The acronym stands for Center of Science and Industry, and it ranks high in the pantheon of children’s museums around the country. Of the 300-plus hands-on exhibits jammed into the building, the dinosaur gallery (with a mechanical T-rex), space gallery (with a replica space station to explore) and high-wire unicycle ride are highlights. Live science shows, Ohio’s largest planetarium ($5 extra) and a 3D theater ($5 extra) are also part of the whopping spread.
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Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
0.16 MILES
Poignant and powerful, Columbus’ newest museum tells the stories of US service members over the past 250-plus years. The focus is on individual people,…
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1.07 MILES
Curators show off the amazing collection of contemporary paintings, sculpture, film, photography and prints via exhibitions that change every three months…
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1.07 MILES
It’s not the biggest or flashiest museum around, but it has a fine collection, with strong suits in early modern American and European art. Highlights…
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0.27 MILES
This network of green spaces stretches along both sides of the Scioto River as it twists through downtown. Paths prime for strolling edge the water and…
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Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum
2.74 MILES
It’s worth popping in to the 2nd-floor galleries to check out the exhibitions on cartoon art. They change a few times per year, but you might see a show…
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2.81 MILES
The campus arts center offers cutting-edge art exhibits, films and performances. Admission is free on Thursdays after 4pm and on the first Sunday of each…
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1.05 MILES
If you’ve ever thought, ‘I wonder what Georges Seurat’s post-impressionist masterpiece A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte would look like…
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0.36 MILES
Exhibitions showcase cutting-edge works of sculpture, video, photography and mixed media by emerging artists. They change every month.
Nearby Ohio attractions
1. National Veterans Memorial and Museum
0.16 MILES
Poignant and powerful, Columbus’ newest museum tells the stories of US service members over the past 250-plus years. The focus is on individual people,…
0.27 MILES
This network of green spaces stretches along both sides of the Scioto River as it twists through downtown. Paths prime for strolling edge the water and…
0.36 MILES
Exhibitions showcase cutting-edge works of sculpture, video, photography and mixed media by emerging artists. They change every month.
1.05 MILES
If you’ve ever thought, ‘I wonder what Georges Seurat’s post-impressionist masterpiece A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte would look like…
1.07 MILES
Curators show off the amazing collection of contemporary paintings, sculpture, film, photography and prints via exhibitions that change every three months…
1.07 MILES
It’s not the biggest or flashiest museum around, but it has a fine collection, with strong suits in early modern American and European art. Highlights…
7. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum
2.74 MILES
It’s worth popping in to the 2nd-floor galleries to check out the exhibitions on cartoon art. They change a few times per year, but you might see a show…
2.81 MILES
The campus arts center offers cutting-edge art exhibits, films and performances. Admission is free on Thursdays after 4pm and on the first Sunday of each…