# List of science centers

This is a list of science centers (spelt science centre in Commonwealth English) organized by continent. Science centers are a type of science museum that emphasizes an interactive, hands-on approach with its exhibitions.

## Africa

| Name | City | Country | Established |
| Unizulu Science Centre | Richard's Bay | South Africa | 1986 |

## Americas

| Name | City | Country | Established |
| California Science Center | Los Angeles | United States | 1951 |
| Canada Science and Technology Museum | Ottawa | Canada | 1967 |
| Canada South Science City | Windsor, Ontario | Canada | 2004 |
| Carnegie Science Center | Pittsburgh | United States | 1991 |
| Columbia Memorial Space Center | Downey, California | United States | 2009 |
| COSI | Columbus, Ohio | United States | 1964 |
| Discovery Centre | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Canada | 1990 |
| Exploratorium | San Francisco | United States | 1969 |
| Eyring Science Center | Provo, Utah | United States | 1950 |
| Great Lakes Science Center | Cleveland, Ohio | United States | 1996 |
| Imagination Station | Toledo, Ohio | United States | 2009 |
| Jonsson-Rowland Science Center | Troy, New York | United States | 1961 |
| Michigan Science Center | Detroit | United States | 1970 |
| Modelo Museum of Science and Industry | Toluca | Mexico | 2009 |
| Montreal Science Centre | Montreal | Canada | 2000 |
| Museo Descubre | Aguascalientes City | Mexico | |
| Museo Interactivo de Xalapa | Xalapa | Mexico | |
| Nurture Nature Center | Easton, Pennsylvania | United States | 2007 |
| Ontario Science Centre | Toronto | Canada | 1969 |
| Oregon Museum of Science and Industry | Portland, Oregon | United States | 1944 |
| Orlando Science Center | Orlando, Florida | United States | 1955 |
| Pacific Science Center | Seattle | United States | 1962 |
| PUCRS Museum of Science and Technology | Porto Alegre | Brazil | 1998 |
| Putnam Museum | Davenport, Iowa | United States | 1867 |
| Saint Louis Science Center | St. Louis | United States | 1963 |
| Saskatchewan Science Centre | Regina, Saskatchewan | Canada | 1989 |
| Science and Technology Education Innovation Center | St. Petersburg, Florida | United States | 1959 |
| Science East | Fredericton | Canada | 1994 |
| Science North | Greater Sudbury | Canada | 1984 |
| Science World (Vancouver) | Vancouver | Canada | 1989 |
| Sitka Sound Science Center | Sitka, Alaska | United States | 2007 |
| The Tech Interactive | San Jose, California | United States | 1998 |
| Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum | Reno, Nevada | United States | 2011 |
| TELUS Spark Science Centre | Calgary | Canada | 2011 |
| Telus World of Science (Edmonton) | Edmonton | Canada | 1984 |
| Universum (UNAM) | Mexico City | Mexico | 1992 |

## Asia

| Name | City | Country | Established |
| National Museum of Science and Technology | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1965 |
| Tehran Science Center | Tehran | Iran | 2017 |
| Birla Science Museum | Hyderabad | India | 1985 |
| Bloomfield Science Museum | Jerusalem | Israel | 1992 |
| China Science and Technology Museum | Beijing | China | 1988 |
| Goa Science Centre | Goa | India | 2001 |
| Guangdong Science Center | Guangzhou | China | 2008 |
| Gujarat Science City | Ahmedabad | India | 2002 |
| Hong Kong Science Museum | Hong Kong | China | 1991 |
| Hunan Science and Technology Museum | Changsha | China | |
| Israel National Museum of Science, Technology, and Space | Haifa | Israel | 1983 |
| Kerala Science and Technology Museum | Thiruvananthapuram | India | 1984 |
| Macau Science Center | Macau | China | 2009 |
| MagnifiScience Centre | Karachi | Pakistan | 2021 |
| Miraikan | Tokyo | Japan | 2001 |
| National Science Centre, Delhi | Delhi | India | 1992 |
| National Science Museum Thailand | Bangkok | Thailand | 1995 |
| National Taiwan Science Education Center | Taipei | Taiwan | 1956 |
| Nehru Museum of Science and Technology | Kharagpur | India | 1990 |
| Nehru Science Centre | Mumbai | India | 1985 |
| Petrosains | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 1999 |
| Pimpri Chinchwad Science Park | Pune | India | 2013 |
| Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala | Kapurthala | India | 2005 |
| Raman Science Centre | Nagpur | India | 1992 |
| Ranchi Science Centre | Ranchi | India | 2010 |
| Regional Science Centre, Bhopal | Bhopal | India | 1995 |
| Science Centre Singapore | Jurong East | Singapore | 1977 |
| Science Centre, Surat | Surat | India | 2009 |
| Science City Kolkata | Kolkata | India | 1997 |
| Seria Energy Lab | Seria | Brunei | 2002 |
| Shanghai Science and Technology Museum | Shanghai | China | 2001 |
| Sichuan Science and Technology Museum | Qingyang | China | 2006 |
| Shrikrishna Science Centre | Patna | India | 1978 |
| The Mind Museum | Taguig (Metro Manila) | Philippines | 2012 |
| Taipower Exhibit Center in Southern Taiwan | Hengchun | Taiwan | 2005 |
| Salem Science Park | Salem | India | 2022 |

## Europe

| Name | City | Country | Established |
| Vitemeir Science Centre | Kaupanger | Norway | 2021 |
| Aberdeen Science Centre | Aberdeen | United Kingdom | 1990 |
| Cambridge Science Centre | Cambridge | United Kingdom | 2013 |
| Dundee Science Centre | Dundee | United Kingdom | 2000 |
| Dynamic Earth | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | 1999 |
| Catalyst Science Discovery Centre | Widnes | United Kingdom | 1987 |
| Glasgow Science Centre | Glasgow | United Kingdom | 2001 |
| AHHAA | Tartu | Estonia | 1997 |
| Città della Scienza | Naples | Italy | 1985 |
| Copernicus Science Centre | Warsaw | Poland | 2005 |
| EC1 Science and Technology Center in Łódź | Łódź | Poland | 2018 |
| Hydropolis Centre for Ecological Education | Wrocław | Poland | 2015 |
| Ithaka Science Center | Tegelen | Netherlands | 2008 |
| NEMO | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 1923 |
| Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology | Kharkiv | Ukraine | 1928 |
| La Casa de la Ciencia | Sevilla | Spain | 2008 |
| Phaeno Science Center | Wolfsburg | Germany | 2005 |
| Scientific Centre of Monaco | Monaco City | Monaco | 1960 |
| Techmania Science Center | Plzeň | Czech Republic | 2005 |
| Heureka | Vantaa | Finland | 1989 |
| Tietomaa | Oulu | Finland | 1998 |
| Tom Tits Experiment | Södertälje | Sweden | 1987 |
| Universeum | Gothenburg | Sweden | 2001 |
| Universum | Bremen | Germany | 2000 |
| Technopolis | Mechelen | Belgium | 2000 |
| Winchester Science Centre | Winchester | United Kingdom | 2002 |

## Oceania

| Name | City | Country | Established |
| Discovery World | Dunedin | New Zealand | 1991 |
| Gravity Discovery Centre | Gingin, Western Australia | Australia | |
| Questacon | Canberra | Australia | 1986 |
| Scienceworks (Melbourne) | Melbourne | Australia | 1992 |
| Scitech | Perth | Australia | 1998 |
| Te Manawa | Palmerston North | New Zealand | 1999 |