Fleet Science Center

At the Fleet Science Center, you can touch a tornado, design images with a sand pendulum, examine the vibration of guitar strings and get your hands on a variety of intriguing scientific phenomena through dozens of delightful interactive exhibits for all ages.

The Fleet is home to the newly upgraded Heikoff Giant Dome Theater, presenting immersive experiences through IMAX® movies, documentary films, cutting-edge educational programming and exciting planetarium shows, transporting audiences from outer space to underwater and every place in between.

Located in beautiful Balboa Park, the Fleet Science Center also offers:

Studio X, where you can experiment, invent and create
Kid City, a place just for kids ages five and under
Workshops, camps and more
Craveology, which serves up flatbread pizzas, salads, ice cream and other delicious treats
The North Star Science Store, where you can find unique, science-related toys and games, books and more

Current & Upcoming Exhibitions

https://www.fleetscience.org/exhibitions/going-places

The Technology of Transportation

Exhibition Opening Saturday, Feb 12, 2022

Travel the world with the Fleet Science Center in Going Places. Through engaging interactives, explore how different modes of transportation have shaped society. Discover how gravity, wind, currents, waves, friction and changing landscapes are overcome by the ingenious designs of travel technology.

This engaging and interactive exhibition allows you to get hands-on with a multitude of challenging interactives:

Rebuild a virtual engine
Ride a hovercraft
Race your friend on a recumbent bicycle
Learn to fly a drone
And more!

In Going Places, you are the driver, giving you the chance to experience transportation in ways you never dreamed possible!

While exploring the technology that gets us around every day, you can also learn about the way that travel has shaped the social fabric of our time. Come see the modern technology and get a glimpse of where our future is headed.