California Science Center
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The California Science Center aims to inspire everyone to embark on a journey of learning and exploration. There are more than 150 interactive exhibits in the museum’s galleries.
There are an array of displays to check out -- including ecosystems featuring live animals in living habitats -- as well as experience the opportunity to get up close and personal with the legendary ​Space Shuttle Endeavour in the Samuel Oschin Pavilion.
And guests should be sure to settle in and watch an IMAX movie on the seven-story screen that brings seemingly impossible images to life — from worlds as small as an atom to spaces as vast as the universe.
Admission to permanent exhibits is FREE. (Excludes IMAX and special paid exhibitions). Open seven days a week.
- Nearest Station
- L.A. Union Station
- Address
- 700 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90007 - Phone
- (323) 724-3623
- Website
- https://californiasciencecenter.org/
Take Metrolink to LA Union Station
Take Metro B (Red) Line or D (Purple) Line to 7th Street / Metro Center and transfer to Metro E (Expo) Line.
Disembark at Expo Park station and walk through the park toward the science center.
Take a ride on Metrolink and earn points towards another. It’s easy, and it’s free.
Metrolink Weekends
Kids ride free!
Free train rides for up to three children 17 years old and younger on Saturdays and Sundays when accompanied by a fare-paying adult.
$10 Weekends
Ride Metrolink with the $10 Weekend Day Pass. Valid system-wide on either Saturday or Sunday.
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