Lafayette Science Museum is located in the heart of downtown..serving as playful portal into a vast universe of discovery, the museum provide planetarium shows, and its super informative . Its gives the information about the night constellations to experiencing the Wonder s of a space flight. Itsa very nice place to bring your child.

Shockingly low price for such an experience! The tickets are full-day passes, so you can come & go throughout the day as you please. One could easily spend 3 hours here. My 3 children (7, 2, & 1) enjoyed it immensely, as did my husband & I. Pace yourself! So much is hands-on. The museum exhibits are designed for a variety of ages. Dont miss the planetarium show at 4:PM! You have to be back there at 3:50 PM to get in. We arrived right at 4 & missed it. We WILL be back!

Downtown Lafayette so its within walking distance of parking and other places to visit. Admission prices are reasonable, staff is very friendly and helpful. Lots of hands on activities and interesting exhibits. Loved the Acadiana 360 virtual reality experience and the big screen that put you in the picture (forgot what the exhibit was called). A must do when in downtown Lafayette.

They were so nice and Mr Dave took the time to answer all of our questions! Perfect location too easy parking nice restaurants near by - walking actually. Lots to do in museum too! We will be back

Amazing gem in Lafayette- Dino exhibits, planetarium, virtual reality, fossils, gems, meteorites- very modern and sleek building. Highly recommend for a fun and interesting afternoon!

Amazing science museum. The staff is amazing and the planetarium show is very good. Admission for my kids was only like $2 a piece and they had a blast and we gor hours of entertainment. They have real dinosaur skeletons!!

Great place to visit, very informative and interesting!

I visited in September with my family. The place was very nice and informative. Theres a few different things to see and do. The planetarium presentation to very fun. Looking forward to going back one day.

We loved large screen where all aninals comes alive. Planetarium is very nice too, good introduction to a night sky

Well thought out facility on three floors. Admission prices are a bargain with special rates for senior citizens. The always interesting exhibits change on a regular schedule, so check ahead for your favorite interests. The planetarium is a great venue for educating students about the wonders of the universe. The curator is knowledgeable and answers any questions your may have after program ends. Rated five stars for cleanliness.

The staff was super friendly and helpful but not that really a perfect place.

I would not return to this museum for one reason and one reason alone, the front desk staff. The lady who helped us had to be one of the most disengaged people I have ever come across in a museum. It was shocking. No greeting, no smile, nothing.My kids had a good enough time, but I wont be back.

The planetarium was exciting and informative, it displays first hand experience with the universe while learning. The dinosaurs were my favorite part of the tour.

Nice museum given city size. Inexpensive.

Alot of work was put into this place. Its 2 stories and full of knowledge. It also had vr where you can look underwater, around the world . Again alot of things to learn. They had a 45 min video, however we didnt attended it because we was on a schedule. Id recommend it to others.

Nice place. Very educational. .

Kids had a great time here. Only wish they lowered the age limit on the VR equipment (5th grade and up). Also check out the planetarium at 4pm, great experience overall

The parking lot is big, and the perfect place for a family BBQ. If anyone wants to grill out and look at a science museum, this is the place to go!

Thoroughly enjoyed our visit with our two kids. It was insect day and the staff were wonderful. Definitely will return.

Very clean nice museum. A beautiful planetarium with professional moon and star shows. Gift shop open has great science gifts.

Might be more worth it with a tour guide or to visit the planetarium. Not a lot of info by the non-biological displays, like the geological and astronomical. There is a very interesting interactive map of the topography of trails near the area, but that would helpful with you when you are actually hiking. Cant take it with you or access it on mobile.

Now with the new VR setup, this place is even better. I love the museum. The planetarium is one of my favorite things to do, even as an adult. Kids love it too. Support this local museum and lean some cool stuff along the way.

Im an adult and I loved this museum! They have a great virtual reality section with educational and fun stuff for kids and adults alike. They also had an excellent bug exhibit. Lots of other cool stuff. Oh and dont pass up the chance to see the planetarium! Coolest part of the place. It will spark your childs love of space!

Great interactive displays. You gotta try the Virtual Reality booths!

Great place for families and those interested in learning about our planet and history. The staff is great and super informative.

It seems like there are a few exhibits being worked on, so it seems very small, and there were fewer interactive displays than I thought. However, what they do have is pretty cool! Lots of reading, so not great for small kids, but the adults enjoyed it. We werent there for a planetarium show, but well definitely be back next time were in town! Note: currently they only accept cash, so be prepared

This place never disappoints! Wonderful exhibits, staff and planetarium shows. Hours of entertainment at a crazy low price. We had a birthday party for my son a few years ago at a VERY reasonable rate.

Great Experience! Glad I found this place to stop and adventure.

We have annual passes to the science museum. Its only $50 for up to 6 people. Well worth the money. They have shows in the planetarium every day, and plenty of things to look at such as how oil rigs operate, dinosaur exhibits, meterite exhibit, animal skeleton and skulls, an insect exhibit called crawl space, and more. They also have exhibits come in a few times a year as well. Check their calendar of events on their website.

