Museum of Science

I visited the Museum of Science for the second time during my last trip to Boston. The first time I had gone was during a night where college students got free admission. Needless to say it was a zoo that night so I didn't really get to enjoy everything. But thankfully this time around I did.

The Museum of Science has something for everyone. Many of the exhibits are interactive, which is great for keeping children busy. During my visit there was a traveling chocolate exhibit, which gave an extensive history of chocolate and its uses around the world.

There are some parts of the museum that require an additional ticket not included with general admission, but I think they're well worth it. In addition to general admission, I purchased tickets for a planetarium show and the butterfly garden. At the planetarium, I watched a show with lights synchronized to Lady Gaga music, which was really cool. The butterfly garden is a bit cramped, but it's a nice peaceful break from the rest of the busy museum.

Other than the exhibits, one of the best parts of the museum is its scenic location near the Charles River. You get a beautiful clear view by an exhibit that demonstrates how the dam under the bridge works. Oh, and you can also go on a Boston Duck Tour from the museum, which is both on land and in the river. That is something else I highly recommend.

The gift shop is cute and has some nice trinkets. I picked up some souvenir magnets for the chocolate exhibit I visited. Also in the gift shop area is a Starbucks stand and a small food court. I also like that you can rent a locker for a small fee so you don't have to carry around bags or souvenirs while you explore the museum.

The museum is easily accessible whether you're using public transit or driving. It's a short walk from the Science Park station on the Green Line. There's also a parking garage.

If you're in Boston and only have time to visit a few attractions, make sure this is one of them.

GF and I went to see the DaVinchi exhibit. A large collection of replicas made from his drawings and notes. As well as insight into his artwork. A wide variety of ideas for many practical uses. He was a veey talented interesting man.

Waking up pretty early to start our Boston adventure, AT and I crossed the Charles River Dam Bridge from Cambridge and made our first stop at the Museum of Science. We noticed that not only were we up but a bunch of elementary school-aged children were too, clearly visiting the museum for a field trip. We had no issues perusing with the crowds though and since we had a busy schedule, we limited our stay to three hours (meaning we didn't get to check out all of the exhibits).

We went through the Dinosaurs, Colossal Fossil, Conserve @ Home, Mathematica (c'mon, I was with AT, after all), Seeing is Deceiving, and the Light House exhibits and saw the Lighting! show, which was pretty amazeballs. Our favorite of everything we saw was the temporary Photography of Modernist Cuisine exhibit, by Nathan Myhrvold. The collection of vivid images of food, captured with such a creative eye, blew us away. We are both in love with food. We enjoy eating others' food, especially with carefully and affectionately prepared, and we get excited making food for ourselves. These photos were truly stunning. If you have the chance to catch this traveling exhibit, do it. Or just buy the book.

On a future trip to Boston, I would like for us to come back to the Museum of Science to see the other permanent exhibits that we missed. We will probably be with our little guy, so I am sure he'd enjoy seeing some of the live presentations that the Museum includes in the price of admission. This place is a playground for adults and children alike, whether or not they're really into science (which, admittedly, I am not... gasp! :P).

[#Yelp365: 34/365]

Pretty much everything about this museum meets the highest standards.  The exhibits, displays, educational opportunities, all of it.  While  much of it is geared toward children and youth adults will have a great time here, too.  

Many of the exhibits are interactive and the question "why" is a constant.  Gift shop and cafe are also great.

If you can, allow a full day here.

I can't begin to tell you how much my kids and I love this place . We have been here every week this summer and without their low income family program that wouldn't be possible . There's always activities and you could spend days here . So well run , clean , fun , and of course educational. We just went to the body worlds exhibit and it was amazing. We also just went to the laser Pink Floyd show at the planetarium and that was also amazing . It's about an hour and half trip from our home in Whitman but always worth it . They have lockers so you don't have to carry around all your stuff . They have clean accessible bathrooms at every turn . Our next visit we want to see the star show at the planetarium and the Omni theatre because even though we've been about twenty times in two years we have yet to check those out . My favorite park is the real triceratops.

