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Science Center of Iowa

The Center hosts six different experience platforms including Science is Where You Find it (including exhibits Kitchen Chemistry and Physics in the Field), When Things Get Moving (including Design a Propeller and Robot Run), Who are We? (including Color my World and In Your Genes), Why the Sky? (including Cosmic Video Jukebox and Viewing the Night Sky, in addition to planetarium shows in the 50-foot dome), Small Discoveries (including Bubble Bay and World of Wonder, all geared toward children 7 and under), What on Earth? (including Iowa Habitats, Ant Farm, and the WHO-TV Weather Studio) and limited exhibits in Principal Hall.

Address
401 W Martin Luther King, Jr. Pkwy
Getting there
Court District downtown
Hours
Tue-Sun 9AM-4PM, Mon closed, Closed Easter Sun, 4th Thu in Nov, 25 Dec
Price
$20, aged 2-12 and 65+ $15

Listing from Wikivoyage: Des Moines, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.