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Welcome to Discovery Place Science

Discovery Place Science is an innovative, hands-on Museum in Uptown Charlotte that encourages scientific exploration and creativity. Our diverse aquariums will captivate your senses as you learn about the fascinating world of underwater creatures; our state-of-the-art lab spaces provide space to design, create and innovate; and don't forget about the indoor rainforest where you can experience the sights and sounds of the jungle up close. Discovery Place Science is sure to spark imaginations of all ages!

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Science Fiction/Science Future

How do science fiction concepts become reality?

Featured Exhibitions

Explore More Me

Explore what makes you unique in an all-new hands-on learning space

Labs

Great Bear Rainforest

A Magical Environment. Unchanged for 10,000 years.

IMAX

Thinker Space

Design, create and innovate in an all-new workshop for the maker in all of us

Labs

Volcanoes: The Fires of Creation

Travel across the globe as archaeologists discover molten worlds and exploding craters in this adrenaline-filled immersive experience only in IMAX.

IMAX

World Alive

Warm up in Charlotte's only indoor rainforest

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From the Blog

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July 12, 2022

Meet Discovery Place’s Resident Moon Jellies

We sat down with Elliot Provance, Director of Collections at Discovery Place, to learn about the fascinating lives of moon jellies.

July 06, 2022

Dive Into Five Must-Do Experiences Inside Unseen Oceans

Experience an ocean you never imagined as Discovery Place Science presents Unseen Oceans in exhibition. Our pick of the top five must-"sea" exhibits

June 07, 2022

Five “Must-Sea” Creatures Inside Unseen Oceans

Experience an ocean you never imagined as Discovery Place Science presents Unseen Oceans, an exhibition which moves from the oceans’ sunlit surfaces to dark depths below, revealing a world previously hidden to humans.