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Detroit Science Center
5020 John R St, Detroit, MI 48202
+1 313 577 8400
site: Detroit Science Center
#6 of 147 things to do rated by Real Travelers

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Always a favorite destination for school groups, this center will include a renovated Imax theater and the state-of-the-art IMAX Dome Theatre featuring star shows, slide presentations, laser displays and video programs. Demonstrations and exhibits will be greatly expanded, and the new center expects to host a half-million visitors annually. A recent expansion made the science center one of the largest in the nation.

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Mo to Fr from 09:00 AM to 03:00 PM,Sa to Su from 10:00 AM to 06:00 PM

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