Museum of Science
Museum of Science
4.5
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
About
The Museum of Science features over 700 interactive and informative exhibits centering around math, engineering, biodiversity, and more. Watch educational shows and live presentations at the Charles Hayden Planetarium, and cool 4D movies at the Mugar Omni Theater, the only domed IMAX screen in New England. Tickets to the museum include access to films and planetarium shows at a discounted rate. The museum is the departure point of the Boston Duck Tour—combine your museum visit with a cruise along the Charles River to enjoy the city’s best sights. – Tripadvisor
Duration: 2-3 hours
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  • Christopher F
    Rochester, Minnesota24 contributions
    Good not great
    Just visited Jan 23. Museum has some nice exhibits for sure. My main issue it's like 10 times bigger then it needs to be. Like having a 6 by 10 foot tent in the middle of a 50 x 100 room. There's a lot of room for school kids to run rampant and they did while we visited. Ya you can entertain numerous busloads of kids and I think that was the purpose. Nice if teachers are leading their class and real instruction is taking place but the kids were in supervised and it kind of ruined the experience. We took about 3 hours to see it all. Food is poor quality and expensive. 2 cokes, sub sandwich, pita sandwich, small fruit dish, 35 dollars. Imo admission is way to high. 29 for adults, seniors 25. I think 15 for adults is more in line. Hey the Smithsonian museums in DC are free. It cost three of us 79 admission 35 for food. They need to get a hold of the school program. It ain't working.
    Visited January 2023
    Written January 24, 2023
  • Jerri L
    Johnston, Iowa2,148 contributions
    Great space to explore
    Spent the day with our granddaughter when in Boston with her family while her brother was at medical appointments. We have a science center membership in Iowa so we were able to get in with our reciprocity for no cost which was great. We considered the extra movies available but decided to come back if we had time… these were available for a slight add on cost. We arrived around 9:45AM on a Monday morning and the science center parking ramp was filling up quickly but there were spaces available. Love the convenient parking on site. Cost for just over 6 hours was around $25. The science center was not busy and that was nice with a curious two year old. The two year old loved the dinosaurs, wildlife, insects, robotic dog Spot and the building/exploring hands on area the best, but enjoyed exploring every area. She also loved the hand stamps for returning. Anything automated was so cool. We spent about 6 hours checking out everything and visiting a few areas twice. We had a light lunch in the cafe which had a pretty hood menu of options available including her favorites - fries, dipping dots and yogurt parfait. I appreciated having my Starbucks coffee. This was a fantastic way to spend the day and kept her attention with the wide variety of areas to explore.
    Visited March 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written March 14, 2023
  • Kayakman52
    Massachusetts75 contributions
    Excellent displays and many interactive things for kids & teens.
    This is a modern and impressive building that is filled with countless displays and interactive stations on 3 floors to further learning and understanding. Kids were everywhere, some on school trips, and all enthusiastic. There is plenty for both young and old to see and do. In the limited 2+ hours, we quickly covered all 3 floors but had to skip many areas as well as the planetarium and theater. If you found this review helpful, please tap the thumbs up to let me know. Thanks!
    Visited April 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written April 12, 2023
  • fba5
    Albany, New York732 contributions
    Enjoyable visit with family!
    This was an interesting museum which has several levels & wings. We saw many exhibits & a staff member giving a presentation that included a live turtle on stage. One of our favorite experiences was the 4D Theater showing Tiny Giants. Our granddaughter's friend had told her not to miss this! FYI, they do have a Planetarium & Omni Films (IMAX) as well. As we were visiting with family who'd been to the museum many times, we had to pick & choose what to see during the time we were there.
    Visited May 2023
    Written May 20, 2023
  • Daisiesinmyhair
    2 contributions
    The Hive was a downer.
    Plenty of space to walk around without feeling crowded. It probably helped that we went on a week-day. My family was a bit disappointed in the displays. One room was 'the Hive' and there was an actual fake honey bee hive, somewhat like an indoor ant farm from the '80's, but there were several deceased bees left in the hive display and even had a sign saying the hive was 'down' at the time. It was depressing. There just wasn't really a lot to see or do there. The parking was pricey for no longer than we were there. I would skip it if I went back to Boston.
    Visited June 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written June 28, 2023
  • stanpnepa
    21 contributions
    Underrated. Best Science Museum We've Seen. It's Huge! Allow Lots of Time.
    Our last stop on a three day trip. Figured we'd be here a couple of hours (same as the aquarium the day before). After nearly four hours (no time for films, planetarium or live exhibits), we wrapped it up. Go early before the tour groups arrive. Nearly all the many interactive exhibits "worked" (and the few that didn't had notes on them). A great time for our 11 year-old boy and his folks. We didn't even get to see it all. Much better than the science museums we've been to in PA, NJ and NY. Surprised to see this place rated so low. Plus it's more reasonably priced than the other activities in the city.
    Visited June 2023
    Written July 2, 2023
  • somanyplaces
    157 contributions
    Great place for kids
    Museum has many interactive exhibits appealing to children (and every summer camp in the area seemed to be there). The AI exhibit was quite interesting and the IMAX show about climbing Mt. Everest was fantastic.
    Visited July 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written July 27, 2023
  • kimberly215
    Binghamton, New York224 contributions
    Ok visit
    Came here with my 3 kids ages 9, 7, and 3. It was a Sunday and it was crowded. There were only a few exhibits/areas that my kids were enjoying and there were l one waits to play with the interactive parts or when my kids were playing there were kids waiting that made the time feel rushed. We've been to science museums in many cities and this one missed the mark for us.
    Visited July 2023
    Written August 8, 2023
  • Joh
    36 contributions
    Beat kids science museum ever
    Our kids loved this museum. We spent 2 hours there and only got through half of it. They spent a ton of time at the interactive engineering design workshop. My eldest loved the live Tesla coils show, and my youngest loved the brain games exhibit. We will go back when we are in Boston again.
    Visited August 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written August 25, 2023
  • KathiG727
    Belvidere, New Jersey34 contributions
    MUST SEE!
    Best science museum!! Living between Liberty Science Center and DaVinci Science Center I have seen plenty of Science exhibits, but the Museum of Science tops them all. 3+ floors of many different exhibits, tours, shows and hands-on learning. The museum starts in prehistoric times and goes into the future. Great for all ages. There is also a planetarium and Imax theater.
    Visited August 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written August 26, 2023
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LBCdovs
New Jersey296 contributions
Nov. 2023 • Family
Was a little hesitant to come with my kid (6) because I wasn’t sure if they’d have much that interested him…….wrong!

