California Science Center

Must See

Animal Keeper Louise with a bright green macaw standing in her left hand
Virtual Field Trips
Online adventures for teachers and students
legos
The Art of The Brick
Largest display of LEGO® art!
The dance of the jellyfish (Thysanostoma thysanura) draws the attention of several butterflyfish (Chaetodon ulietensis) in the cool waters of Clam Gardens in the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, in the IMAX film Under the Sea
IMAX: Under the Sea
Let's dive in!
Space shuttle Endeavour parked on a city street
Mission 26: The Big Endeavour
Be inspired!
Hubble Space Telescope in IMAX movie Hubble
IMAX: Hubble
Science in the stars
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More to See & Do
Guests walk around and under admiring space shuttle Endeavour on display at the California Science Center.
Space Shuttle Endeavour
Jewel of the fleet
Father and son pointing at fish inside Ecosystems Kelp Tank tunnel
Kelp Forest
Explore undersea diversity
Side view of a western fence lizard
Ecosystems Garden
Explore L.A.'s ecosystems
One Mercury, one Gemini, and one Apollo space capsule, each on display in its own glass case
Space Capsules
Small spaces, big missions
Spaceshuttle

OUR MISSION

Two girls in a spaceshuttle

The California Science Center aspires to stimulate curiosity and inspire science learning in everyone by creating fun, memorable experiences, because we value science as an indispensable tool for understanding our world, accessibility and inclusiveness, and enriching people’s lives.

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Space Shuttle Endeavour

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Endeavour in orbit with its payload bay doors open and Earth in the background
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NASA
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Exhibits

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Family admiring fish in the Kelp Tank tunnel
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Tracie Spence Photography
Learning made fun

Programs & Education

Connect and learn
A family reaches out to touch a large sea star held by an aquarist
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Tracie Spence Photography
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imax experience

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Visitors wearing 3D glasses in their seats watching an IMAX movie
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Discovery Ball cocktail party in the Wallis Annenberg Building adorned with elevated red balloon sculpture and BodyWorlds inspired dancers
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Nadine Froger Photography
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Space Shuttle Endeavour on the launch pad, with the American flag and an Endeavour flag in the foreground
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NASA/Kim Shiflett
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A plush monkey dressed as an astronaut, a NASA bomber jacket and a butterfly garden kit

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Young kids wait in line to fly their kites near a large fan while at Hands-On Science Camp
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Nathan Alexander