Science City
General Admission

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Admission

  • Union Station Members Free Admission Year-Round to Science City
  • General Admission $17.25*
  • *Excludes Preservation Fee. Prices subject to change

Hours of Operation

  • Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
  • Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm

Join Us All Month Long For Activities and Demos with Science City Educators

Monthly Theme: Wild Weather!

Daily Science Demos and Activities

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Graphic for the April 2026 theme in Science City: Wild Weather. Showing a thunderstorm with the science city logo and the words Wild Weather.

Indoor Fun for the Whole Family!

Air Dynamics: What makes the wind blow? Where to refreshing breezes come from? Experiment with air pressure, temperature, wing and air dynamics to find out!

Water Table: Interact with the running water stream table to create floods and discover different ways of protecting people from natural disasters.

Location
Periodic Table
Type
Educational
Recommended Age Range
All Ages

April Showers Bring May Flowers

Create your very own collaged garden in this activity that combines 2D and 3D elements! Your garden will be able to stand on its own, but your own creativity will shine through as you decorate and personalize.

Location
Creative Corner
Type
Educational, Art
Recommended Age Range
All Ages

Build a Barometer

Build your very own tool using simple household items, and a few simple tools, to help you measure pressure changes in your environment and predict weather patterns all April long!

Location
Maker Studio
Type
Educational, Craft, Maker, Indoor Fun
Recommended Age Range
All Ages

Animal Chats

Join us at 11:30 and 3:30 to learn more about our animals!

Learn about the strange ways that various animals have adapted to the many types of weather events they experience in nature!

Sunday animal chats are at 12:30 and 2.

Location
Nature Works
Type
Educational, Indoor Fun
Recommended Age Range
All Ages

Weather Wonders

Weather Wonders – A brainstorm of fun is brewing in the PNC Learning Lab! Your young meteorologists can join in our rotating activities.

Weeks of April 1 and 29: colorful rainstorm in a cup.

Week of April 8: cloud identifying.

Week of April 15: Week of the Young Child.

Location
PNC Learning Lab
Type
Educational, Indoor Fun
Recommended Age Range
Early Learners (0 - 7)

Act Natural: BREAKING NEWS; THIS JUST IN!

Science City News has hired its newest Meteorologist and News Anchor: YOU! Join us for Weather Science in April by choosing your favorite Midwest Spring-inspired fill-in-the-blank script to complete. With script in hand, step into our News Studio for a play-pretend Live Broadcast News Report or in front of the Green Screen for the Local Weather Report! Can we expect sudden rain showers, muddy parks, windy afternoons, blooming flowers, or surprise sunshine after a storm? Let Kansas City know, live from Science City News.

Location
Tapped Out Classroom Saturdays 11 - 12
Type
Educational, Indoor Fun
Recommended Age Range
All Ages