Science City at Union Station

Science City at Union Station An interactive hands-on science museum located in Downtown Kansas City in historic Union Station. Throw the don't touch mindset out the window.
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Science City is a place of wonder, where kids and adults can find something new with each visit. There are no tests and no wrong or right answers, just a chance to explore with freedom and pure imagination. Its magic starts with its location. An architectural and historic marvel, Union Station provides a venue unlike any other science center in the nation. From the moment you pass under the clock

tower to your first step inside the cityscape of Science City, the experience sets the stage for making memories. The educators at Science City are equally passionate about taking that magic outside the science center's walls. Every year, its educators reach out to schools and organizations across the Kansas City metropolitan area with assembly programs, stage shows and science nights.

Summer fun continues at Science City and the Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium seven days a week through Labor Day!Both attract...
09/04/2026

Summer fun continues at Science City and the Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium seven days a week through Labor Day!

Both attractions will then be closed to the public Sept 8-18 before reopening with adjusted seasonal hours on Saturday, Sept 19.

SCIENCE CITY HOURS THIS WEEK

• Monday-Saturday: 10am-5pm
• Sunday: 12pm-5pm
• Labor Day: 10am-5pm

PLANETARIUM SCHEDULE THIS WEEK

Monday-Friday (including Labor Day):
• 11am Hazelnuts: In Search of the Perfect Planet
• 12pm The One Sky Project
• 1pm Stargaze Kansas City
• 2pm The One Sky Project
• 3pm Capcom Go! The Apollo Story
• 4pm Destination Solar System

Saturday-Sunday:
• 11am Hazelnuts: In Search of the Perfect Planet (Saturday only)
• 12pm The One Sky Project
• 1pm Destination Solar System
• 2pm The One Sky Project
• 3pm Stargaze Kansas City
• 4pm Laser KPop Demon Hunters

Pre-purchase tickets for all Union Station attractions online at >> https://tickets.unionstation.org/events

This weekend at Science City, it's Bank of America "Museums on Us." And that means Bank of America customers can get a f...
09/04/2026

This weekend at Science City, it's Bank of America "Museums on Us." And that means Bank of America customers can get a free admission by presenting their Bank of America bank card at our Ticket Office.

Valid Saturday, September 5, 10am-5pm and Sunday, September 6, 12-5pm. Limit of one free Science City ticket per cardholder. Not valid with any other offer or discount. To receive your free admission, visit Union Station Ticketing on Level B. Please be prepared to show your Bank of America Card and a valid ID.

"Museums on Us" weekends happen the first full weekend of every month. Thanks to Bank of America for supporting this national promotion, giving free general admission to more than 225 museums and science centers.

Celebrate Labor Day Weekend at Union Station! Science City and all your favorite Union Station attractions will be open ...
09/03/2026

Celebrate Labor Day Weekend at Union Station! Science City and all your favorite Union Station attractions will be open all weekend long — including Monday.

Skip the line and pre-purchase tickets for all Union Station attractions online >> https://tickets.unionstation.org/events

Labor Day Weekend Hours:

Enjoy hours of hands-on fun exploring Science City's three massive floors of themed spaces packed with 300+ interactive exhibits and indoor and outdoor play zones — including our exciting new Jurassic Journey exhibit featuring life-size animatronic dinosaurs, fossils and skeletons!

Science City Hours:
• Saturday: 10am-5pm
• Sunday: 12pm-5pm
• Labor Day: 10am-5pm

Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Disney & Pixar’s Cars on our GIANT 5-story Extreme Screen. Tickets are just $5.

Extreme Screen Showtimes:
• Saturday-Monday: 12:30pm, 4pm and 7:30pm

Experience life on the front line of the Cold War and stand face-to-face with the Wall that divided the world in The Berlin Wall: A World Divided, the new internationally acclaimed exhibition from the producers of Auschwitz: Not Long Ago, Not Far Away.

The Berlin Wall Hours:
• Saturday: 10am-6pm
• Sunday: 11am-6pm
• Labor Day: 10am-5pm
Final admission is two hours before close.

Blast off into an out-of-this-world adventure at the Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium with live-guided star tours, 3D solar system tours, our new One Sky Project feature, and the final weekend of our spectacular KPop Demon Hunters laser show.

View the daily Planetarium schedule >> planetarium.unionstation.org

See life-size animatronic dinosaurs, fossils, skeletons, and more at Science City's Jurassic Journey! 🦖 Included free ...
09/03/2026

See life-size animatronic dinosaurs, fossils, skeletons, and more at Science City's Jurassic Journey! 🦖 Included free with Science City admission!

• Travel back more than 200 million years to get up close and personal with dinosaurs that once roamed North America.
• Stand next to the 10-foot-tall leg bones of a Camarasaurus
• Explore the skulls of a T-Rex, Triceratops, Camarasaurus, and Daspletosaurus
• Study the full skeletons of a Utahraptor and Kosmoceratops
• Be amazed by life-size animatronics of a pack of Chindesaurus, a juvenile Triceratops and Stegosaurus, and an adult Allosaurus
• Learn about fossils and paleontological digs
• Explore volcanoes at the Volcano Table
• Design your own dinosaur and watch it come to life using the Draw Alive system

Come for the dinos, stay to explore Science City's three MASSIVE FLOORS of themed spaces packed with 300+ interactive exhibits and high-energy play spaces!

