The Sciencenter looks forward to welcoming your group and is pleased to offer discounted admission rates to groups of 10 or more with advanced reservation. For groups smaller than 10, regular admission rates apply. In order to receive the group rate discount, you must make a reservation at least one week in advance of your visit.

Group Rates

• Self-Guided Museum Visit: $8.00 per child*
• Museum Visit Plus Educational Program: $10.00 per child (Minimum charge may apply for small groups)
• Adult/Chaperone: $8.00 each (1 free chaperone for every 4 children, 10 child minimum)

*Rates for children ages 2-17. Kids under 2 are free.

Our greeters will direct you to where you can hang your coats, store your lunches and use the restroom. Your group will then receive a brief welcome and introduction before starting your visit.

Exhibits

Enjoy more than 250 hands-on exhibits throughout the museum and our outdoor Science Playground (open April 1 – November 30, weather permitting), get to know our live animals, and check out our latest Featured Exhibition.

Sciencenter Store

Our museum store is a great place to find cool games, toys, books and kits which demonstrate and build on the scientific principles introduced at the Sciencenter. Chaperones must accompany their children in the store. If your group would like to shop, please let us know when you make your reservation.

In order to provide a fun and safe museum experience for groups and general museum guests, chaperones are required for group visits. Ahead of your group visit, please assign 1 chaperone per 4 – 6 children. Chaperones are to stay with their assigned students at all times.

Your group is welcome to bring lunch to the museum. Our Community Room can accommodate about 25 kids and their chaperones at one time. We will schedule 20 minute lunch periods for your small groups to eat in our Community Room, and will communicate your assigned times when you arrive at the museum. Ahead of time, please decide which chaperones will take their groups to lunch at the assigned times. Weather permitting, lunch can also be eaten outside in our Science Playground (April 1 – November 30). We have a natural snacks and drinks vending machine. Please note that food and drink is not permitted in the museum galleries.

The Sciencenter is located at 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY 14850.

1. Take NYS Rte 13 to the light at 3rd Street and turn East, away from the Farmer’s Market.
2. Go straight on 3rd Street, one full block and turn left onto Adams Street.
3. Go two blocks, turn left on Alice Miller Way.
4. Take another left onto Franklin Street.
5. Pull up to the Group Entrance on your right.

There is space for three buses to park at this entrance for the duration of the visit, and is the easiest place for groups to enter and exit the building. Please turn off your engine immediately.

Download PDF Parking Map

• All of our exhibits and our outdoor playgrounds are wheelchair accessible through outdoor ramps and our indoor elevator.

• Wheelchair accessible stalls are located in our lobby restrooms, and there are family restrooms on both museum levels.

• Wheelchairs are available for use from the Front Desk.

• Complimentary admission will be extended to Personal Care Attendants (PCAs) who accompany clients with disabilities.

• Service animals are welcome under ADA guidelines.

• Sunglasses and noise reduction headphones are available for sensitive eyes and ears.

• Baby changing tables are available in all restrooms.

• Sensory stories in plan your visit under the accessibility tab.