What's not to like? Bring your kids, girlfriend, wife, and/or friends here. Since they close at 5 pm, my suggestion is get here before noon. We got here around 1:30 pm and that wasn't enough time to see everything when they closed at 5 pm.

When they close, they don't have any grace period, they start blocking off exhibits and announce on the intercom every few minutes reminding you that it's closed. I wish they give at least an hour for  the people who are inside to finish up.

Take your time here and really enjoy the things you see. It's amazing how many things humans can achieve and discover.

The cost for a one visit is $25 dollars. The museum is huge and has a lot of interesting locations. Everything is kept clean and smells good. There are a lot of activities to do and learn. They have electricity, animals, prehistoric times, motion, and health. You can see the Da Vinci painting and learn about what he did. This place is really cool.

There is a lot to do here so if you plan on visiting make sure you carve out several hours so that you can thoroughly enjoy it. Aside from the main attractions there are also some side attractions on a variety of topics like presentations and movies in interactive experiences and some of them require an up charge and you can purchase tickets right at the respective booths for them or you can purchase in advanced upon entry.

The layout is like a multi floor maze with different rooms and sections. The only other science museum I've been to is the Hall of Science in New York and this one seemed more updated and modern in terms of the exhibits and better and keeping our interests in general. I feel it's best for children in the elementary and junior high school range as older children may be a bit bored as they've already learned a bunch of these exhibit topics in school but it was still cool and educational even to me as an adult.

There's an elevator for convenience which is a blessing to me as I had our toddler with us in a  stroller. There are lots of clean bathrooms equipped with changing stations as well as water fountains. We started at the bottom and made our way up until we had explored the entire museum (not including side events). We would have spent a bit more time there but the kids were getting hungry. There was a cool playground on the last floor as we were about finished with exploring so that assisted in tiring my toddler out a bit. The most interesting exhibit by far was the lightning show. I also thoroughly enjoyed the pop art and food exhibits too.

Excellent museum.  I spent four hours there in one section.  Kid friendly, but also good for childless adults like myself.

The staff is friendly.  Much more so than the museum of fine arts who act like they are doing you a favor by allowing you to be in their presence.  My experience here was so much better.  

We got hungry so we had lunch in the cafe.  The food is good.  Decent salad bar.  

We are going to buy a membership.  It's a pretty place, fascinating, and has a planetarium too.  If you like science absolutely worth a visit.

I would have rated the museum at 4 stars given the quality of exhibits BUT the customer service was so atrocious, I had to rate it lower.

I'll start off by saying we're members.  I bought a membership online to receive the reciprocal RI benefits (Roger Williams Zoo, Children's Museum) so this was our first visit to their facility.  Being a member, I assumed I'd be greeted with some type of politeness in the very least.  The front desk was of NO help.  There was no line and a bunch of empty ticket machines.  I wasn't sure what to do so I stood there and eventually one of the 5 employees chatting behind the desk walked over to ask what I needed.  I was told if I was a member to just bypass this part.  Later I discovered even members have to purchase tickets to Butterfly Garden and the 4D theatre- which wasn't explained to me at the entrance so a BIG inconvenience.    That place is huge and walking from the 4D theatre back to the front was a ridiculous PITA.

Now for the exhibits, we saw the Triceratops skeleton which was cool and the dinosaur area was pretty cute.  Small but detailed.  The space area was also cute- small and detailed.  Obviously I was there for my 3 year old so we were a bit more selective on what areas we explored.  The play area was great! Turtles, frogs, science experiments, books, a bee area,music and more.  Very fun!  The cafe was impressive and offered several selections.  Prices are insane but that's expected.

We went on a dreary Monday around 10:30am and it was pretty dead in there so I'd recommend that day and time for sure!