Science North Reviews

Wasn't expecting much. I should have been because this place is amazing. Worth the drive up to Sudbury

Such a fun place to visit for anyone who loves science or just wants to spend a day somewhere. There are areas that are great for children and also places to visit for adults.

Arrived right when they opened and was greeted in the parking lot by a lady that gave my family free admission passes. Very friendly, knowledgeable staff . My kids were entertained by pretty much everything in the facility. You can plan on spending a day here to see everything this place has to offer. The only down side to Science North is that it is located in Sudbury.

An excellent place to learn and experiment on different areas of science.

Thoroughly enjoyed our visit. Went on a summer Monday. There s fun for all ages! Got to see Body Worlds...AMAZING! Even had an excellent lunch at the cafeteria. We spent at least 5 hours at the museum. I highly encourage all to visit!!

meal was overpriced for what i got but whatever, the views were nice though. great staff, really good girls good at their job

Such a cool visit. The diversity of activities and items to see is worth it. The prices e is pretty high though it would have been nice if it were a little cheaper

We don't have enough of places like this in the North. It's a great place to take the kids and get them to learn something by disguising it in fun. The IMAX is good and the planetarium is awesome. Also, they have great exhibits that change up every once and a while to keep things fresh. I would definitely consider going if you have never been.

i'd give them 10 stars if i could!!! amazing time spent there! staff very friendly and willing to spend some time explaining things, especially the electricity guy (sorry i dont know his name) thought me a few very useful things thank you
will more than likely end up going there again

Very inneractive with lots to do and see. Our 10 year old grand son loved it as did our grown son. Very entertaining and educational. Soo much fun they did not know they were learning.

During my first visit about three or four years ago, I was ecstatic. There was so much to see and do being a first time visitor.

I recently returned to find not much has changed. The Wildfires firefighting 3D adventure was still playing. A lot of the exhibits were the same. There was no major exhibit (i.e. Ice Age) like when I went the last time.

Such a great place can go a long way with a bit of change.

I still enjoy seeing the butterflies, animals and bugs. The 3D movies I haven't saw were pretty interesting as well. The popcorn was good and food in cafeteria is better than most cafeterias.

Obviously the documentaries are great, chairs are great but the 3d glasses don't fit over prescription glasses and are super bulky/uncomfortable. Also make sure to get in before the exact time the movie starts otherwise you're walking into a pitch black room.

It was a good informative experience. They had a Guinness book of world record showcase. The whole experience was hands on. We tried to break the record ourself. There was good competition amount the visitors of the day. It was for kids as well as adults. You can easily spend 40 mins in this exhibit. The second part of this museum is the animals exhibition there. There was a live lab and many animals and facts about them. Kids will enjoy this more. There was a science lab relating more to physics. There is also a broadwalk and park close by. You can go there from the parking. You can spend the evening there in front of the river.

Fantastic place to visit! Thank you to Kristen for being so educating and kind during our visit. There's plenty to see and do, lots of workshops to attend and a fun nature exchange, so be sure to bring some things from nature with you!

I love this place. It s one of the nice places here in Sudbury. We got the yearly passes last year And the kids love it. They enjoy the forth floor with all the invention and technology and like to play mine craft of the computers. The third floor is also fun with some precious animals including a beaver and a skank. Second floor has bugs and scorpions, bats and butterflies. Some of them you can hold and take a photo. You also get to taste some fried bugs if you hose to. The cafeteria doesn t have too many options but we like the fries and onion rings. I would recommend it.

Awesome theater. Really enjoyed watching Avengers. The IMAX 3D was intense. Annoyingly, a cleaner interrupted our experience while I was enjoying the end credits to try to shoo us out of the film.

So much fun! I hadn't been here since I was a kid, very interesting and the beaver was the star of the show!

Had a great time there.

Various sections (human anatomy and physiology, animal section, butterfly and insects, astrology, and a little bit about local environment... ) well cover visitors' different interest area.

A fin whale's bone hanging from the roof is a WOW...

Participated the flying squirrel show.
The show was brief but the instructor made the knowledge easy to comprehend and remember.
Make sure you won't miss it.

Staffs are friendly and available everywhere to share their knowledge and passion.

My husband and I went thinking we'd spend an hour and then leave...ended up spending 3! The blue coats are knowledge and very willing to pass information on...the bugs are too cool. We couldn't pass up an opportunity to watch the wildfire show in 4K...a definite to-do....we'll worth going!

Very informed and friendly staff, exciting even for adults. This is an institution which should be strongly supported by the community.

Excellent Science Centre! Great info, a few animals, presentations/exhibits/interactive exhibits.

Great fun place to spend the day. Lots of fun things to see and do. We were very sad that they had some animals there. The beaver only had a small display indoors and looked very bored, and the porcupin's space was not much bigger than 10x10. Very sad that they felt the need to have these animals in such a small area. They should get rid of the animals as they are not a zoo but a science center. They would be better off at a sanctuary that can give more enrichment. That is the only reason for the 1 stars. Please make a comment when you visit to help their cause!

