Rot Room

Traffic Alert: December 10th, 11th, and 12th, expect heavy traffic in and around Exposition Park. Parking is not guaranteed. Please plan accordingly.

In accordance with the City of Los Angeles ordinance, guests 12 years of age and older must show proof of full* COVID vaccination or a negative COVID test** taken within 72 hours of the visit to enter the California Science Center. Guests 18 and over must also show valid ID. Per Los Angeles County mandate, face masks will still be required inside our building despite vaccination or testing status.

*Full vaccination is 14+ days after receiving a one dose vaccine or 14+ days after receiving both doses of a two dose vaccine.

**At home COVID tests not accepted.

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Image attribution

Chloe Benko-Prieur

Image attribution

Chloe Benko-Prieur

Mother and daughter observing exhibit inside the Rot Room

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Tracie Spence Photography

Come watch roaches, sowbugs, millipedes and bess bugs transform a log into a mass of rotten wood, or examine maggots and dermestid beetles feasting on dead organisms. Every living thing dies and decomposes, and in the Rot Room you can get up close and see how materials break down, maintaining the continuity of life.