Science North Reviews

Awesome place to watch nature movies on massive screen!

Better than the National Science and tech museum in Ottawa.

Iv gone here alot. Haven't been there in about 5 years but I hear it's still great. Cant wait till it's open again. It's a great place to take the kids for there birthday. Also see the nickel mines. It's cool tour.

Nice day for a visit and good times with the grand kids at science north

Bring natural items to trade in at the nature exchange!!!!

I was disappointed.....for the price u pay we did the get to hold or touch anything....didn't see porcupine and not to see

Very recently renovated (start of 2016); the screen has been replaced (no more old stains showing up in white areas!) and the audio has been upgraded. Oh, and updated 3D technology too. Looking forward to taking in more films soon.

not the best
its kinda boring

A great place for kids...very educative and descriptive

Amazing experience, premium beaver, definitely stop by if you are in Sudbury

Almost 90% of the activity are interactive. My kids loves it. Might go back this summer.

Do Not Count on eating at the "food court". Out of everything but fries at 2pm. No salad, no soup no pizza, no onion rings. Kids running it blamed their 2 co-workers for calling in sick. I'm guessing those 2 saw the lack of supplies the day before and stayed home!

Great place to take the kids and it's still entertaining as an adult. I enjoyed it just as much as the children did. The staff are very knowledgeable and explain some of the habits that the animals have. You can definitely spend an entire day and some. They have a lot of interactive games that will keep you busy for hours.

Wow! This is an amazing centre!! Well thought out for all ages. Well worth the day we spent there. The temporary body exhibit is fascinating. The kids were able to hold several creatures in the Insect room. The 3D movie, "Super Power Dogs" was fabulous! It was about several different types of rescue dogs.
Thankfully they allowed us to overnight park our truck and trailer there so it made for super easy access in the morning.

Amazing sound and decent leg room. But it's all about that new laser screen. It's fantastic and huge!

Shows here were great, staff were friendly, the facilities were well maintained. Lots of hands on exhibits for children and adults as well. Facilities were modern and up to date.

I went to see the bodyworks exhibit (which was AMAZING!!). The actual centre itself has a nice array of different exhibits and would be a great place to take kids.

So much to see and do. Knowledgeable staff. The kids loved it.

Great staff. Great place to spend the day with your family

Has always been one of my favorite places since I was a kid and still is enjoyable to go

Great place to bring the children to learn about all sorts from a-z. Awesome hands on demonstrations. Definitely a place to visit when your in Sudbury. Staff are always friendly and knowledgeable. Would highly recommend.

Great place to visit. Lots to learn and so much to do! The body works exhibit was amazing, see it before it goes!

Hands on stuff for younger children! If your there at the right time you can pet a snake or a skunk! Interesting demonstrations. Much smaller than Ontario Science Centre but is more interesting for kids.

The grounds were really beautiful to explore. The theatre was really nice. I was at an event, it was a little disorganized but overall I can't wait to go back and explore the museum

Great experience will definitely return friendly and knowledgeable staff

Definitely a great place to take the family really cool stuff there

$7 for popcorn and $13 for a 45 minute movie was a rip off.

Saw a movie. Seating is good, but a little uncomfortable. Also the 3D glasses don't fit very well over regular glasses. Staff was friendly, except one particular person who lied to some people to get them out of the theatre more quickly. Not impressed.

Lots of very cool interactive exhibits. A great place for young kids and adults alike.

I really like the Imax. The screen is huge, sound is crisp, it's not crazy busy, the seats are comfortable, and there is lots of room. The washrooms are very clean and environmentally friendly. The only drawback is if it is busy and you get a seat close to the screen and off to the side. It can be a bit difficult to see everything when it is like that. I usually go here to watch the big hits again after they leave the major theater.

Offers a wide variety of learning topics for kids and adults with a lot of hands on fun.

This science center caters more so to children and teenagers; its great for a family day trip. There's enough exhibits to keep you busy for about 3 hours. Its slightly too expensive for adult admission. Worth a visit if going with kids, otherwise I found it rather boring for myself.

Great exhibits and friendly staff. Loved all the bugs and the chemistry bit was kind of fun too.

Staff is great and the experience is out of this world!

Felt like a kid again; a clean bright gem of enlightenment and curiosity... in Sudbury, of all places!

