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Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland, OH

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Great Lakes Science Center

Great Lakes Science Center is a museum in Cleveland, OH, part of the Cleveland guide. Cost: under $25. Open year-round; Mather steamship seasonal May–Oct.

601 Erieside Ave · Cleveland, OH

Why you should go…

Right on the downtown lakefront, this family favorite packs in hundreds of hands-on exhibits, the NASA Glenn Visitor Center, and a six-story dome theater. In warmer months, climb aboard the Steamship William G. Mather, a 618-foot Great Lakes freighter docked outside. It's the perfect one-two punch with the Rock Hall next door.

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