When here, for a brief visit as our son and his family, do you belong, we took our granddaughter there up to let her play and visit some of the exhibits. They have a wonderful little playground for young children with a lot of hands-on water, activity, and building and climbing which she spent most of the time at we did, then venture over into the section next to the playground, and had some wonderful exhibits there that were very interesting. I would have loved to been able to spend more time to thoroughly go over everything, but it is a wonderful museum. Great for families with children.

I have always made it a habit to try to check out a museum whenever I’m visiting a new city, and most of that time it’s usually a science museum as it fascinates me. Science! (Pls get the meme lol) Anyway I came here on a Monday in the early afternoon. Parking was available ($5) in the lot next to the building though my boyfriend did have to make a couple of turns in the lanes to find one sucker backing out. The walk to the entrance was fairly short, and we made a beeline to the front of the stand as we had purchased our tickets online. I believe it was $21 each for general admission and the world of Leonardo da Vinci. It was getting crowded with families, so I’m glad we did this beforehand to beat the rush. Walking in to the right was your interactive area where you’re able to do cute little projects about puzzles, heat conduction, wave patterns, etc. Super cute, but with the amount of kids just running around the area, I really wasn’t sure how well each area was cleaned properly. Heading straight from the entrance was the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit, which I thought was interesting as it began with a short video then led into another area where you’re able to check out his designs in 3D. This was probably the highlight of the museum in my opinion! Other than that, I guess I was just underwhelmed by the museum. It seemed as though there were parts of it that were closed off or in repair, so the museum felt a little empty. Maybe it would’ve been worth it if we added in the planetarium or submarine experience, but we felt like we already paid enough at that point.

Amazing fun, went here countless times as a kid with family, and most recently on school trips. Great place with countless of interactive experiences for younger children, and lots of more higher level more informative focused stuff for older ones. Few of the top level attractions tend to switch from month to month so its nice to see what's new now and then

We had a shift in our schedule and some family members suggested to go check out OMSI. It was amazing. We spent all afternoon at OMSI and maybe explored about a 1/4 of what the place had to offer. We did do the submarine tour. That was very cool. I would not take small childern, it is very compact and lots of different levels. Also not a fan of small spaces. I did enjoy the history and the wealth of knowledge our tour guide provided. We have plans to go back this summer.

OMSI is great experience for kids and adults too. We saw this year's Orca exhibit. Which was beautiful as always. So much to cover in a day is nearly impossible. We visit every year when they open new exhibit. We used to eat at Theory restaurant but food portion is way smaller we felt this time. We ordered pizzas for 14.95 and we expected to be atleast good enough for one person meal. But it was very tiny pizza of 4 slices only. Though the quality is good as always.

We travel a distance to go to this place and it was worth the drive and value for the money. We arrived around 10 am and left at 4 pm. I have a 5 year old who completely immersed himself in the variety of labs, play area and the exhibits. I also had a great time in the chemistry lab with him.

This is a wonderful place to take the kids. Unfortunately, we were a couple and found ourselves in child's playland of science. I think the only adult thing to see and do was the sub. We were visiting from Chicago and because we are members there, we get access to museums across the country. We decided to check it out and I wanted to see what the Orca exhibit was all about. Turns out it was just a film and the film was only played once maybe twice a day and we missed it. We walked upstairs, outside, and around every corner and got the gist. If you're a couple or a in town to visit this is meant more for families with small children. I don't think our teenager would have been interested in many of the activities beyond just seeing what it does. (You know the 2.5 second time span of teens now) Great way to keep the kids entertained for a couple of hours.

Great museum covering a broad range of topics. There are lots of interactive exhibits for kids to enjoy and learn by experiencing things. The highlight of the museum is the Blueback Submarine docked in the river and taking a tour of it is highly recommended. You can easily spend an entire day here.

Amazing learning center. As a grown man visiting alone, I enjoyed so much. There are many interactive exhibits, including the puzzles! I spent 30 minutes trying different puzzles and they were so fun. The planetarium exhibition requires additional fee, but it was informative and immersive.

I visited OSMI the first time a couple weeks ago. My husband and I, both seniors, enjoyed it. We spent about 90 minutes walking through the museum, watched a starry night presentation, and then a laser light one. Finally had a coffee before returning home. We decided to buy a season pass so we could bring our kids and grandkids. We are looking forward to visiting again. The reason for four stars is if you are paying separately for the entrance fee, then planetarium show(s), and maybe a sub tour, you can easily spend close to $200 for the day for a family of 4. That seems pricey for what you are getting. That is why we decided to buy a membership.