1875 El Prado
Balboa Park
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 238-1233
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With exhibits to touch and IMAX® films to experience, the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center (“the Fleet”) offers an educational, entertaining experience for visitors of all ages. Located at 1875 El Prado, two blocks south of the San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park, the Fleet features more than 100 hands-on science exhibits, including major traveling exhibitions. The Fleet is home to the world’s first and Southern California’s only IMAX Dome Theater, featuring the biggest films on the planet and digital planetarium shows that take you to the stars. Visitors can find unique educational toys, games, books, IMAX DVDs and more in the North Star Science Store and enjoy sandwiches, salads and healthful treats in Galileo’s Café. The Fleet is a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the public understanding and enjoyment of science and technology.
"Geometry Playground" features hands-on exhibits to engage your hands, brain and body in playful investigations of the most visible branch of math.
"Identity: An Exhibition of YOU" explores your unique physical, psychological, and social identities with a series of hands-on interactive experiences. See what you would look like as a member of the opposite sex or a different race. Discover how science is providing new insights into the ways you think about your personal identity.
"Block Busters" features wooden planks that can be used to build towering sky scrapers, or structures tall and wide – this exhibition will take you as far as your imagination will reach.
“Kid City” is a colorful, interactive play space designed especially for preschool-age children, ages five and under featuring an interactive Ball Wall with multiple chutes and tracks, a hands-on Kids Lab with a microscope on a rope and much more.
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