No parking and if you call to ask about it they are very rude.

Nice place for kids and sometimes adults; who knows. Love their shows and other scientific stuffs

Phenomenal place for the family. Our yearly membership was well worth it & more than paid for itself. It allowed is to visit frequently. We all enjoyed the visits.

Amazing place to go with your family and it is fun to just look around and see the great stuff, like the planetarium as well as the vr area which I personally enjoyed!

I love this place. Mostly because my kids love it so much. Theres lots of stuff for them to do. The prices are a little high if you have multiple kids, but for an every once in a while thing, its awesome.

Perfect afternoon for my grandsons who were entertained and entranced. Thanked me and hugged me and said, Thank you, Grammie, we had the best time.They loved the virtual reality opportunities, and the planetarium show. They laughed as they shocked each other with static electricity. I loved the History of Space Travel all the way back to Gagarin and the Mercury 7. Inexpensive, well planned museum in modest space. The staff was excellent, friendly, patient, and informative.

Really enjoyed planetarIum show as well as all the other exhibits they had today. The host for the planetarium show was very upbeat and informative. I think a laser pointer would be a better tool than the little light they use though.

4.5 stars, actuallyWe hosted a birthday party here recently. The kids LOVED the Engineer It! exhibit and would have stayed more time if possible. The staff was super friendly and very helpful once we arrived. They provided us a cart for unloading, setup tables and chairs to our liking, and walked around helping the kids at the exhibit during the party.Deduct 1/2 star for being not-so-organized when we made the reservations. It took a couple of phone calls to get everything straight.But for a great price we got a nice room to ourselves for 4 hours, and full access to the museum. Great deal and the kids had a blast. You cant beat that.

Fun place, wish it was bigger for more attractions. But great use of space otherwise! Director Dave Hostetter is very engaging!

An awesome presentation in the planetarium

Its a pretty neat place for a brief afternoon outing. The planetarium presenter was fantastic! He was upbeat, informative, and really receptive to answering questions.

Small but well with the 5 dollar cost. The virtual reality exhibit is awesome. Great job Lafayette.

I attended the Southern Board Game Fest here and it was a fantastic venue.

This place is super exciting. Didnt know it was here. Had a GREAT Time. Thanks

Had an amazing time with my sweetheart. we were able to enjoy and enteract with displays at leisure. clean, friendly, will enjoy another visit.

I just spent 6 hours here (minus about 30min for lunch at the pizza place a couple of doors down) with 2 of my grandkids (ages 6 and 10.) They loved it! We saw 2 planetarium shows, The Magic Treehouse, and The Sky Tonight. I wasnt sure how the 6yr old boy would do in the 2nd show, which is aimed more at older kids, but the curator, David Hostetter, made it very interesting and he was so engaged he was even answering questions that Mr. Hostetter was asking, and remembering the names of stars that were pointed out. Some of the other exhibits that held their attention for a lot of time were the Virtual Reality games, the robot arms, the Crawl Space (with live insects and other creepy crawlies), and the Nano exhibit (especially the magnetic particles and the block city on a tilting table.) The last thing we saw was a very large TV screen where they could see themselves and interact with dinosaurs on the screen. They could have kept playing with those dinosaurs for at least another 30min, but the museum was closing. We will certainly go back another time.

The price was right, but you know it seems scientist sure do offer a lot of guess work and use words like believe, theorize, suppose...it sounds like guesswork. ANYWAY the V.R. booths were cool.

Its very fun, you learn mostly about paleontology and geology, but you still learn about most sciences overall.

Love the science museum and the things they do to help promote science education in the area. Very cool exhibits, a really nice building, and the planetarium is awesome.

Amazing place to spend a couple hours. Wonderful for the price especially!

Great place to bring your kids, I was there for an amateur radio forum.

Great fun for kids and adults. Very, very reasonable entrance fee.

Very nice been 15 years since I was there had a blast with my kids

The best place for young and old who are curious about the world around them. From fossils to local Louisana history the exibits people that work there are amazing!

Wish there was a bit more to it but its a great place to bring your children there are lots of interactive displays

So many exhibits, the planetarium was very enjoyable we always have a wonderful time .

Very nice 2 story building,wish they would get exhibits from other museums.

Pretty cool place. The planetarium was great.

Its great but needs more things to show

Very surprised. Great price and very interesting.

Loved it, went on a field trip and will be bringing other kid

Awesome place

It was cool and awesome to know people know to do everything

Exhibits change during the year. Good planetarium.

Okay for one time. Loved the planetarium

Everything is exciting here, very nice and awesome museum.

Great museum and the planetarium showings are awesome!

It a good place for kids to visit and enjoy

Very cool place for kids.

My kids this place! I love this place! !!

Its not too much but its enough to wow the kids!

Amazing entertainment for everyone

Fantastic

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Wonderful attractions!

Awesome experience here

Very small