Fun and educational for kids of all ages there are things for 4 year olds and like me eleven year olds I go there even on my spare time they have a fun flight simulator also try to go on weekends or after school hours as a student every school will go there its a great form of education and fun

Fun and educational. They don't stay open very late on school days, so it's pretty much for schools only for the week. Other than that, it's pretty fun, entertaining and enjoyable. Don't forget to check out the object theaters!

Just wanted to give you a big thank you for all your help and kindness. We forgot my grandsons jackets in the coatroom and we live 4 hours south. When I phoned the next morning to see if they were there the girl took the info and descriptions in a very very helpful and polite manner and called me back within 5 minutes. They had found them and now my grandaughter who attends Laurentian University will pick them up. I am so grateful for your help and kindness. We had a great experience and bought a yearly pass will definately be back every time we come to visit our grandaughter. Thank you once again.

Evelyn

There is a lot to do here as a family, and it is generally not overly busy.

Great 3d movie experience. My kids were amazed at the jungle wildlife coming right off the screen.

Was depressed that this place is so poorly managed. We paid for a 4d video then they decided to host a wedding reception and they didn't let us in or refund our money and there where nine of us so it was expensive. WON'T BE GOING BACK!!! PERIOD.

I drove for 8 hours from St . Thomas though the smell of horse poo, diesel and other things, for this.... a awesome museum with scenic views of the lake! 4 floors of Awesome entertainment for kids and adults! Offers food, I think daycare, after school activities, cool gift shop, beautiful nature soroundings and beautiful view of the lake great for taking pictures and so much more! It was hard for me to leave, 100/10, totally recommend for solo or family vacation.

They say it is for all ages. But it is NOT! Don't go here if you do not have kids in your group, it is pretty lame for adults looking for a tourist attraction!
The Planetarium and IMAX were closed because of the Wuhan Virus; without that the remaining exhibits were not much exciting at all.

For comparison purposes - the Museum of Science in Boston would rank 95+ out of 100, whereas this one is about 25/100.

Love it and love the science part as well great place to be able to chat with new people staff are very helpful and friendly

Staff had amazing knowledge on their particular branches of science. The building is laid out accessibly and nicely, and the exhibits were very hands on, fun and in depth. We will return.

Its alright the first time visiting Sudbury,but has less to offer with the same old mediocre things inside for kids.

This place is very impressive. I came here with a tour group so I had no idea what I was in for.

This place is pretty similar to the Ontario science center. There are 4 levels to the building. I would recommend you start from the top level and work your way down.

On the 4th level you will find a ton of science related things. You'll get to learn about the human body, space, physics, etc. There are a lot of hands on things to play with on every level.

On the 3rd, you will have the chance to look at lots of love animals. There are beavers, turtles, snakes, frogs, skunk, and some other hands on things again.

On the 2nd, you will get to learn about insects. At the entrance you will be able to find staff holding bugs and offering you to touch them. There is also a warm house where they let butterflies fly around. You get to see the flying towards you. Just make sure to not let them loose by accident upon entering and exiting.

On the 1st floor there is a playground for kids. Not sure how to review it since I don't have kids yet.

There is also a lot of shows throughout the day that you get to sit in and watch.

Overall, I think it is a must see regardless of your age group. It's definitely a good place for kids to revisit.

Science North is awesome! We loved it. If you go you must sign up to polish some rocks.

Even as an adult, you learn so much. This is one of my favourite places to go when I'm in Sudbury. I remember my first trip to Sudbury to see a family friend and she took us here. The experience is always amazing and the staff are amazing as well. Each time I go, it's always something new and I really like that.

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Me:Everything

Expensive, was around 60 for me and a kid. But so much fun, it worth it

Great place to spend with the kids, and be a kid yourself. Lots of hands on stuff to do and see.

I love watching movies here, we seen suicide squad and love it! !! We purchased the big ticket back in January, be warned though if you loose them nothing they can do about it! I was told my tickets were used up and could not be replaced, cause i thought my dad through them out by accident! They actually fell behind my fridge, so they lied to me about being able to look up the tickets and seeing that they were used up! When in fact there were 4 left! No one likes to be lied to!

I have been a member for several years and made donations. Yes, as people stated that there tend to be the usual attractions but they are changing over the years and have bought special exhibits to the facility. They do have special events that are interesting as well.

Unfortunately have to give this place 1 Star. We just visited yesterday and spent $28 each for a very mediocre experience. The staff at the different exhibits mostly ignored us. None offered guidance or information. The butterfly exhibit was very disappointing. All the butterflies were at the top of the exhibit and only two were flying around close enough to get a look at. Not much happening anywhere else. I understand it might be off season, but to pay that much and have such a boring, uneventful experience. 3 of us attended and all agreed it wasn't nearly worth the money.