We all had an excellent time. The museum had more than enough things to do and see, for us.

Museum is well organized and has a good flow to it. The inclusion of the movies also was cool. We were able to make a whole day affair out of it.

Actually, even the chicken fingers were decent, in the cafeteria. Wasn’t expecting that.

Long story short, go.
Written November 14, 2023
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Drew K
Ballwin, MO935 contributions
Oct. 2023 • Solo
I toured this kid-friendly museum on a rainy Saturday afternoon. The ticket booth graciously comped my admission when I told the woman that I was a member of the St. Louis Science Center. I watched the Imax presentation of "Everest". The museum was packed with kids enthusiastically working with the interactive exhibits.
Written November 7, 2023
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bordeauxbound
bos91 contributions
Nov. 2023 • Solo
The entire museum is for children 4-12. That’s fine but then don’t advertise it as anything but a children’s museum. Every area is made for an 8 year old to hit a button or something similar to keep it interactive

For an adult, just lather up with antiseptic and hope you don’t get coughed on more than 20 times per hour
Written November 6, 2023
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Micheala B
13 contributions
Oct. 2023 • Couples
We visited the science museum on our last day in Boston and unfortunately I wouldn’t recommend it. The on site parking is expensive ($15 for 2 hours) as was the ticket price to get in ($40 approx). Whilst there are some good exhibits (we liked the space exhibit) we felt some of them were quite dated and the cost of entry was excessive. There is lots of things for children to do and interactive exhibits so I am sure a family with young children would enjoy a visit.
Written October 24, 2023
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JennieCV
Liverpool44 contributions
Sep. 2023 • Friends
Great day out. Lots of interactive content for all ages, not just kid focused. We thought we’d only be there an hour or so, but spent all morning there and loved it. Cafe on site so you can rest between exhibits.
Written September 22, 2023
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Keith T
Danville, CA143 contributions
Sep. 2023 • Friends
I went on a weekend. Thought I was in Disneyland. Little kids everywhere. The main attraction was break dancing competition in the center atrium under very loud music by a DJ and loud MCs.
That aside, this is a museum that is desperate in need of updating. Very old and uninspiring exhibits. All the films cost additional $6 each. The largest and possibly only interactive stage were several Tesla coils firing off arcs with the two main two story size units out of commission. Having a kid lighting a 💡 pedaling on a bike isn’t what I expect at a “Science Museum.” A large T-Rex, a Triceratops skeleton and a lonely replica of the Turkana Boy skeleton in a case against the wall was plain sad.
Save the time and money. Go see the Boston Museum of Fine Arts or Harvard’s museum of Arts (free) as both are fantastic. The Museum of Science is a definite PASS.
Written September 12, 2023
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ruby7172000
Vega Baja, Puerto Rico5 contributions
Aug. 2023 • Couples
We liked different areas of the museum including the section with the animals, the section of engineering, and the AI section.

The museum have many interactive exercises in different areas that all can enjoy.
Written August 26, 2023
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KathiG727
Belvidere, NJ34 contributions
Aug. 2023 • Family
Best science museum!! Living between Liberty Science Center and DaVinci Science Center I have seen plenty of Science exhibits, but the Museum of Science tops them all. 3+ floors of many different exhibits, tours, shows and hands-on learning. The museum starts in prehistoric times and goes into the future. Great for all ages. There is also a planetarium and Imax theater.
Written August 26, 2023
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Joh
36 contributions
Aug. 2023 • Family
Our kids loved this museum. We spent 2 hours there and only got through half of it. They spent a ton of time at the interactive engineering design workshop. My eldest loved the live Tesla coils show, and my youngest loved the brain games exhibit. We will go back when we are in Boston again.
Written August 25, 2023
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kimberly215
Binghamton, NY224 contributions
Jul. 2023
Came here with my 3 kids ages 9, 7, and 3. It was a Sunday and it was crowded. There were only a few exhibits/areas that my kids were enjoying and there were l one waits to play with the interactive parts or when my kids were playing there were kids waiting that made the time feel rushed. We've been to science museums in many cities and this one missed the mark for us.
Written August 8, 2023
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