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Science Museum of Western Virginia, Roanoke, VA

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Science Museum of Western Virginia

Hands-on science museum in downtown Roanoke, home to a planetarium and a live parakeet garden.

1 Market Square SE, Roanoke VA 24011 · Roanoke, VA

About Science Museum of Western Virginia

The Science Museum of Western Virginia is a hands-on science center on the fourth and fifth floors of the Center in the Square building in downtown Roanoke. Its exhibits cover topics such as the environment, the human body, coding, engineering, and the science behind toys. Visitors can walk through the Parakeet Garden, where they can feed and interact with a large flock of birds, and can watch shows at The Eye planetarium. Children can dig for dinosaur fossils in Dino Dig and explore early learning play in The Bubble. The museum also has a maker space and a garden focused on agriculture. Visitors can save with memberships, which give a year of free admission.

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