Liberty Science Center

Explore hands-on science exhibits, live animals and a 100-foot planetarium dome inside Liberty State Park.

222 Jersey City Blvd · Jersey City, NJ

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Price: $25–$50
Good for: Groups with kids
Rainy afternoons
Public transit nearby: Liberty State Park-Ride Light Rail StaLight rail Hudson-Bergen Light Rail · 0.2 mi away
Liberty State Park - Park & RideBus 16 · 0.2 mi away
Communipaw JunctionLight rail Hudson-Bergen Light Rail · 0.2 mi away
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Flying in: Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) is about 6 miles away.
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About Liberty Science Center

Liberty Science Center is an interactive science museum in Liberty State Park that opened in 1993. Its Jennifer Chalsty Planetarium has a dome 100 feet across, and the exhibits include Wild About Animals, Energy Quest, Microbes Rule! and the suspended Infinity Climber. You can crawl through the 80-foot, pitch-black Touch Tunnel and watch the original Hoberman sphere, a computer-driven artwork by Chuck Hoberman, expand and contract.

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