Great Lakes Science Center

The Great Lakes Science Center is a museum and educational facility in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The center's exhibits focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) concepts. Opening in July 1996, the facility includes signature (permanent) and traveling exhibits, meeting space, a cafe, and the Cleveland Clinic Dome Theater. Science center staff conduct daily science demonstrations. The Science Center is also home to the NASA Glenn Visitor Center, one of only 11 such Visitor Centers in the country.

Throughout the school year, the Science Center provides STEM education to field trip students each year with programs and exhibits supporting classroom curriculum by meeting Ohio Revised Standards in Science.

Great Lakes Science Center is partially funded by the citizens of Cuyahoga County through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, grants, funds, and corporate and individual gifts.

Throughout the school year, the Science Center provides STEM education to field trip students each year with programs and exhibits supporting classroom curriculum by meeting Ohio Revised Standards in Science. During the summer and winter school breaks, the Science Center hosts Camp Curiosity, educational and fun camps for children in grades K-6. through 12th graders that occur in various locations throughout Northeast Ohio.

The Great Lakes Science Center is located between Huntington Bank Field and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at North Coast Harbor on the shore of Lake Erie. Discounted parking is available for guests in the attached 500-car garage.

Previously located at the NASA Glenn Research Center located on Cleveland's south side, the NASA Glenn Visitor Center began to relocate within the Great Lakes Science Center in early 2010. Admittance is included with the Science Center's general admission.

The NASA Glenn Visitor Center offers galleries, interactive exhibits, artifacts and NASA media focused on living in space, space exploration, and the underlying science and engineering principles that make space exploration possible. Admission to Great Lakes Science Center includes the NASA Glenn Visitor Center.

In February 2024, the Science Center opened the Cleveland Creates Gallery, a new permanent exhibit focused on the Northeast Ohio's contributions to manufacturing technology. Interactive exhibits in the gallery highlight technological advances in the fields of aeronautics, robotics, steel and chemistry developed locally "meant to inspire the next generation of innovators to pursue STEM careers in Cleveland."