Arizona Science Center

What's not to like? So much fun running around seeing the exhibits and the Poison one was so interesting.Easy to get to and easy to park. They validate SOME of the parking so that your ticket.

It's a great place to keep cool in the summer. The girls and I had a good time here. We went during the week, and it was nice and quiet. Our favorite things were: the telescope when you first walk in, the bubbles outdoors, the making airplane area with a launcher, the tooting digestive slide, the second floor in the room that had the bed of nails, blowing balls, pulling systems, a stand and spin thing, third floor AI room with Legos and other hands on creative play. The girls got to decorate a postcard that will be adding much needed weight to a space shuttle heading into space next summer, and then it will be mailed to them. The gals working in that room were so engaging with our girls while they educated them at the same time. They really enjoyed hanging out with them. They also had a fun science show. We passed on the squid dissection.The girls weren't drawn in too much over all. A lot of displays weren't working. They had areas you could make thing with, but the supplies weren't replenished from the days prior to participate. The two movies they were playing didn't grasp them at all. They really need to repair a lot of things.Over all a good experience. Just need to repair and update some things.

#ScienceWithATWIST@UrbanDesertFlora@YELPPHOENIXFor a geek like me, this was a dream event. My guest and I got to dress-up, walk through science, make some "magic" and relive a bit of yester year.This was my first time at the AZ Science Center. Just being in the multilevel Science dome would have been enough, but getting a chance to play, create, dance, and donate to the center was awesome.Besides the DJ and ample dance floor, my favorite thing was listening to the various sounds the stomach makes! There were so many beautiful people dressed in their prom finest and most medieval. I didn't get to see the winners of the costume contest but I can't imagine that picking a winner was an easy task.I hope this same theme happens again next year. I've already started creating the perfect costume in my mind.

My husband and I attended the Prom: A Science Soirée at the Arizona Science Center as I won the tickets via the Yelp Elite Ticket Giveaway. At arrival we could hear the music and noticed there were several attendees dressed in full prom attire. We were able to walk around and enjoy the Science center as it was closed for the event! Overall a fun experience!

Granted it was the 4th of July when we went, so we basically had the place to ourselves and we were loving it. My husband is active duty military so my family of four got in for free! The only thing we had to pay for was parking at the parking garage that was on site and they validate the first two hours so we only paid $5. If you want, there is a valet service there that charges $20 to park your car for you, which I found unnecessary for the day we went but can see it being a small expense for not having the headache of looking for parking on a busier day.We walked in, and it was one of the hottest days of the summer so the cool AC inside was so much appreciated. We enjoyed all the exhibits on every floor and didn't feel rushed to view and experience them either. There were a handful of worker around each major exhibit and they were so helpful and knowledgeable. My kids enjoyed the teaching moments each of them were given by the staff, especially in the physics section. They had interactive activities that kids and adults could do, so it made it fun for me too. The ocean experience was so thought out and well done with each kid getting to register their name and get their own wrist band and choose their adventure with the sea animal of their choice. It was a little difficult and finicky to use the wristbands and they didn't read well or quickly so you had to just carry it around and be patient at each station, no biggy. Everyone was so nice and the place was so clean and cool inside that we forgot it was 120 degrees outside. Take your kids here for a great and fun learning experience and you'll enjoy seeing them fall in love over science.

This was such a fun stop for our family on our short visit to Phoenix. Everything was bilingual in Spanish, too! We were there during snow week which seemed to be much anticipated by people there--which cleared the way for us to play and explore inside since we are from a snowy area anyway. We loved the sound area on the top floor and really loved the flight area and the natural disasters area. There was so much to see we could have spent days and had we been Phoenix natives we would have gotten a pass. The kids loved it!

Went to a show this weekend and they handed out DIRTY 3D glasses! This is awful and disgusting. Especially during Flu season! Will think twice before coming back!

I waited a few days to process my visit with my two young kids before writing this. After much thought, the Arizona Science Center was quite a disappointment from what I recall it being prior to Covid. We arrived on a Monday just before noon. They weren't terribly busy, so I figured it would be a pleasant visit for the little ones. We spent about 3 hours there visiting each floor. There were a good amount of exhibits either not working or under construction. Even though it was at the beginning, both children enjoyed the American Airlines area where you can build and test fly your very own paper airplane. There weren't very many volunteers or workers to ask about the exhibits that weren't working, so we did what as could and moved through. Like someone else stated in the reviews, things are dated and could use a remodel. I first visited in 2012 and the exhibits and displays that were there then are still there. On the most recent visit my eldest asked as we walked through why so much didn't work. No idea buddy, no idea, but for $50 everything should be going! I asked my eldest if he would be interested in returning and it was a no. They do validate parking for Heritage Parking garage, however I believe it only covers two hours because I still paid $5 when I exited.

Always enjoy going to the science center! It's a fun spot for kids! Toddlers I would say not much to do but they can still enjoy and would need help with some of the interactive games they have. They added some new rooms so that was fun to explore

I loved how interactive and informative this place was. I definitely decided to come here solely for the bubble exhibit and I was a bit disappointed that there wasn't really any learning from it. Just a bunch of different toys to make different sized bubbles. I really expected more from it since it's called "The Science of Bubbles." There was a lot of interactive exhibits inside. While they are more catered towards children, I still had fun with them. However. there was multiple exhibits that didn't work properly or was missing props so you couldn't actually interact with it. This place has a great starting idea on what to do, but the execution is missing its mark.