Orlando Science Center
In Loch Haven Park since 1997 (the institution dates to 1960), the Orlando Science Center is 207,000 square feet across floors of genuinely hands-on exhibits — a dinosaur dig, a kinetic zone, a live-science hive — capped by the Crosby Observatory's refractor, Florida's largest public telescope, and the Dr. Phillips CineDome giant-screen theater. It's the city's best rainy-day pick for curious kids.
Four floors in Loch Haven Park, 4.6 from more than 7,500 reviews, and the best value here for a genuinely long rainy day. The on-site parking garage matters more than it sounds when you're arriving in a downpour.
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1955 Loch Haven hands-on science museum with a giant-screen dome
Loud, hands-on and unapologetically for kids, with live demos running through the day and laser shows after dark.
A weekday or rainy afternoon; come on a clear Saturday evening if you want the observatory telescope.
Check whether the Crosby Observatory is open the night you visit — the rooftop refractor is the one thing here you can't get at a mall science stop.
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