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Michigan Science Center, Detroit, MI

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Michigan Science Center

A Smithsonian-affiliate science museum in Detroit with hands-on exhibits, theaters, and planetarium shows.

5020 John R Street, Detroit, MI · Detroit, MI

About Michigan Science Center

The Michigan Science Center, also called Mi-Sci, is a nonprofit science museum in Detroit that is affiliated with the Smithsonian. Its hands-on exhibits cover topics such as health, motion, math, weather, and kids' play areas. Visitors can also catch shows in an immersive dome theater, a planetarium, and an engineering theater, plus science stage demonstrations. The museum runs programs for educators, students, families, and campers, and it offers memberships that include theater show discounts. A limited-time cardboard maze called A-MAZING Detroit opened in May 2026 on the upper level of Science Hall.

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