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Explore & Discover at the Orlando Science Center!

We recently made a trip over to explore & discover at the Orlando Science Center! It is located in Orlando, FL and was a fun little homeschool field trip. It had been many, many years since the hubs and I had visited there last so it looked like a totally different place to us. Not in a bad way though since OSC is always adding new and exciting exhibits all the time!

Explore & Discover at the Orlando Science Center!

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The Orlando Science Center has been around for about 60 years. They offer fun, hands-on experiments as well as live-action science demos. There are 4 floors of exhibits, giant screen movies, and live action programming for all ages.

From having so much hands-on fun, I totally missed out on taking tons of pics like I usually do and the ones I did get weren’t that great from the kids running from place to place! I had just got my new phone days before and hadn’t even had a chance to really learn how to use it.

Explore & Discover at the Orlando Science Center!

When you arrive at the center, you park in a parking garage then can either take the elevator (teen & I opted for stairs) to go up to the main entrance. Once up top, you walk across a bridge over the road below that is completely surrounded by glass, minus the floor. The teen had a hard time walking through it because she hates heights so much so she grabbed my arm while we walked in the middle of it as fast as we could. It was actually really funny!

Explore & Discover at the Orlando Science Center!

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Once you pay for admission, you receive an armband for each person, which I assume allows you to exit the center and return. We didn’t leave until we were ready to go so I can’t confirm this.

Explore & Discover at the Orlando Science Center!
The middle of OSC. This is on our way up the spiral stairs to the different floors.

Explore & Discover at the Orlando Science Center!

Explore & Discover at the Orlando Science Center!

Explore & Discover at the Orlando Science Center!

Explore & Discover at the Orlando Science Center!

Explore & Discover at the Orlando Science Center!

Explore & Discover at the Orlando Science Center!

Explore & Discover at the Orlando Science Center!

Explore & Discover at the Orlando Science Center!

Explore & Discover at the Orlando Science Center!

Orlando Science Center has many Traveling Exhibits and we were able to see 2 while we visited: Hands-On Harley-Davidson™ and The Wizard of Oz™ Educational Exhibit. Each one was fun and the hubs enjoyed the Harley Davidson one, of course.

Admission price is a bit typical when it comes to museums and such:

  • Adult $19.95
  • Youth 3-11 $13.95
  • Senior 55 up $17.95
  • Student with ID $17.95
  • 2 & Under FREE

Admission Prices and content are subject to change.

They also offer a Science for All – General Admission Access Program where EBT recipients can receive $3 admission per person for up to six individuals.

For more info, make sure to check out Orlando Science Center at http://www.osc.org/, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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Jess Benoit

Jess is a homeschooling mama of 3, wife, gamer, Whovian, Nerd

6 thoughts on “Explore & Discover at the Orlando Science Center!

  • I like adventures like these. Madison and I are supposed to be doing 1 thing a week here in our own state but since we’ve been back from our vacation, it’s been a little hectic. First with her getting sick and then the nasty weather. Oh how I wished in lived in FL so I could go to these things with you.

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    • There are so many inexpensive things to do around us that we could never run out of ideas. That is such a neat idea for you to get out and explore the are around you. I hope you are able to get back to it soon. You have no idea how much I wish you really could come spend a day with us!

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  • I lived in Orlando for a few years and never saw this place! If I get back there again anytime soon for vacation, I will take my son…he would love this place 🙂

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    • Oh really? We were able to go a few times back in elementary school for field trips. You should definitely check it out the next time you are in town. 🙂

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  • We have a science center here in New Jersey too – the Liberty Science Center – and it was always our favorite place to go on field trips when we were growing up. The Orlando Science Center looks like an awesome place to visit as well.

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    • Science centers are always so much fun no matter what age you are! 🙂

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