Discovery Place Science
Hands-on science museum in Uptown Charlotte with an indoor rainforest, live science shows, animal encounters and an IMAX dome theatre. Open daily; ticket prices are not on the page.
Ways to visit
Museum exhibits and live shows Open
- What you see
- Exhibitsdiscoveryplace.org, 2026-11-06
- How
- Walk indiscoveryplace.org, 2026-11-06
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunMonday to Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., as listed on the museum's page. Holiday closures are not stated.discoveryplace.org, 2026-11-06
- Booking
- Not stated · onlineThe page has a Get Tickets button; whether tickets are required or can be bought on arrival is not stated.Book ↗discoveryplace.org, 2026-11-06
- Cost
- Not stated on the official pageNo admission price is given on the page. Current exhibitions are included with admission; IMAX films and some events are priced separately, and those prices are not given either.discoveryplace.org, 2026-11-06
- Requirements
- None stated.
About
Discovery Place Science is a hands-on science museum in Uptown Charlotte. The page lists interactive exhibits, an indoor rainforest, aquarium windows, live experiments and shows, animal encounters and an IMAX dome theatre. A changing exhibition, currently one on Julia Child's kitchen, is included with admission. The museum is open every day, and its page gives no ticket prices.
Run by: Discovery Place.
Getting there
168 W 6th St, Charlotte, NC, 28202
In Uptown Charlotte. The museum's page has a parking and directions section that is not covered here.
The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (35.22940, -80.84080). Apple Maps directions go to the street address instead. Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps
Discovery Place Science: 704-286-8302
Last checked 2026-11-06. Sources are listed below.
Sources
- discoveryplace.org/visit · official page · read 2026-11-06For: name; street address; phone and email; Museum exhibits and live shows: open or closed; Museum exhibits and live shows: what you see; Museum exhibits and live shows: kind of visit; Museum exhibits and live shows: days and hours; Museum exhibits and live shows: booking; Museum exhibits and live shows: cost; Museum exhibits and live shows: requirements
- wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q5281… · Wikidata · read 2026-11-06For: location
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