Summer Hours through Labor Day:
• Monday-Saturday: 10am-5pm
• Sunday: 12pm-5pm
• Labor Day: 10am-5pm

Please note: After Labor Day, Science City will be closed Sept 8-18, and will then reopen with adjusted seasonal hours on Saturday, Sept 19.

THIS SUNDAY at Science City! Get set for a DINO-MITE day of dino discovery at our monthly Dino Lab Open House. It's an a...
09/02/2026

THIS SUNDAY at Science City! Get set for a DINO-MITE day of dino discovery at our monthly Dino Lab Open House.

It's an amazing opportunity to get hands-on with paleontology. We'll even have a FREE FOSSIL for every guest who visits the Dino Lab!

Happening this Sunday, September 6, 12pm-4pm.

Open house activities include:

• Tours of the Dino Lab
• Learn how paleontologists hunt fossils and prepare specimens in the Lab for further study
• See current projects that the paleontology team is working on to recover dinosaur bones from the Kansas City area
• See and touch real fossils
• FREE fossil for each guest
• Explore our brand-new Jurassic Journey exhibit featuring lifelike and life-size animatronic dinosaurs, fossils, skeletons, interactive elements, and more

All included with your Science City admission, free for members.

To attend the open house, simply purchase Science City tickets for this Sunday, September 6 >> https://bitly.com/ScienceCityTickets

Come for the open house and stay to explore Science City's 100,000 square feet of themed spaces packed with more than 300 interactive exhibits and high-energy play spaces!

Don't miss the final week of summer hours at Science City! We're open seven days a week through Labor Day. Science City ...
09/01/2026

Don't miss the final week of summer hours at Science City! We're open seven days a week through Labor Day. Science City will then be closed September 8-18 before reopening with adjusted seasonal hours on September 19.

Plan your visit and pre-purchase Science City tickets >> https://sciencecity.unionstation.org

Summer hours through Labor Day:
• Monday-Saturday: 10am-5pm
• Sunday: 12pm-5pm
• Labor Day: 10am-5pm

This month at Science City, "Chatter Matters!" Discover an entire month of linguistics-themed special activities and int...
08/31/2026

This month at Science City, "Chatter Matters!" Discover an entire month of linguistics-themed special activities and interactive demos PLUS Nature Works Animal Chats, Act Natural workshops, Early Learner activities, Workshop Wednesdays and more!

All included with Science City admission. Free for members.

MAKER STUDIO

Make a Notebook – Learn a simple bookbinding technique and the history of bookmaking. Then decorate your own notebook using 3D-printed pegs and stencils.

CREATIVE CORNER

Zines – Learn how to fold, create and share zines. Younger guests can also enjoy pre-made templates and examples for inspiration.

PERIODIC TABLE

Speed Read – Test your reading skills with a fun speed-reading challenge! Read phrases in different typefaces and participate in a scientific survey to discover which fonts work best for different age groups and why.

Papermaking – Watch paper being made from pulp, then volunteer to help squeeze the water from the pulp to create a brand-new sheet of paper.

ENGINEERIUM

Build your favorite LEGO figure and add it to our growing community mosaic.

NATURE WORKS ANIMAL CHATS

Join us for our daily Animal Chats to learn more about our amazing animals!

11am and 3pm Tuesday through Saturday
12:30pm and 2pm Sundays

Discover how our animal friends communicate without words by using color, sound and other fascinating adaptations.

ACT NATURAL

Words are only part of the story! Communication isn't just what we say – it's how we say it. Experiments in Expression explores how emotions, gestures and vocal expression work together to shape communication. Investigate the role of feelings and body language by pairing different emotions with the same sentence. See how the exact same words can take on completely different meanings in this interactive exploration of language and linguistics.

Saturdays 1pm-4pm

WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY

Wednesdays at 3pm

Calligraphy – Try your hand at beautiful handwriting using specialty calligraphy pens. Learn the artistic techniques that make calligraphy much more than ordinary handwriting.

EARLY LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Fun with Phonics – Throughout the month, young learners can practice rhyming words, identify beginning letter sounds and trace letters in a sensory sand tray.

Early Learning highlights this month:
• Talk: "Can you find what rhymes with this word?"
• Sing: "Make a Rhyme, Make a Move" with Jack Hartmann
• Read: Bunny's Book Club by Anna Silvestro
• Write: Trace shapes and letters in a sand tray
• Play: Building, sensory stations and more

Early Learner activities take place in the PNC Learning Lab
Wednesday through Saturday
10am-1pm

Address

30 W Pershing Road
Kansas City, MO
64108

Telephone

+18164602000

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