California Science Center |
90037 Los Angeles, CA, United States of America (USA) (California) |
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Address |
700 Exposition Park Drive
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Floor area | only roughly guessed: 10 000 m² / 107 639 ft² |
Opening times
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daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day | ||||
Status from 09/2012
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Free entry. | ||||
Contact |
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Homepage | www.californiasciencecenter.org |
Location / Directions |
South of downtown Los Angeles, the California Science Center is located in historic Exposition Park, just two blocks west of the Harbor (110) Freeway at the Exposition Boulevard exi Public TransitLeave your car at home. Take public transit! Exit the Metro Expo Line at the Expo Park/USC Station. The Science Center is located 0.2 miles walking distance from the station, on the south side of the Rose Garden.Special Alert Leave your car at home. Take the newly opened Metro Expo Line to the Science Center. We are located at the Expo Park/USC station Driving DirectionsFreeway Map North on the Harbor Freeway (110) (non-carpool lane)* Exit Exposition Boulevard * Turn left to Flower Street * Turn left on Flower to Figueroa Street * Enter Exposition Park 1/2 block on the right (39th Street/Exposition Park Drive) * Follow guest parking signs to the parking structure North on the Harbor Freeway (110) (carpool lane) * Exit 39th Street/Exposition Park Drive * Turn left on 39th Street/Exposition Park Drive * Proceed straight into Exposition Park * Follow guest parking signs to the parking structure South on the Harbor Freeway (110) * Exit Exposition Boulevard * Make a soft left at bottom of ramp to Flower Street * Turn left on Figueroa Street * Enter Exposition Park 1/2 block on the right (39th Street/Exposition Park Drive) * Follow guest parking signs to the parking structure |
Description | Planning Tips The California Science Center is an ideal destination because it has something for everyone - families, school groups, adults and children. Here are a few tips to help make your visit more enjoyable. * The best times to visit are on weekends or on weekday afternoons after 1:30 p.m. Weekday mornings from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. are often busy. * Don't miss our Special Exhibits. They change throughout the year, always offering new and interesting ways to learn about science. * When you arrive, be sure to check at the Information Center for the day's special activities. * If you are with children 7 and under, stop by the Discovery Rooms in Creative World or World of Life for some hands-on learning. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: The California Science Center is a state agency and museum located in Exposition Park, Los Angeles. Billed as the West Coast's largest hands-on science center, the California ScienCenter is a public-private partnership between the State and the California Science Center Foundation. The museum is also an affiliate in the Smithsonian Affiliations program. Formerly known as the California Museum of Science and Industry, the Museum was remodeled in 1998 as the California Science Center. Currently it consists of the IMAX Theater, the Sketch Foundation Gallery - Air and Space Exhibits (formerly Aerospace Hall) and the Science Center itself - including the March 2010 opening of the Ecosystems exhibition wing. Partial list of vehicles on display as of June 2010 Aircraft: * Douglas DC-8 jetliner * Lockheed F-104D Starfighter * Lockheed A-12 Blackbird Oxcart two-seater trainer Serial Number 60-6927 * Replica Bell X-1 (movie prop from The Right Stuff) * 1929 Velie Monocoupe * Northrop T-38 Talon Jet Trainer * Northrop F-20 Tigershark Manned Spacecraft: * Capsule for Mercury-Redstone 2 which carried Ham the Chimp into space * Capsule for Gemini 11 * Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Command Module * Space Shuttle Endeavour (October 2012) Robotic Spacecraft: * Engineering prototype for Viking Lander * Cassini-Huygens planetary probe * Pioneer 10 planetary probe * Mariner IV planetary probe * Pioneer-Venus planetary probe Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center Space Shuttle Endeavour Opening October 30, 2012 While we are building Endeavour's permanent home, a new addition to the Science Center called the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, Endeavour will be on display in the Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Display Pavilion, opening October 30, 2012. Along with the orbiter, the pavilion will feature video experiences and significant artifacts such as the Spacehab flown in Endeavour's payload bay on shuttle mission STS-118. Guests will begin their experience by visiting Endeavour: The California Story, a companion exhibit featuring images and artifacts that relate the shuttle program to California, where the orbiters were built. The California Story gallery will also feature components that flew into space with Endeavour, such as Endeavour's potty, galley and the tires from STS-134, Endeavour's final mission, for guests to see up close. |
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