Best Science Centers & Discovery Zones

Explore the best best science centers & discovery zones options for kids and families in Waukegan

Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County

Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County

Interactive exhibits on local history. Museum with interactive exhibits on Lake County history plus changing art & pop-culture displays.

1899 W Winchester Rd, Libertyville, IL 60048, United States

Dinosaur Discovery Museum

Dinosaur Discovery Museum

Dinosaur skeletons, specimens & exhibits. This museum focusing on the link between dinosaurs & birds features many educational displays.

5608 10th Ave, Kenosha, WI 53140, United States

Kenosha Public Museum

Kenosha Public Museum

Natural science & fine art exhibits. Modern facility with mammoth skeletons & other natural science artifacts, plus a fine art gallery.

5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI 53140, United States

Kohl Children's Museum

Kohl Children's Museum

Interactive exhibits for young children. Permanent & rotating exhibits are found at this museum catering to kids from birth to age 8.

2100 Patriot Blvd, Glenview, IL 60026, United States

Cernan Earth & Space Center

Cernan Earth & Space Center

Planetarium with space exhibits & events. Campus planetarium featuring diverse programs, laser light shows & space–related exhibits.

2000 5th Ave, River Grove, IL 60171

Chicago Academy of Sciences

Chicago Academy of Sciences

Visit this great place for kids and families!

2430 N Cannon Dr, Chicago, IL 60614

International Museum of Surgical Science

International Museum of Surgical Science

Dedicated to the history of surgery. Paintings, sculptures & exhibits help tell the history of surgery from ancient times to the present.

1524 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60610

Mindworks: The Science of Thinking

Mindworks: The Science of Thinking

Visit this great place for kids and families!

224 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60604

Field Museum

Field Museum

State-of-the-art science museum. State-of-the-art museum of science & invention, with the world's largest Tyrannosaurus Rex.

1400 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605, United States

The Museum Campus

The Museum Campus

Lakefront park with famed institutions. 57-acre grounds with the Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium & Field Museum, plus dining & lake beach.

337 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601

Allen P. Zak Science Discovery Center

Allen P. Zak Science Discovery Center

Visit this great place for kids and families!

930 Barnsdale Rd, La Grange Park, IL 60526

Mitchell Gallery of Flight

Mitchell Gallery of Flight

Aerospace-history exhibits at an airport. Museum inside the General Mitchell International Airport with historic artifacts, models & photos.

5300 S Howell Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207, United States

Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

Interactive educational museum. Sprawling, hands-on museum full of informative, child-friendly scientific & industrial exhibits.

5700 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60637

Lederman Science Center

Lederman Science Center

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Fermilab MS 777, Box 500, Batavia, IL 60510

The Big Backyard

The Big Backyard

Indoor playground for children ages 0-8. This indoor playground for children ages 0-8 offers times for free-play plus parties & classes.

2857 S 160th St, New Berlin, WI 53151, United States

Discovery World's Reiman Aquarium

Discovery World's Reiman Aquarium

Visit this great place for kids and families!

500 N Harbor Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53202, United States

Discovery World

Discovery World

Science, technology & environment museum. Lakefront museum & aquarium showcasing innovation, technology & Great Lakes conservation.

500 N Harbor Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53202, United States

Betty Brinn Children's Museum

Betty Brinn Children's Museum

Hands-on educational exhibits & events. Interactive educational museum featuring events & hands-on exhibits designed for kids 10 & under.

929 E Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202, United States

The Daniel M. Soref Dome Theater & Planetarium

The Daniel M. Soref Dome Theater & Planetarium

6-story screen for 3D & astronomy films. 6-story screen showing 3D films & planetarium shows at the Milwaukee Public Museum.

800 W Wells St, Milwaukee, WI 53233, United States

Milwaukee Public Museum

Milwaukee Public Museum

State-of-the-art natural history museum. Modern anthropology & natural history museum with 3 floors of exhibits & a butterfly garden.

800 W Wells St, Milwaukee, WI 53233

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