Great Lakes Science Center Reviews

Always a great place for a science based IMAX experience. The museum provides a lot of informative and frequently hands on experiences for kids.

Third floor is fun for kids. Second floor exhibits lacked appeal and something did not work.

Kids loved the hands on exhibits.... obviously. Kids range from 11 to 2 and they all had a blast. Food is expensive there so I suggest eating before or after. Located right on the lake so we took the kids for a walk on the pier. Overall experience was great! Wish they had a planetarium.

This place is so much fun! We checked out all of the exhibits, but the kids (and us)liked the third floor best! It's in a beautiful location right downtown on the lake. They have a cafeteria there, but the food prices were high. Prepare to pay up to $20 for parking, unless it's a game day, then it could be more. It's right next to First Energy Stadium.

Really fun spot and a must visit if in the Cleveland area. Mostly for kids but still plenty to keep adults entertained especially the barge and the John Glenn area and the large theater. Really enjoyed this stop on our visit to Cleveland

I like this museum, however, it needs to be updated. Many exhibits are nonfunctional. The NASA part is cool.

Great place for kids interested in early science and beginners space exploration. The parking fee was $13/hr I think. Staff was friendly and helpful.

Nice place...I just expected few more things to see

We were there with a field trip. The place definitely needs an update. There was a number of exhibits that didn't work or they were rather grubby. It didn't seem to matter to the kids. The kids had fun. It is a nice location.

Fantastic museum for kids. Some displays could use updating though

It is very educational and fun, but it is more for children under 10 to enjoy. We took a group of kids ages 9-11 and after 30 minutes, they had been around the center and became bored. But if you have kids into science, they should have a good time

It was fun and the kids had a blast, we enjoyed the omnimax too, except for the climate change propaganda. Honestly, if theyre going to show a movie about the earth cant they leave out climate change bull, whether anyone believes in it or not its just not necessary to squeeze it into the show. But it was a very cool theater tho.

It's more for kids. I went in expecting something fully interactive that I, as an adult could also enjoy. Don't get me wrong, it was fun, but I think I was lead on a little for it to be more than it was

A decent place to go an kill a couple hours of time. I am sure during warmer season there is much more going on as we went in the dead of winter so operating hours were shorter.

Fun for kids and adults. Some of the big displays were broken. So 3 stars.

Great for anyone who enjoys learning! A wonderful place to spend the day. Make sure you give yourself enough time to really experience the wonders this place has to show you.

Good but Expensive. I believe the season passes are fairly priced, but as has become the norm, single day tickets - the kind tourists would always want - are punitively priced. A family of four is looking at around $100. Not horrible but when you consider this is basically a playground combined with a few science facts it seems steep.

Awesome Science center!!! Exhibits are always in good repair. Great Science Academy has a great STEM program. Love the location and layout.Highly recommended

Love it here. Great place to tire the kids out. Hand on mostly everything. I max is awsomme

Enjoyable experience. Although I would like to see more exhibits/areas here, I was fascinated by the existing collection.

Great place for kids and curious adults! My bf and I were in Cleveland for a weekend and ended up spending about 2 hours here.

Awesome place to take the kids. So many interactive stations.

Always a good experience. Body Worlds was incredible.

It was fun. There was not as much to do there as I thought there would be but the day we went was an event day and it was very crowded so im not sure if we got to see everything. Overall it was fun and the kids had a blast.

Have come to dozens of times to events, specials, and just to visit. Always a great experience for adults and kids.

Extremely expensive parking
Do not park there

7 year old, 36 year old mom, and a grandma all went together and all 3 generations had a really fun time. We all liked the interesting interactive exhibits, the place is loaded with a huge variety of them. The Lego room was a favorite with the 7 year old. But so many neat things to try, like clock your baseball pitch speed! There's something for everyone! Worth the money. It's close to other Downtown Cleveland attractions. And the views of Lake Erie are an added bonus!

Went there for a wedding and was a great venue but didn't really get to experience the center itself.

I had a good time visiting. It has multiple floors and loads of exhibits.

The first floor is pretty standard and you'll go through that pretty fast. The second floor is where the fun is. There are tons of different experiments and hands-on exhibits.

This place was a lot of fun for the kids and even us adults. Highly recommended for a couple hour adventure. The Apollo room was really cool to see and the kids really enjoy the upstairs area with all of the different experiments.

So much fun lots of hands on stuff to do for young and old ..had a blast

It's been a while since I've been here. I want to go back.

Haven't been to the science center in years. Bought a membership this year and it was awesome. Loved grossology

Not what it used to be, but still has it's enjoyable moments.

I really enjoy myself the music and the light show was so relaxing a couple of times I had to close my eyes but all on all it was beautiful

Very interesting. A good place to visit to learn about NASA and other science.

Great day to spend time when rainy or cold outside! Many hands on experiences and shows. Check website for special events and show times. Average is about $10 per adult and generous membership package!

It's a nice place. Omnimax theater is great. The science exhibits are showing their age, though. Time for upgrades.

Great place for children to have hands-on experience and learn while having fun. The new car exhibit so engaging. You can spend hours there.

I love going to this place!I always watch the 4D movies,and the environment is great.If you were to ask me for somewhere to go,I would most likely say "The GREAT LAKES SCIENCE CENTER!!!"

Terminal tower need to go online for observation deck even though website said you could purchase tickets at the desk.

Medium size place, but expensive for the experience. Every exhibit had at least one thing not working. Overall I would say it was somewhat run down.

The place needs cleaned bad, like all the exhibits. Half the exhibits weren't functioning during our visit. But i love this place and learn so much!

A great place to go if you want to read or hear about science and space

Great fun, keeping a 6 year old busy on a rainy day!

Plenty to see and do!! Even high school kids were engaged, but may be better for elementary school age.

Loads of great exhibits and lots of interactive things for the kids.

An wonderful and often overlooked piece of Cleveland's cultural scene.

Great for the kids or even when you want a dose of nostalgia from your childhood.

Everyone in the area should visit the science center at least once.

The only downside is with the parking, it can get pricey if you take multiple people.

Great place for kids to spend the day. My kids had a blast at the TAPESCAPE-STICKY SCIENCE

Exhibit.

Was an awesome experience for my family although there needs to be more employees walking around just to disinfect the hands on exhibits.

This place is amazing for children and adults. Lots to learn and their science shows are always awesome to see. Please take the time to check out one of the movies that they show on the big screen...its with the extra few dollars to see! The movies are always changing arms so are the exhibits. Staff here is very friendly!