Adventure Science Center
A multilevel climbing structure links exhibits on physics, health, earth science, engineering, and space, with a full-dome planetarium for a focused second experience.
Artwork inspired by Red Grooms
The center works best when repetition replaces button collecting. Predict what a launcher, lever, or body sensor will do, test one variable, and explain the difference; the physical layout turns movement itself into part of the investigation.
Begin above or beyond the busiest ground-floor interactives, reserve a planetarium time early, and let children repeat a successful experiment. The climb can be physically and sensorially intense, so use quieter edges when the central tower becomes crowded.
- Adventure Tower
- Multi-level climbing and physics
- BodyQuest
- Human biology made interactive
- Sudekum Planetarium
- Full-dome astronomy programs
Quick guide
- First move
- At Adventure Science Center, begin with Adventure Tower: A multilevel climbing structure links exhibits on physics, health, earth science, engineering, and space, with a full-dome planetarium for a focused second experience.
- Second look
- BodyQuest: The center works best when repetition replaces button collecting.
Build the visit around three specific anchors
- Start with
- Adventure Tower: A multilevel climbing structure links exhibits on physics, health, earth science, engineering, and space, with a full-dome planetarium for a focused second experience.
- Look closely at
- BodyQuest: The center works best when repetition replaces button collecting.
- Connect the story
- Sudekum Planetarium: Climb through science instead of walking past it.
- Plan around
- Begin above or beyond the busiest ground-floor interactives, reserve a planetarium time early, and let children repeat a successful experiment.
Good to know
Adventure Science Center: the climb can be physically and sensorially intense, so use quieter edges when the central tower becomes crowded.
Notice these
- Adventure Tower
- BodyQuest
- Sudekum Planetarium