Forgot your Password?
New Member Registration
Visit our sister site:
Landmark: Earth
Science Museums and Planetariums
Museums and other buildings set aside for the study and display of science. Included are theaters and auditoriums dedicated to astronomical shows.
|
|
The Adler opened in 1930 and was the first planetarium in the Western Hemisphere. Donated to the city of Chicago by Max Adler, the planetarium was an attraction at the great Chicago exposition of 1933-34.
|
|
|
The Einstein Planetarium has a Zeiss Model VIa planetarium instrument, America's Bicentennial gift from the people of West Germany. Plus, the theater has a dual digital projection system and six-channel digital surround sound.
|
|
|
The Museum offers 25,000 square feet of interactive exhibits and over 30 programs designed to provide learning experiences for all ages.
|
|
|
The Fels Planetarium is the nation's second oldest planetarium. Samuel S. Fels contributed funds in 1933 so that the new Franklin Institute building could have a planetarium. The auditorium has a dome that is 60-feet in diameter and can hold 330 people.
|
|
|
John Gorrie received the first U.S. Patent for mechanical refrigeration in 1851. A replica of the first ice-making machine is on display at the museum, as well as exhibits chronicling the colorful history of Apalachicola.
|
|
|
The Cosmosphere exhibits the 2nd largest collection of US space artifacts in the world (second only to the National Air and Space Museum), and the largest collection of Soviet space artifacts outside of Moscow.
|
|
|
The museum began as a private collection of historic aircraft in 1985. By 1990, that collection had grown enough that its owner decided to place them on public display.
|
|
|
Lowell Observatory is among the oldest observatories in the United States. It was founded in 1894 by astronomer Percival Lowell, and the Observatory's original 24-inch (0.61 m) Alvan Clark Telescope is still in use today for public education.
|
|
|
The Museum first started as "The Junior Museum of Miami" and was established in 1949. The planetarium was opened on November 4, 1966. The administration is currently working to move the museum to Park West at Bicentennial Park
|
|
|
Moody Gardens is made up of three main pyramids, each dedicated to a different attraction. One is an aquarium. The Rainforest Pyramid contains tropical fauna and flora, and Discovery Pyramid is a science museum.
|
|
|
The Museum houses changing exhibits, a cafe, a gift store, and the Lockheed Martin DynaTheather, a giant screen theater similar to IMAX. Permanent exhibits include a "journey through time", covering the birth of the Universea, a planetarium and two floors
|
|
|
The Ocean Star Offshore Oil Rig & Museum is dedicated to the offshore oil and gas industry. It is located next to the Strand and housed on a retired jack-up rig anchored in the channel.
|
