Miami Museum of Science
3280
South Miami Avenue
(305) 646-4200
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Miami's Science Musuem
Hours:
Open daily 10 am- 6 pm
Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Admission/fees (includes museum and planetarium)
Adult: $9
Student: $7
Senior: $7
Children 3-12: $5.50
Free for children under 3.
After 4:30 pm: Half price
Learning is a blast at this nationally recognized
science center, which has more than 140 hands-on
exhibits, a wildlife center that is home to 150 live
animals, and a 250-seat planetarium where visitors
can explore the
universe.
From robotic dinosaurs to virtual-reality
basketball, there's something for everyone. Visitors
can metamorphose into TV meteorologists, tap the
power
of fully-loaded CD-ROM computers, and hold global
video conferences. Picking up pointers on physics,
electricity, sound, light, health, and South
Florida's unique ecology can be amazingly fun.
Established in 1950 by the Junior League of Miami as
a children's science
museum, it grew quickly and moved a few times. It is
now located on three acres of the historic Vizcaya
complex under a long-term lease with Dade County.
The Space Transit Planetarium was constructed in
1966 and soon became the world's leading facility of
its kind. Now the museum, which started in a
house and later moved to the Miami Women's Club
building, is reaching new heights. In association
with the
Smithsonian Institute, the Miami Museum of Science
is in the process of creating the country's first
international science center. And, in a nod to its role
as the crossroads of the hemisphere, the Science
Center of the Americas will use multilingual
presentations and cutting edge technology to explore
South Florida's unique linkages to the people and environments of
the Caribbean and Latin America.
Currently, the
planetarium offers international television
programming. There is a free live star show
every Friday at 7:30pm. And, weather-permitting, you
can see the moon and the stars through telescopes in the observatory Fridays from 8-10pm. Laser shows
cost an extra $6 for adults and $3 for kids
3-12. The museum, which has handicapped
access, takes about three hours to go through and is
great for a rainy day.
