Science City at Union Station

30 W. Pershing Rd., Kansas City, Missouri

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30 W. Pershing Rd., Kansas City, Missouri
816.460.2020
SCIENCE CITY HOURS
MONDAY - SATURDAY	10 A.M. - 5 P.M.
SUNDAY	NOON - 5 P.M.
HOLIDAYS SCIENCE CITY IS OPEN
INDEPENDENCE DAY	JULY 4, 2019
LABOR DAY	SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Children's Museums, Museums, Science & Special Interest Museums
Accessible:yes
Downtown/Midtown/Plaza
$ (Under $40 for 4)
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Let curiosity be your guide as you explore this dynamic, hands-on science center! Kids of all ages will experience the amazing world of science first-hand through fun and engaging exhibits and programs. Start your lifelong love of science, learning, and discovery at Kansas City’s Science Center, Science City!

Kansas City’s Science Center, Science City at Union Station Kansas City, is a dynamic, hands-on science center featuring nearly 200 individual interactive exhibits and daily programming. Kids of all ages experience the amazing world of science first-hand through fun and engaging exhibits and programs. In addition to changing monthly themes and daily programs/activities open to all guests, the science center offers onsite curriculum-based programs to school groups (K-12), outreach programs, and an onsite 8-week science summer camp. STEM education is at the core of everything in the science center, be it exhibits, demonstrations, classes, shows, presentations, or special events and programs. Annually, 200,000+ guests visit Science City.

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