Ontario Science Centre Review

What a great place for families in midtown Toronto! Whether it's a P.A. day for parents, or you want to bring your kid a weekday evening or on a weekend, this place has so many display and interactive exhibits for every age before 18! Also home to an IMAX theatre which showcases appropriate movies/shows.

Could've spent days there to see everything. It was great to explore with the kids, but I'd love to return on my own for a different experience.

Children flash it. Awesome place to spend the day.
It has an imax cinema

Was a member for more tha12 years but they got greedy. I will never buy a membership again.

It's a good place to go with kids, is very interactive.
You can buy the City Pass and enjoy all that Ontario Science Center offer to its visitors!

Really cool, just don't go outside (we got lost), if you do then go down until you find the lower building

Kids love it here. If you live in the city it s worth getting a membership. Definitely recommend.

Every floor is awesome. Informative and fun. You should plan to spend an hour on each floor to get a full experience

Fun day with the family. We brought a snacks so we didn't have to buy too much at the cafeteria. Although the prices and selection in the cafeteria is good.

The place is a must go for everyone. My 8 year old had loads of fun. You need a full day at this place so arrive early. Park at the centre .

Full wastage of time....Not even a single thing I appreciate.

I'm a bit biased. In grade school I got shipped off here once a week with five other kids (not quite sure why but I have my suspicions) for private science demos then two hours of free exploration time. As a kid, this was pure heaven (and may have influenced me to ultimately choose a career in technology). Having said that, when I took my next generation here, I was delighted to find it had the same open, vibrant, exciting feel as when I was a kid (bias acknowledged). My family did high wire walking, explored space, checked out a documentary at the theatre, watched public demos and enjoyed the Rouge ravine setting from the classic 70s architecture. A great place for a family visit IMO.

Excellent place to bring young kids to introduce them to science. We have a membership so we can linger one level during a visit instead of trying to fit the entire centre in. My kids love participating in the research studies.

Lots to see and do, reasonable prices, lots of on site parking. Friendly, helpful staff, completely accessible facilities.

Amazing family experience. Hands down the easiest three hours I've had with my three year old the entire trip. He was so engaged and fascinated the whole time. We only saw half of it and could've spent an entire day there.

A great place for rediscovering the young curious child in you. Remember to take some food in as inside food is expensive

Lots of fun, especially for kids. You need a few days here to really experience everything.

Kids love it. There's a great learning and play area. But it is a little depressing to see some of the same exhibits that have been there since I was a child.

Always a top notch experience, with some good retro vibes!

This place is packed during school hours and it's hard to find a locker but other then that, the staff were nice, the cafeteria was clean and it was fun!

I love this place and all it has to offer! Great for kids and adults alike. This most recent trip was to explore the pop-nology exhibit. Very well worth it, however I wish it was kn for longer, especially till the end of summer. It would have been a great opportunity for more kids to visit.

They've made some changes to other permanent exhibits, I'd say it's definitely a whole day event to really explore everythint. I can see kids getting a little tired, so maybe break it up into 2 trips if you can.

If you're going with a group and driving, try to take as few cars as possible, as parking is $10 a car (meet at a central spot nearby and pile into one car to save a few bucks for snacks or the gift shop!)

Great displays
Attended with grade 5 students
Good pricey
Grab a map! Layout could be advertised more and simplified system for navigation

Incredible push for personal exploration of all things science. Excellent for kids (loads of hands on activities, including a specialized kids area!), super interesting for adults (think of it like a museum). Have fun exercising your mind

A sizable fun day out for kids. Lots to do and see and touch. Theres a young kids area but really you can go anywhere with little ones.
The gift shop sells some cool stuff and there's an Omnimax theatre on site. Plenty of parking. I recommend getting a membership so you can spread your visits out and take your time. Once you've gone 3 times in a year, you're already in the money.

Huge building. They have different shows throughout the day. I suggest you check out their schedule before going

Interesting! Good for kids, with interactive activities. Must-visit place!

Great fun for the entire family! Lots of stuff to learn for both kids and adults. There are also live shows/demonstrations, a small planetarium, and an IMAX theatre.

Full of educational stuff! I love to visit here again!

