- Challenger Center
- Not many cities have a Challenger Center, an idea conceived as a result of the Challenger explosion in January 1986. Expensive, but a unique experience for aspiring astronauts or NASA engineers!!
- Missouri Botanical Gardens
- Obviously, has a wonderful selection of plants and flowers
Has a great playground for kids - Butterfly House
- Kids love identifying the butterflies
Has a great classroom with a variety of activities
Good movie about butterflies, too - Magic House
- FREE on Every Third Friday after 5 pm
What can I say? It's the Magic House, one of the best kid's places in the U.S. - Mastodon State Park
- FREE
Did you know dinosaurs roamed this area? The proof is at Mastadon park. See what was discovered when Highway 55 was developed. - Melvin Price Locks and Dam
- FREE
This was an unbelievable find. We took our class here this past school year. Oh, my gosh! Were we all impressed. You need to go. Again, I think we were just amazed at to find something else that no one in our group had seen before. - St. Louis Science Center
- FREE
Some areas have fees
A great place to visit - St. Joe Mine
- Besides learning about the the history of mining, and Missouri's role, the St. Joe Mine has a world class rocks, mineral and fossil collections. Students and researcher from around the United States come here to see this collection.
- Space Museum - Bonne Terre
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Science Attractions - Updated 7/5/2023
These places are science-oriented. They may be museums, gardens or unique centers.
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