Great view on San Francisco when not foggy. You will need to pay for parking and come early because spaces are limited. Wide range of exhibits and fun for kids but can be sparse because there are only a few exhibits in each room. Only complaint was that some of the exhibits need cleaning because they can look a little worn. Check in early to participate in the hands on activities downstairs because they all close early before lunch.
Still one of the most amazing places to take your children
Spectacular View of San Francisco Bay
Great interactive exhibits for kids and adults
If you have kids I highly recommend it
This place is awesome! There is tons of stuff to do for our 3-year-old toddler. Sunday was actually our first time. We purchased a family membership and will be going back frequently.
Love this place! The Views are amazing and museum has great activities for kids. I come here as a teacher for Professional Development with Lawerence Hall of Science and Amgen Biotechnology Experience
Staff are amazing hence the stars & the planatarium guide is quite nice & knowledgable! Not for adults though. Probably local hang out for kids. The area around is beautiful but you don't need a ticket for that. Planetarium gives interactive but basic shows & the noise from outside gets in. Also u need to pay for the admission to the supposed hall 16 dollars in order to watch the planetarium show for dollars.
Very nice place to spend a weekend day with kids together here. You will have a lot of fun.
Good for kids, bad for adults since it doesn't provide any good exposition of what Lawrence did and the meaning of this place. Expensive for what they give and lack of proper information. A waste of time and money.
I was expecting a little more, or maybe a bit more organisation. The exhibits were small and cool, but it left me wondering if I missed any. I think a map would be helpful. We were able to see the museum in 1 hour. Parking is $1 per hour so not bad at all. The view though, best part! The animal discovery room comes second.
Fun place if u or the kids love science and planets. Amazing sunset views.
This place is great for kids and all ages. Wish they would go into more details with there exhibits. Excellent visit.
Much to learn and the grandkids loved the hands on experience.
Really beautiful space at the top of Berkeley Hills, with sweeping view of the city and beyond. The museum itself has a lot to offer. We came here for the spelling bee so we didn't get to see much.
Amazing place especially for kids. A lot of staff to play with including animals. Do not forget about the view from the museum (or just a parking lot) to San Francisco.
Great for young children. Adults and teen will be bored.
It looked Ana zing from the outside, too bad it was close!!!
We didn't do the 3D movie or Planetarium, but the rest of the place was amazing. Definitely geared more toward space and Maker culture, but the kid's had a blast.
Simple science hall which offer hands on experiment for kids. Also offer awesome view of San Francisco Bay
Great for younger children. The whole family loved playing with the building blocks and making paper airplanes.
Interesting Science museum. I remember the cyclotron exhibit the best. Learned how helium and other gases are made. Has great view of San Francisco. Driving up the mountain you also get a great view of the Hayward fault.
Had our son s 6th birthday here. Everyone had a blast.
Great exhibits, many of them are interactive. Exhibits do change time to time too so that's awesome. It is a little small though.
My nine year old continues to find something new with each visit. The explainer's, as she calls them, are kind and helpful. We love it.
Fun experience for the kids. There s also a small sand pit outside.
Must do for kids. Hands on exhibits & great IMAX shows. Fantastic views.
I have an 11 year old grandson and two 6 year old granddaughters (cousins). When they come to visit me, this is their first choice--all 3 of them--for a place to visit. They actually prefer it to the Exploratorium in San Francisco--I think because it is so much more informal and hands on. At the Exploratorium, the technology brings the exploration to you. At LHS, you bring the exploration to the technology. And you don't have to worry as much about ways in which you might (or your grandkid might) damage something. Best kid-sitter in Berkeley.
We spent there several hours and both kids and parents were entertained!
Great for family excursions and something to do. I would recommend 2 to 6 as the best ages, but so interesting up to 10 year olds. After that, it is still good to go to, but the older child may finish it all in 30 min.
Great scenic hilltop make-out trail around the back.
This place makes everyone feel like a kid. You will be amazed my the sheer size of Lawrence Hall. The exhibits are engaging and it is a great place on a rainy day. They also run fun camps for afterschool, in the summer and school holidays. Check out the gift shop really fun science kits to take home. My daughter and always enjoyed this wonderful place.
Beautiful panorama close to a DNA sequence and a Whale, amazing! The panorama covers Berkeley just down the hill and San Francisco Angel island...
So much interesting kid tech and science. They don't even know how complex thinga they are doing just playing around.
Best place for kids to learn new things and also planetarium show was good. You can take your own lunch for picnic or you can use cafeteria. Great view if Bay Area. Staff is very friendly. Lawrence Hall of Science sits atop the hills of Berkley at the UC Berkely campus. Close by is the Japanese garden and Tilden park (also a parental bookmark!) Over the summer they host many summer day camps. There are new hands on exhibits, live animals, friendly staff and even a baby play area. We often come and bring a picnic lunch.
A great hands-on place to learn all about science. I came here many times as a kid. Some of the stuff seemed a bit on the 'grown-up' side when you're a kid but I was learning all along. There used to be experiments you could do with mazes and live mice which were always fun. The whole place has improved greatly over the years and is a great place for kids now. And go scale the whale when you're done!
