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The South Florida Science Museum
is Your Ticket to Adventure!
Our mission is "to excite curiosity and further the understanding
and appreciation of science and technology."

NEW EXHIBITION!

“Amazing Feats of Aging”
May 23 - August 23, 2009

Explore the mysteries of why and how animals—including humans—age in this colorful, carnival-themed exhibit. Marvel as a computer instantly ages your face 25 years, learn how scientists can dramatically increase the life span of certain animal species, or discover how you can slow down the aging process.

Science Summer Camps
Registration Now Open!

Space is still available for our week-long summer camps for children age 6-11. Select from a range of dates (June 15 through August 14) and a variety of themes. Kids can spend the week as a dinosaur hunter, space traveler, superhero, pirate, wizard, and more – all while exploring the wonders of science! To learn more and register online, click HERE.

World’s Most Advanced
Digital Technology
Comes to Renovated
Planetarium

South Florida Science Museum creates high-tech space exploration venue in honor of donor’s love of astronomy. ...More...

Drop it, Build it, Fly it, Launch it!

Our 10th annual engineering competition on April 25 and May 2 was a huge success, with more than 75 local students participating.

To view a list of winners, please click HERE.

Dozens of fun, hands-on interactive exhibits based on scientific principles challenge visitors' ideas about science and technology. Interactive exhibits show you how to create clouds, generate electricity with a bike, marvel at optical illusions, and build and control your own robot!

Natural history exhibits feature "Suzie," a 22,000 year-old mastodon found in Palm Beach County. Also, authentic and reproduction skeletons of whales, sharks and dinosaurs bring history to life.

Native and exotic sea life from warm waters around the world populate the museum's aquariums, while an acre of naturally landscaped outdoor trails features over a dozen original interactive exhibits. Exciting laser shows and star shows thrill young and old alike in the Marvin Dekelboum Planetarium.

The South Florida Science Museum is proud to offer FREE WiFi access! The wireless signal enables anyone to be able to use their laptop, PSP, smart phone and other wireless-enabled devices to access the Internet for free.

The South Florida Science Museum is a member of the Association of Science -Technology Centers, The American Association of Museums and the Florida Association of Museums.

The South Florida Science Museum offers FREE or reduced admission to members of 250 other science centers and museums around the state, country and the world who are affiliated with the Association of Science -Technology Centers.