Museum of Science & Innovation - MOSI
MOSI is Tampa's big hands-on science museum: 190,000 square feet built around Florida's IMAX Dome theater and the Saunders Planetarium, with interactive zones on weather, the human body, and STEAM. It was the largest science center in the Southeast and fifth-largest in the US. It's the go-to indoor, brainy option for a rainy or scorching Tampa day with kids.
MOSI's Santa in Space runs Dec 12 with photos with Santa in Mission: Moonbase from 2 to 6 p.m., first come, first served. The day also has holiday planetarium shows, including one that tracks Santa through the cosmos, letters to Santa sent to the North Pole, a Merry Market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., experiments and seasonal treats.
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Map & parking
A rainy or hot afternoon; line up an IMAX Dome or planetarium show time when you arrive.
Book a planetarium or IMAX Dome show slot as soon as you enter — the dome theater is the standout and fills up.
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