Absolutely amazing, the best science museum we've been to! Lots of things you can make and try, and learn what counts!
Great museum for kids from 4 to 10. Yearly pass a must
One of my favorite places to go as a child. The giant whale outside is a lot of fun.
It is a decent place. Free for UC Berkeley students, tickets for others. It is good for kids, alright for adults.
Great place for children, many staffers to give information or assist. Many games and activities. Best small museum I have been to. Great view of Bay Area
So much fun! Many amazing things to do and sights to see!
Toffe expositie, hands on, leuk voor kinderen en voor feestjes. Fantastisch uitzicht.
One of my favorite places growing up in the East Bay, it will always have a special place in my heart! Take your kids here!!!
I used to love coming here as a kid! There was much to learn here, especially during their summer programs. The location is beautiful and always provides a nice view of the bay.
This place is awesome. To start, you're high on a hill and the view of the bay is spectacular, especially at sunset where it's really mind blowing. The various exhibits on display are usually really cool and lots of times they have interactive displays setup so everyone is very engaged including the kids.
Great place to go. Definitely a must for watching a sunset on a clear night!
Really love this place.. wonderful for 1st grader to maybe 8th grader.. lots of hands on activities.. highly recommended
The display is small and it costs extra to watch their 3d movie. The way they present science is dry. I was expecting Exploratorium level but it was not even close. We went in for half an hour and left out of boredom. My kids are 2 and 4. Maybe older kids would enjoy it more but really there is not much to do except various wind tunnels. The location is beautiful though. This is just my honest opinion.
Have been coming here since I was a child. It's comforting that certain things don't change like Pheena the whale. It also manages to stay fresh with new exibits. While I usually hate 3D movies, their National Geographic theater is awesome! Well with the $4 extra.
This place was awesome. Has amazing views and all kinds of interesting stuff. Beware the gift shop... You'll want to buy everything
OMG THIS IS the best science place i Ever went to Alot of fun stuff 3D stuff mirrors AND MORE HOLY MOLY THIS PLACE I AWESOME I highly recommend it to everyone I was a student there with my class and visited this place as a field trip in 2015
Free if you have a student ID! The 65 Bus from AC transit goes up here.Great museum for kids, with plenty of interactive exhibits, a giant whale and DNA sculpture, outdoor garden, and basement with some animals.
This place is amazing and so much fun. It's a great place to bring kids and spend an afternoon. And not to mention the amazing view of Berkeley and even SF on a clear day.
We liked our visit, however the ingenuity rooms and animal discovery rooms were closed to the public, due to day camps. The other areas open had lots of camp children with staff that were not supervising the children. 2 kids under an exhibit, etc.
Lots of interesting and fun things for kids to do and explore.
A great place for everyone to enjoy! Lots of hands-on activities for kids and great views of the bay. Definitely check out the Animal Discovery Room if you get the chance!
Awesome place~!!! It has Good program and nice view for San Francisco.
Offers wonderful interactive exhibits to stimulate all ages. Well staffed with docents who assist with learning. The site also offers an outdoor exhibit area with world class panormic views of the bay and it's cities. Reasonably priced.
Wonderful place to take kids Incredible views of the Bay Area. I've been here countless times and taken my kids there as well. Lots of stuff for kids to do and for adults too. Open science for kids and adults, Excellent planetarium shows. Birthday workshops are very good.
Great place for making memories while learning about science.
There are many great exhibits with activities, plus a beautiful view of the bay from the heights.
The absolute best value in all of Northern California! If you have kids 3 to 99, this is a can't miss!
I visited as a senior in High School to learn about a newly discovered element that was going to be announced at an event here. It was incredible and I remember it to this day.
Fun inexpensive learning for the kids with great views
Great place for kids, and pretty entertaining for adults too :) Love that the exhibits change periodically so there's always something new and interesting.
My 5 year old son had a blast and didn't want to leave. Highly recommend for families with kids 4-13.
We come here a lot, either early after opening or an hour before closing when it's not so crowded. It is a very nice kids science museum, not as big as the Exploratorium but also less touristic. It has some quirks, like the awesome water play installation outside, but then kids are not allowed to step into the water. The food could be better. Little things like that. But then again the funding is tight and everyone involved does an amazing job to make everything work, especially the students from Cal explaining things to the kids, helping with the hands on exhibitions. They also come to the local schools and hold little science fairs, contributing in great ways to education. If your donation budget has still room, consider LHS. And don't miss the Dino bones in the basement.
It's awesome, take your kids there, they'll love you for it.
Good STEM learning experience, not so big, but interesting.
Amazing place to spend time with kids. A lot of experiments and fun activities. There is also a tables for lunch with nice view at the bay area.
Beautiful views of the Bay, especially at sunrise/sunset. Haven't been inside but the roof features a massive artificial whale, fountain, molecule, and gorgeous views. Parking nearby and sometimes deer or turkeys too. Cool place to hang out and see far and wide :)
Wonderful hands on educational exhibits which appeal to both children and adults. Movie in intimate planetarium. Some of the young staff members could be more involved with the attendees.
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