There is so much stuff to do here to fill up an entire day! Tons of interactive elements fun for all ages! Separate interactive area for children 8 and under. Great outdoor area. Catch an film at the amazing omnimax theatre. Definitely enough here to warrant multiple trips!

Always fun to visit OSC. Wish they opened later on Fridays!

Kids Spark reasonably well maintained.

If you enjoy science you will have a grat time in that place!
I think is a nice place specially for kids.

So many hands on activities for the kids and lots of exhibits to keep adults entertained as well. We especially love KidSpark and the Hall of Innovation. We will be back to play again another day.

I liked it, but it was more orientated towards children

I bought a membership for my family in 2017 with the thought that I would run it for one year and then take a break. I just renewed my membership today for another year and upgraded my level. This place is great. It keeps things fresh with new exhibits and topical, engaging subjects. The staff are here because they want to be. Also - coffee for the parents. This is a great place to come with my kids when the weather is too cold to be out and about.

Worth checking out if you're in the area. Was difficult to find via my GPS but that's more of a me problem. There's lots to do and check out, fun for the whole family. I felt it was more geared toward kids but I guess that's the idea.

The best place to go to do cool Science stuff and also just to mess around. it is a bit expensive, but going with your whole family is well worth the trip. And, hey, if you love it the first time, you can get a membership for unlimited trips!

very good museum to take the children my nephews loved it, it was a lot of fun.

This place is an absolute dream for energetic, curious kids like my soon-to-be three son. So many different experiences to explore and enjoy.

Bonus: Johnny slept well that night hahha

Some very interesting exhibits. Lots to do with kids. Toooooooooooooo many kids.

Fun, informative, lots to do. Could use some more quality food options. Otherwise, staff are friendly, knowledgable and courteous.

Good environment, surrounded by the woods and lots to learn!

It's not quite kept up with the pace of technology and some of the exhibits are feeling a bit tired, but there are enough interactive exhibits to make it enjoyable for a family with young children.

Wish I could have been to this place as a kid. It is seriously so much fun.

What an amazing and magical place! A unique and extremely rewarding experience.

Lots of interesting interactive activities and information. But lots of kids that run around. Very family oriented and great for school trips.

Like many growing up here have visited the Science Centre many a time throughout the different phases of life. Came again last week with a group of friends and families and we all enjoyed ourselves tremendously. So much so we decided to become members. Definitely a wonderful way to spend a day.

So fun. Kidspark is definitely the place for the smaller kids

It's definitely a mustgo place for people of all ages, not only for kids.

Super fun science center. Great architecture. Not to miss is you are visiting Toronto.

Bought a membership, as I homeschool my daughter we are able to go during the week when it's not usually as busy, as this place is the busiest on any school break lol

Not a bad place but not worth one's time or money. From my personal experience; I brought two children both under 6 years old, they had things to do and all but not too educational. A lot of fact written on the wall but not too intriguing for me to catch my eye and say wow didn't know that before.
Also- VERY VERY bad parking. Crazy area in the parking lot. One worker destinates you to park in one area and when I was leaving they said it was a bad area to park in.

Very fun for the family. Nice parking and lots of thing to do and explore with children. Some things aren't working and others are very outdated.

Great place to visit. Alot to explore and learn. Well worth the trip. Took a whole day to explore well worth the trip. I love that some exhibits are interactive which helps to enjoy and learn more. Quite educational for kids and adults alike. Great place to escape in the winter with the family for a whole day of learning and fun.

Amazing place. Spent 4 hours there saw a movie and explored only about half!

Engaging place for kids and adults. Lots of hands on exhibits and fun activities.

I really enjoyed the Ontario Science Center. There is something for everyone from games to the nature walk. I recommend going there to anyone who has free time or is looking for a place to visit.

Being an adult I had a notion that a science center might be just be for kids, but it was a great place to visit and feeling nostalgic going back to basics once again. We visited the science center as a part of our Toronto city pass

Feral children everywhere. Its almost like they lost funding. There used to be some cool stuff in there

fun place at same time contains refreshing simple science experiments. More importantly helpful staff ready to answer questions to spark the interest of science in young ones. highly recommeded