Can you crack the code? Disguise yourself and use your best spy tricks like reading fingerprints, detecting lies, and analyzing handwriting to escape the museum before time runs out. We will build spy gear like listening devices, decoders, and hack the museum's science laboratory to track the clues to help us escape! $24 members/$30 for […]
Learn the basics of programming at any experience level! Little learners will build their coding minds with graphical (drag-and-drop) coding while older students will learn through python language programming. Best of all, students will leave with resources to continue their coding studies. Be sure to include an email at registration because we'll send you a […]
Learn how veterinarians keep animals healthy and what community helpers in Springfield are doing to keep animals safe! If you have a cuddly friend who needs some repair, our stuffed animal clinicians will have materials to fix them. Science Sprout Days are dedicated to early learners (ages 6 and under) where you and your young […]
Join us at the Discovery Center for an America Recycles Day celebration and reduced admission when you bring a bag of clothes to donate to Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Think Big Foundation! For every bag of clothing you bring to donate, we’ll give you a reduced admission of $5 for a day of […]
We will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 22. We hope you have a joyous evening with friends and family and we will open again on Friday, November 23 at 9:00 am.
Experience a pow wow circle in 360-degree virtual reality and celebrate the rich cultural history of indigenous people. All activities are free with admission
Investigate the parts of a human cell, cell processes, and genetics using innovative DNA activities developed by the National Human Genome Research Institute. Leave with a piece of jewelry that contains your own DNA as you see, build, and extract the building blocks that make you unique! $16 member child/$20 nonmember child Curriculum is geared […]
We are closing early at 3 pm for setup of Festival of Trees. We will open again to the public at 1 pm on Sunday, December 2 with normal business hours.
Please join us Saturday, December 1, 2018 for the 31st annual Festival of Trees for a night filled with wine and premium Mother’s beer, a seated dinner, being filled with the true holiday spirit, and dazzling performances from the internationally acclaimed acapella group Missouri State Beartones and McKinney Music’s classical holiday duets on flute and […]