I love science North it's make some science really fun for all ages. whatever your kids likes to do theirs it's probably here

excellent place to visit filled with engaging exhibits and unique architecture. the center is located on the rocky banks of ramsey lake. i gave science north 4 stars because i believe they could do better when it comes to going paperless - especially for members.

Great museum! Kept my boyfriend and I busy for a while! Learned lots :)

Love, love Science North, enjoyed our many trips there more than our many trips to Science Centre. Blue Coats are great, Canada Day celebrations were always great. Dinosaur exhibit was really great years back, feeding Rosie the skunk Madagascar hissing cockroaches way too cool. Brought some of our own food & bought some. Back when we went your entry to Dynamic Earth was included in the full cost & yes you need a full day to see everything we even went down into the Mines so much fun. Would recommend anyone who's in the area to visit.

Spent the day here to get out of the rain while on a camping vacation. At first I thought the price was a little steep (we got the play all day passes-$35 for adults and $27 for kids), but as the prices included an Imax film and the planetarium show, by the time the day was over I felt it was money well spent. We took in both a film and did the planetarium. But the best part of the day was once we got inside the main part of the building. I expected something similar to the Toronto Science Centre-rammed full of kids, and line-ups to participate in stuff. I was pleasantly surprised that this wasn't the case! There was tons of interesting things to see and do-I felt that it was a cross between a science centre, a museum and a zoo! Not only were there science-based activities, there was a whole floor with animals, reptiles and insects. There were young people called "bluecoats" all around the building, who were very engaging and informative. I was so chuffed by their enthusiasm that I somehow momentarily forgot that I was terrified of spiders and held a tarantula! My 6 year-old niece loved the points program, in which science-based learning earns you points that you can use to pick items like rocks and shells to take home with you. What a great initiative for kids. My only negative about the experience was that we took a break for lunch, and the "cafeteria" looked like it hadn't been cleaned all day, the empty tables were piled with garbage and dirty. We had to wipe a table down before we could use it. But overall, a great place for kids and grown-ups alike!

Piles of hands on exhibits and a beautiful building built into the local landscape. Absolutely worth the price of admission. It was busy for us, midweek, end of July.

Our 5 year old's favourite place! And yes, we think it's great too Excellent eclipse party today, the best place to experience it, free telescope viewing and those with eclipse glasses passing around to those without.

We need to invest more into this place, that's the only way to inspire education over mindless technology.

It's a great place to visit with family and friends. There's always something new to see every time we go for a visit!
We take advantage of the yearly family membership which enables us to visit Science North and Dynamic Earth more often! (plus many discounts on other services such as the IMAX)

4 stars just because it's anlitle bit expensive. I was there with my partner, and my two children 2 and 4 years old = $ 87, but everyone really appreciated it.

Smaller than the Ontario Science Center, but still amazing

Amazing place for family. Our kids loved the hands on learning and all the interactive things to do. The staff were really great too! Might not be an every year thing but certainly worth every penny.

Loved it. Went with my 20 and 22 year old and we all enjoyed it.

Nice experience. However. Wish there was smaller glasses for Toddlers. My grandson was not watching because glasses did not fit him.

Excellent educational stop. Many hands-on displays. Several small theatres explaining various scientific discoveries.
Plan to devote an entire day!

Took my 3 sons once. I am use to the Ontario Science Center

We've been members for years and my kids still love it!

i've been to that place since i was a little kid and i always had a good time there :)

Kids had a blast. A lot of interactive things for them to do. They got to hold a lot of creatures and watch a few of the shows.

So many activities that the kids can experience, it's over whelming and pleasant experiencing them as an adult.

A good place to stop and find out more about nature and the science that goes on around the bay area. Everthing from geology to weather and the impact on animals in the area grate shows ,and a wonderful Imax theater to boot.

I liked Science North far more than the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto. A lot of very interactive exhibits, nothing was out of date, and there was lots to do.

Our family visited Science North on Saturday July 19, 2014. We had a fantastic time. The place was not crowded which for us was a bonus. We saw an IMAX movie on the arctic. The 4D movie on FIRE. We spent a lot of time in the butterfly conservatory. My daughter held several bugs from the "bug" section. We watched the porcupine climb the tree in his cage. We saw a science show. My daugther tried out the bed of nails and the gyro twirling thing. We played all day on all floors. Enjoyed the experience immensely.

The only weird thing that happened was I think a rookie booked us in. First we had coupons so the kids were free. But she charged us for the kids. Then she booked us in a play all day pass but we would have to pay $9.00 extra for the kids to see the other attractions. We should have just got general admission. I still think we overpaid. So watch what you pay for when you enter.

Very fun and educational. Every time we go to Sudbury, the kids insist on visiting Science North. A lot of interactive exhibits and many insects and animals to visit. Want to hold a Tarentula? You can here! The theatre hosts a number of scientific shows that are great for the whole family.

Me and my family love this place love the walk never gets boring