Science City

This place is so neat! Absolutely worth the cheap $16 entrance fee. We spent 3-4 hours here and it was fun for adults and our kid. If you park be prepared for $15 parking fee but it does cover the whole day. We left the car and walked over to other activities that are close by.

We had way more fun than anticipated at science city! When we first entered I was a little apprehensive and worried that we just dropped a lot of money for a subpar museum but as he make your way in and you see that it continues to go on and on and has wonderful interactive installations. We had a bit of sticker shock at the front door when we realized it was $18 per person including children over the age of 13 months. It felt a little salty for a kiddo less than two years old to enter for $18. We were so impressed by the animal installation, water play features, and the toddler playscape that included a small kitchen and changing room. I'm pretty sure we could've spent several hours in the room dedicated to those three years and younger. It was impressively clean and well managed. They even have a small section dedicated to babies only. It was a little hot for us to enjoy the outdoor playscape but they have a great playground outside as well.I only wish that we had more time to continue exploring. You could tell our toddler didn't want to leave. Parking is available at Union Station so you can conveniently see the grand hall while you are there as well.

My 3.5 year old granddaughter loves this place. We've gone twice in the past two weeks, and she wasn't ready to leave either time. She's still young enough to enjoy the make believe play of the toddler area, but old enough to be challenged by the STEM and art projects. Saturdays are a little crazy, but during the week it clears out some after lunch.

They have some good things, but too many of them don't work. A lot of stuff was out of order both times when we visited recently. For the high admission prices, they should do a better job keeping on top of maintenance and repair.

Perfect place to allow kids to experience new and exciting things in a safe environment. Love that there are activities that are designed for every age of kid, as well as families. From the painting room, craft workshop, water table area, tree house and Dino bones area, and more... there is so much to see and do!

Definitely worth your money! If you are going to Kansas City with kids and you have to do one kid friendly I highly encourage you choose this one! Lots of hands on learning. The outdoor play space was fun also.

Read their brochure and you'll learn this is an interactive science experience where children learn... blah, blah, blah. Despite all the educational signs this is an indoor playground. It should entertain children aged 5-10 years old. There are plenty of things to climb up, in, or over. You can crawl, walk, or run on other objects. There are buttons and handles to push or pull. A water attraction to splash in. A bicycle to ride across a cable. A giant hamster wheel. Proving technology is not always for our benefit, you MUST buy tickets online, working through a form that requires a lot of personal info--presumably for later marketing campaigns. The process took twice as long as simply purchasing tickets with a credit card from an employee. There was one, however, on hand to help visitors who had difficulty navigating the online process.

We took our kids age range 1-5 to science city. They both loved the experience. Science City offered lots of interactive experience for the kids to enjoy. We went through a few sections faster due to the kids ages. Love that the kids had hands on learning on a lot of different topics. We spent around 3 hours playing and learning. We could have stayed longer but it was nap time for the little ones.

If you had told me five years ago that I'd be reviewing Science City and giving it 5/5 stars I may have told you, you were crazy. I didn't have any kids yet, and it had been years since I visited. Science City actually opened when I was a kid, but an older one, so even in its early years I never really felt like there was much there for me, but flash forward several years - ahem, more than a decade.. and I found myself on a cold winter day at Union Station in line to get tickets for my family to check it out. My toddler LOVED IT. Like every inch of it. There is a whole room with giant play trains kids can walk through and pretend cook and travel in. There's a dinosaur area where little ones can pretend to be paleontologists. There's even an indoor playground, and a massive water table. In short: it's an amazing play area for kids between the ages of 2 and 10. I think any older, they will begin to lose the magic of it, but for little kids and elementary aged kiddos this place is amazing. Two tips I'll leave you with:1. Arrive early. We got there right when it opened and it was already busy but manageable. I've read some reviews that mention it gets busy and I believe it. We left around 1pm and it was getting really packed. 2. Consider a membership if you are local. We didn't do it this time but I think I will next time we want to go. It's definitely a money saver if your kid likes the space.

This place is super fun for people of all ages. There's many different things to do there. There's fun things to look at and fun physical activities