Discovery Museum and Planetarium
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The Discovery Museum and Planetarium is a hands-on science museum in Bridgeport, Connecticut, that serves as both a tourist destination and an educational resource for area schools. The Discovery Museum provides dynamic, hands-on STEM experiences designed to resonate with the innate curiosity, learning desire, and spirit of exploration of visitors, encouraging young learners to ask questions, solve problems, and engineer solutions today so they are better prepared to embrace the challenges of tomorrow. Read more
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Kim Daur C. 2016-01-18My son (who is 1) loves going to the museum! The preschool power play space is his favorite! The new updated exhibit lets the kids explore and keeps...
Jennifer B. 2015-07-06Wonderful summer camp program. Thanks for getting my daughter excited about science!
Thuy Kim T. 2018-04-08We were there for Space Day (April 7th). It was HORRIBLE. Absolute chaos everywhere. Overcapacity and unorganized. Children were running amok like...
Erica Petry B. 2018-03-12We had such a great time as a family my 10-year-old loved it lots to do and the planetarium show is awesome and the instructor was very well-informed...
Ellen Meagher B. 2018-02-27A wonderful morning exploring with our two year old. Clean, lots of hands on spots to explore.
Memo R. 2018-02-11Way better than I remembered it. Instructor/guide was very knowledgeable and helpful. He enjoyed his job, maybe too much, lol! Even saw a political...
Aviva D. 2018-01-29There were parts of this hand-on museum that kept my older kids engaged and curious like no other children’s museum. There were two planetarium shows...
Andrea Hicks K. 2017-11-19We had an event with the Girl Scouts yesterday, it was so much fun! Thank you! We can’t wait to go back and explore some more! Mr Elliott was very...
GK A. 2017-09-04Excellent museum. My son, 5-years-old, loved the zip-lining exhibit!
Moble R. 2017-07-24My son and I went on a few field trips there we love it there..
Maritza H. 2017-05-21It was an absolute blast for the kids and for parents who just want to engage with their kids and not have to worry about how much it's going to...
Matthew H. 2017-04-14It was a place where the history is at with basketball bankshots
Cyrilla A. S. 2017-04-02We have been here several times and we love it. So much fun for children and adults. Space Day 2017 was amazing. So many activities for everyone.
Derrick Elancey Alvarez Smith J. 2017-04-02I had fun visiting. The museum has exhibits to engage an assortment of age groups.
Chaelyn Rae L. 2017-04-02My four-year-old niece LOVED it....enough to fill a 45 minute ride home sharing 'memories.'
Emma M. 2017-02-27It was an amazing learning experience for all ages
Jay L. 2017-02-21Great local museum. Hands on activities for preteens and under. They had a Engineering day on President's Day Great way to take the kids and they...
Natalie C. 2017-02-18The Discovery Museum is, and always has been, a wonderful learning opportunity for people of all ages!
Laura V. 2017-01-30I loved that there were so many activities for children of all ages, they learned so much while playing. Everything was hands-on and age appropriate....
Kim Daur C. 2017-01-23The staff is very friendly and always welcoming. Our family loves this museum, we stop in on a regular basis . Our little boy loves the big bird show.
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Discovery Museum and Planetarium has a total of 3155 visitors (checkins) and 571 likes.
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