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Top 10 Best Museums for Science
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Selected Preferences Type of Museum: Science (Science and Technology: Required) Overall: Best
Roberson Museum and Science Center
The Roberson Museum and Science Center has interactive exhibits, kids' activities and lectures, and it doesn't have a restaurant. It has guided tours and group tours.
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Adult Admission: $8
Given that users looking for Best Museums for Science prefer lower values for adult admission, the Roberson Museum and Science Center achieves 77% performance in this category.
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Activities Available: Kids' Activities, Interactive Exhibits, Lectures
The Roberson Museum and Science Center achieves 68% performance for activities available.
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Tours Available: Guided Tours, Group Tours, Self-tours
The Roberson Museum and Science Center achieves 70% performance for tours available.
Lake County Discovery Museum
The Lake County Discovery Museum has interactive exhibits and kids' activities and doesn't have lectures. It doesn't have a restaurant, and it has guided tours and group tours.
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Adult Admission: $6
Given that users looking for Best Museums for Science prefer lower values for adult admission, the Lake County Discovery Museum achieves 82% performance in this category.
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Activities Available: Kids' Activities, Interactive Exhibits
The Lake County Discovery Museum achieves 62% performance for activities available.
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Tours Available: Guided Tours, Group Tours
The Lake County Discovery Museum achieves 60% performance for tours available.
Owl's Head Transportation Museum
The Owl's Head Transportation Museum has interactive exhibits and kids' activities and doesn't have lectures. It doesn't have a restaurant, and it has guided tours and doesn't have group tours.
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Adult Admission: $10
Given that users looking for Best Museums for Science prefer lower values for adult admission, the Owl's Head Transportation Museum achieves 71% performance in this category.
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Activities Available: Kids' Activities, Interactive Exhibits
The Owl's Head Transportation Museum achieves 62% performance for activities available.
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Tours Available: Guided Tours
The Owl's Head Transportation Museum achieves 41% performance for tours available.
Miami Museum of Science
The Miami Museum of Science has interactive exhibits and lectures and doesn't have kids' activities. It has a restaurant, and it has guided tours and group tours.
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Adult Admission: $14.95
Given that users looking for Best Museums for Science prefer lower values for adult admission, the Miami Museum of Science achieves 57% performance in this category.
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Activities Available: Interactive Exhibits, Lectures, Restaurant
The Miami Museum of Science achieves 45% performance for activities available.
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Tours Available: Guided Tours, Group Tours
The Miami Museum of Science achieves 60% performance for tours available.
Museum of Fine Arts
The Museum of Fine Arts brings in 1,125,000 visitors per year. It has interactive exhibits and doesn't have kids' activities or lectures. It doesn't have a restaurant, and it doesn't have guided tours.
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Adult Admission: $14
Given that users looking for Best Museums for Science prefer lower values for adult admission, the Museum of Fine Arts achieves 60% performance in this category.
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Activities Available: Interactive Exhibits
The Museum of Fine Arts achieves 37% performance for activities available.
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Tours Available: Group Tours
The Museum of Fine Arts achieves 18% performance for tours available.
Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences
The Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences has interactive exhibits and doesn't have kids' activities or lectures. It doesn't have a restaurant, and it has guided tours and doesn't have group tours.
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Adult Admission: $6
Given that users looking for Best Museums for Science prefer lower values for adult admission, the Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences achieves 82% performance in this category.
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Activities Available: Interactive Exhibits
The Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences achieves 37% performance for activities available.
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Tours Available: Guided Tours, Self-tours
The Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences achieves 52% performance for tours available.
Illinois State Museum and Dickson Mounds
The Illinois State Museum and Dickson Mounds has interactive exhibits and doesn't have kids' activities or lectures. It doesn't have a restaurant, and it has guided tours and doesn't have group tours.
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Adult Admission: $0
Given that users looking for Best Museums for Science prefer lower values for adult admission, the Illinois State Museum and Dickson Mounds achieves 100% performance in this category.
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Activities Available: Interactive Exhibits
The Illinois State Museum and Dickson Mounds achieves 37% performance for activities available.
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Tours Available: Guided Tours
The Illinois State Museum and Dickson Mounds achieves 41% performance for tours available.
Museum of Science and Industry
The Museum of Science and Industry has interactive exhibits and doesn't have kids' activities or lectures. It doesn't have a restaurant, and it has guided tours and group tours.
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Adult Admission: $13
Given that users looking for Best Museums for Science prefer lower values for adult admission, the Museum of Science and Industry achieves 62% performance in this category.
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Activities Available: Interactive Exhibits
The Museum of Science and Industry achieves 37% performance for activities available.
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Tours Available: Guided Tours, Group Tours
The Museum of Science and Industry achieves 60% performance for tours available.
North Museum of Natural History & Science
The North Museum of Natural History & Science has interactive exhibits and kids' activities and doesn't have lectures. It doesn't have a restaurant, and it doesn't have guided tours and has group tours.
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Adult Admission: $7
Given that users looking for Best Museums for Science prefer lower values for adult admission, the North Museum of Natural History & Science achieves 80% performance in this category.
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Activities Available: Kids' Activities, Interactive Exhibits
The North Museum of Natural History & Science achieves 62% performance for activities available.
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Tours Available: Group Tours
The North Museum of Natural History & Science achieves 18% performance for tours available.
California Science Center
The California Science Center has interactive exhibits and kids' activities and doesn't have lectures. It has a restaurant, and it doesn't have guided tours or group tours.
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Adult Admission: $0
Given that users looking for Best Museums for Science prefer lower values for adult admission, the California Science Center achieves 100% performance in this category.
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Activities Available: Kids' Activities, Interactive Exhibits, Restaurant
The California Science Center achieves 63% performance for activities available.
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Tours Available
The California Science Center achieves 0% performance for tours available.