There are great hands on exhibits throughout the science centre. So much fun for kids!

went there tons as a kid, great and very educational

For general IMAX shows, it's great. There's always good seats and viewing angles, and the chairs are comfortable.If you're going to see a regular film with no IMAX extras, it's far more expensive than other theatres. The tradeoff is the quiet and less people.

Everything was great...my two boys loved it (Especially the build your own car and race it, Part)...every floor had great stuff and we all had a lot of fun!!!...very beautiful(I personally liked the butterfly aviary room).

Nice facility, great seating and sightlines. Not many people when we were there. Hope they can stay in business!

Great place it is the best scince center we have been to

Most of the displays are older and have seen better days. The body works exhibit is very well exhibited with noticable damage and grime on most of the disply.

What really made this a not great experience is all of the animals on display is habitats that obviously not engaging or natural, and most if not all are kept solitary. It was particularly sad to see the environment the beavers were living in. The lake display at Bass pro shop in Vaughan is easily more ethically put together, which says a lot.

That all being said there is a bed of nails that was simply fantastic on my back and would love to get a similar piece of furniture for my house.

Great place to visit and learn . Social distancing is being observed, so no worries.

Large screen, good seating, and not too busy. Pricing at concession isn't too bad either in comparison to most theatres.

Very interesting place. Has everything you would expect from a science centre but 5 times better. Very good for kids 5-12

I bring my daughter to science north for homeschooling we both love it.

I love going there with my son, glad we get a year pass because it's well worth it! My son is all over the place so we miss stuff every time :) They also seem to add and change things more lately. I'd even argue he loves going there more than the park. I'd love to test one day how long he would stay there if I didn't tell him it was time to leave. Wife would have to stay home tho :)

Great place for the whole family! We loved the IMAX movie!

This place was amazing. There is so much to do there and learn. I love that there is a lot of hands on activities at this science centre. I would totally recommend it.

A superb institution where children get trained in several facets of education with the gadgets made available to them. This is a very good effort to educate the children and helps promote their future in the rilght direction. First I thought it had to be just an exhibition and when I entered the passage and then into the hall my thoughts had to be changed. Actually I went there with my grandchildren and was glad that I decided to visit the place with the future citizens.

If there's one attraction that makes Sudbury special, this is it. It is the epitome of what a science center should be, and it's almost a surprise that not every town tries to get one. I have seen a few science centers (Toronto, Montreal, and Cleveland), and not only is this one comparable in size (I think only Toronto is a bit bigger), it is be best is quality.

Location: Science North is on picturesque Lake Ramsey, built into a cliff that runs into the water. There is a well-maintained boardwalk that goes from SN, along the bottom of this "cliff", and runs to Bell Park and the beach. There is a sailing club nearby, a hospital across the street, a pretty boardwalk through wetland across the other street (Lily Creek), and the University and nice trails are nearby. Overall, a very good location.

Architecture: Science North is composed of two aluminum buildings that are hard to describe the appearance of, but which look like snowflakes from above. There isn't really anything like them anywhere, and even after all these years they look quite good. It's experimental architecture done right. They are connected via a underground passage through Sudbury hardrock.

On the main one, there is also a giant glassed off area over-looking the lake, with circular ramps connecting the floors. In the space between the ramps, they have suspended the complete skeleton of an entire blue whale. At the bottom of the ramps is the exposed bedrock with a fault, showing a feature of Sudbury geology, and proving how the science center is really "in harmony with the land". I took this all for granted when I was a kid (it's fun running up the ramps!), but when I look back, it is truly inspired architecture for a science center.

Exhibits: There are informational exhibits, there is an IMAX screen, and a 3D movie theater (located in a cool underground cavern, with ponds). But more importantly, there are a lot of great interactive exhibits. They are divided into 3 floors - one for geology, one for nature, and one for the human body (with a bunch of other stuff mixed in between).

Here are a few notable examples of things there are on these floors. There is a big aluminum tub-like device where kids can play with sand and running water to learn about erosion and water systems. There is an area where you can play with Kinects and make vehicles that drive around a track. They have a bed of nails, a butterfly exhibit, multiple mini-theatres, and a nature exchange. The nature exchange is great - you collect things from the wild, explain them to the person at the desk, and you get points which you can trade for the cool items they have in stock (I once got a meteorite with my accumulated points). There are also science shows, where they do things with flying squirrels, dry ice, and all sorts of other stuff. They also have tons of animals from the local ecosystem - squirrels, beavers, snakes, etc.

