Kentucky Science Center

Always a wonderful time three floors of tons of fun stuff to do. Perfect to wear your little ones out or for curious older ones. We absolutely love the science center! From the noodles, the climbing wall, the ups truck, the grocery, splash table. Everything is typically well kept and tidy. Very busy place since it's downtown.

The Kentucky Science Center in downtown Louisville is truly one of the best places to explore science with kids and family. From the moment you walk in, you can feel the excitement of learning mixed with fun. There are three floors filled with interactive exhibits that keep children and adults engaged for hours. My kids especially enjoyed the hands-on areas where they could build, test, and experiment. It’s not only entertaining but also educational in a way that sparks curiosity. The staff members are friendly, helpful, and very patient with children. They make the experience even smoother by answering questions and guiding families through the exhibits. Another highlight is the IMAX theater, which adds a whole new level of excitement to the visit. Parking is convenient, located on the back side under the bridge, and members can park all day for only $8, which is very reasonable for downtown. One of the most amazing things is that if you have WIC benefits, the Kentucky Science Center offers a free family membership plan, making science accessible to more families. Overall, this is a must-visit spot in Louisville for learning, fun, and family bonding. Highly recommended!

This place is expensive but awesome. There are so many learning areas for different ages and themes. The UPS Truck was a huge hit with the kids. I felt like the small toddler area needed some updating and a good cleaning but the activities were varied and fun. The grocery area seemed to be very popular. I am not sure how you could keep all of those items sorted and clean. Maybe in the store’s checkout area there could be sorting opportunities. As an adult I loved the upstairs area about personalties, traits, feelings, etc.

A fun little learning center! My husband and I came to Louisville on a recent anniversary trip. We took the tour of the Louisville Slugger Museum and decided to walk down the road to check out whatever places there were to see. We came across the Kentucky Science Center and decided to have a look for a future trip with our younger kids. The museum was housed in an old building downtown, which I absolutely loved! The idea that this building was once something else way back in the day, really intrigues me. The architecture is always an added bonus. The museum is very spread out, which makes it nice because you’re not on top of each other trying to get to things. Highlights: My husband was very excited to see the UPS exhibit. He retired from UPS so he really did enjoy that part of it. Thank you for that 😃 We also adored the little area that had construction vests in you were able to build. So cute! Oh, and standing inside of a bubble at the entrance was also really cool. It’s a great place for the littles and a nice place to come on a rainy or hot day. The downside and the reason I gave it only 4 stars is it seems like there’s really not enough things to do in the museum. Because they are so spread out, it looks much larger than it is. The things to do are very similar to those at other science centers. If you are somebody who lives in this area or may not have been to any other science type centers, then this place is definitely a fun place to go with the kids especially if you are a member. Another thing I noticed is that certain areas were kind of a mishmosh. For instance, there was a space capsule in the same room as animal heads and tusks that were on the wall. Also, in the same room as the mummy? I just thought that maybe whomever set up the museum could have put them more into categories instead of just kind of placing them wherever it seemed like there was a spot to use. In the same room, there was an extremely strong scent coming from the Subway sandwich shop downstairs. I believe that this beautiful building could be revamped into something so much more when it comes to the science center. I think it needs a little bit more when it comes to a tween area as well. Just looking at each area again and placing things more categorically would be wonderful. I would certainly bring the kids here as the building itself is extremely interesting. Overall, I would still recommend a visit here 😃 There is an admission fee and tickets can be bought ahead. Very good for kids. Changing tables in the restrooms. Live performances. Gift shop and theater on the premises. Subway in the building for food. Paid parking garage, parking lot or on street parking. *Wheelchair accessible entrance, parking lot and restrooms

This place is nice to bring people of ALL ages ! Very informative and Cadet Skyler had some great activities! Cadet Abby had an amazing class session ! The kids enjoyed just as much as I did ❤️✨

We went and it was absolutely amazing! The staff was a kind and helpful. They had a lot of really neat exhibits that my 2-year-old enjoyed exploring. They had a water station and on the top floor they have a little construction area which she had plenty of fun playing in. Definitely look forward to going there again in the future.

Our kids had fun and experienced many exhibits seen at science museums and children's museums we have visited across the country. However, I think the museum could emphasize learning significantly more in the new exhibits - for instance, what was presented as a body exhibit had mostly long texts to read about emotion, which my children took nothing from since it lacked interactive learning. In general most of the exhibits seemed a bit light in content. The older exhibits were good but were in need of repair. The lack of seating for a place to eat and the reliance on Subway as a cafeteria was somewhat disappointing. Also, I cannot fully respect a science museum that doesn't have recycling available.

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