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Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA

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Pacific Science Center

A nonprofit science museum on the Seattle Center campus with exhibits, a planetarium, IMAX and laser shows, and a tropical butterfly house.

200 Sue Bird Court N. Seattle, WA 98109 · Seattle, WA

About Pacific Science Center

Pacific Science Center is a nonprofit science education organization in Seattle. Its main museum sits on the Seattle Center grounds near downtown and also has auxiliary facilities in Bellevue. The organization started in 1962 and took over the U.S. Science Pavilion built for the Century 21 Exposition. General admission covers the butterfly house, a makerspace, a live science stage, the planetarium, and daytime laser shows, with timed tickets needed for the planetarium and laser shows. Visitors enter from the North Entrance because the Denny Way entrance is closed.

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