Community: Science North is open to the public, but sometimes it does a lot of special events for the community. In addition to hosting tons of school trips and daycare trips, they do science camps (I got to program Lego robots in one of them!), and they host events. I was part of an Envirothon event hosted at science north, where you get to learn about wetlands, trees, conservation etc. While participating in this, I realized that Science North also plays a big role in the broader Sudbury Scientific community - they have some very nice conference rooms, and though I don't know if they do actual research at Science North, they did have some cool specialized conservation equipment that their staff members were able to show to us.

I don't know how much the science center costs the town, but I don't care - I'm sure it was worth it. The place was great for me growing up, and I think it did a lot for me. The fact that it is so accessible, and never overcrowded is a plus. SN iss something that Sudburians can be really proud of, because I don't think any town has something that is quite the same. The only thing Science North needs is for more Sudburians to visit it!

It is a very good IMAX screen, excellent visual effects and the sound is pretty good.

The IMAX screen seems otherwise, and they'll advertise 3d showings even tho there's no actual 3d projection.

This great place to bring children. My son loved the beaver, porcupine and snake. The food was reasonably priced and my son loved the gift store.

The only IMAX screen in the north. Good documentary films, but could use more new releases. Nothing compares to seeing a blockbuster film on the REALLY big screen.

My son loved there, especially the animal section. We'll go back again.

Very interesting place to visit. Was here while driving through Sudbury during our Ontario road trip. Could have spent many hours more. Nice spot, especially for our kids .

Love this place in the winter months. Get a membership! It's worth it so you can come in here just for a quick visit to the butterflies or to go look at the animals, let the children unwind, stretch legs, take a look at the art work on the walls (changes often). No need to force yourself to get most of out one visit when you can come all year long. And then there is Nightlife on the Rocks..that Rocks!
Too bad it is closed most of the days after school.

Science North is a enjoyable experience for all ages in my opinion. I've went many times when I was younger and as an adult and although some things have changed, it's still a fun time. The exhibitions that come and go are one of the coolest things they have to offer and I strongly recommend checking them out.

The massive screen and amazing clarity are worth any visit.

Awesome place to bring the family !!! Kids loved it!

Very informative. So many 'hands on' opportunities and great for kids of all ages!

I wil be pleased to take my internship program in this great place

I often with my kids and we are always learning something new. There is a little area for infant and toddlers. There is a floor for insect, butterflies and fossils. On the third floor there is all sort of wildlife. The fourth floor has information about the human anatomy, space, technology. And on the main floor they have special exhibits. The building also holds an imax and an escape room. In the summertime there is boat rides the tour lake Ramsay. There is endless activity to part take in. Parking is free for members. I highly recommend becoming a member.

It's a awesome place to go for a family trip or for something to do. It is also a great place for children to learn about things but it's fun and active.

A must see place to visit. So many exhibits for everyone. A great venue for events as well.

Cost: not cheap (2adults and 5year old just for museum cost about $88-90).
Facility: clean
Food: not so good
Staff: blue coats are really enthusiastic, attentive, friendly, and knowledgeable. Just awesome!
Overall: we (2adults and 5year old) spend about 3hrs. We were tired but didn t finish all. Need at least 2-3 more hours to complete everything. This facility is very good at making every aspect of science education fun for kids. My 5year old enjoyed there so much. If weekend, recommend going early in a day so you can touch animals and learn from blue-coat people without congestion. Have fun!

We saw the gremlins then walked around the Christmas light display

Good option to see a movie especially if you're a member

Dissatisfied, went with boyfriend and planned trip around this cuz it said "all age fun" call bs on that. We're young adults in our late 20s and we got looked at with disgust because we had no kids, so I ask how is it all aged fun then? That's discrimination. $67 for an hour tops and disgusted looks from the workers. All except 1. The lady who took our ticket was extremely nice & didn't care about our ages, wish got her name. She was the only redeeming factor of this place.

Been my favorite place since I was 5! The people are always so nice there and all of the animals and exhibits you can look at and play with is amazing. Since I was 8 I would always love going down the stone tunnel with the two pictures, always my favourite part. I just wish they never removed the "wishing well" with all the coins, but I overall love science north!!