronomy museum and science center where you need to walk a minimum of 3 hours to try everything. You can play games, e.g. fly by plane, there are a lot of different games for children. There is also a cinema and museum on the ship, the most expensive $ 27 ticket includes all three attractions. It is worth going to the movie because it is in a very unusual place, but you have to sit in the last places so as not to shake your head, because the film comes out on the ceiling. It's also fun on the ship, but it's only open in summer. I highly recommend, you can spend a lot of time there, you can also eat something inside.

Excellent place for the kiddos. Brings back memories from when I was a kid!

The exhibits interaction movies. Staff a whole variety of family and friends and fun in learning

Great place to bring the kids. Get the membership, itll pay for itself quick.

It's fun but sometimes some of the activities are broken. The live exhibits are great though.

Not the best science center I've been too but still pretty decent. Would recommend, especially to keep your kids busy.

Great for elementary school kids. Not a very big exhibit area. The IMAX theater was the best part.

Kids will enjoy the place. My daughter didn t want to come out of this place.

It was fun. There were a lot of interactive exhibits.

What a great attraction! Will definitely bring my kid here when he's older.

Variety of exhibits for all ages and interests. Lego exhibit was perfect for my children ages 6, 3 and 1

A great museum to take the kids to. Lots of interactive exhibits

Great weekend trip. Kept us entertained for 6 hours ave in the summer the iron ore tanker is available. Nice space display. Food waS EXPENSIVE!

Great hands on science. Something for everyone. Loved it!

A bit pricy for what it is, but I don't have kids. If you've been to one science center I think you've seen them all (3 to count, CLE, COSI, and Carnegie in PA). But don't let that fryer you if there is a special event going on.

Great place for wedding photos (the harbor behind the science center is great too). As far as the wedding photos go, parking can be a logistical nightmare for vendors because parking out front is really limited, even for quick photos.

Great fun, top floor and gross exhibit were the best

Wish we could've spent more time. Lots of hands on activities.

Great place to take the kids. Takes about 3 hours to go through.

Cure the cabin fever with a visit to GLSC. $7 at parking deck for members. Mixture of new and old exhibits. Kids enjoy IMAX movie. Great restaurant with reasonably prices food if your a member. Can be pricey if not a member. Spent an afternoon here and saw close to everything. Also took a stroll down the pier past rock n roll hall of fame to the Cleveland sign for some selfies.

As usual the kids and I loved the Great Lakes Science Center . Such a fun time for kids and parents alike. The kids love all the interactive displays and activities.

This is a very interactive science center. Children, teens, adults and grandparents can all benefit by the visit. Starting on the second floor with the polymer room, an interactive exhibit of plastic balls that children can dump, shoot (they have a fixed air cannon aiming to a large dumpable basket above), dump into climbing pails, etc to water exhibit outside is something for almost any age. My grandkids are 5 but we could have made a day when they were 4 or even 3. From there the second floor is filled with learning opportunities to challange your four of five senses (taste not included). From watching lights in prism or waves on strings, to squeezing a ball for scents to clocking your fastball in pitching.

So many fun and interactive things for both kids and adults.

Took 5 kids ages 2 to 11. Great museum with attractions that are suitable for all ages. Would definitely visit again

Had a lot of fun as an adult but the kids were definitely enjoying it more

I went to this place with my family and my younger brother sisters, they loved this place since this place had lot to learn about and even a lot more to enjoy.

Unfortunately the corporation that runs greyhound doesn't think it's a good idea to staff the various greyhound bus terminals. This always seems to be a shortage of personnel be it baggage handlers people behind a counter or of I just wanna ask a question they're not there. It just doesn't work today I guess their motto is cut back is the way to go. It sad , because I hear , Greyhound drive complaining
about there equipment. AKA
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Greyhound, used to be a great
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Very informative and interesting especially for young children with a lot of interactive facilities for experiential learning

My family and I have been to many Science Centers and this is among the best. Nice mix of hands-on and observation displays. Also, real nice they are centrally located and steps from the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.

We normally go to COSI in Columbus but came here for my daughters birthday and it was so much fun!

Staffs >>> Very friendly
Tickets >>> You can buy online or at counter no difference
Restrooms >>> Available in every floor
Parking >>> Paid parking, you can park at the parking building and pay the amount at the ticket if you like. If you park at second floor only problem is I didn't see escalator, so it's difficult to bring stroller.
Refreshment >>> Food is available, Starbucks also available
Attractions >>> For kids below 3 years they have children's play area in third floor, it's really worth and enjoyable for kids.
NASA information center is very nice and lots of information so don't miss it.
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Train ride is available in first floor it's really fun to ride.
This place is good to spend for 4 to 6 hours.