{"id":823,"date":"2011-02-10T11:46:46","date_gmt":"2011-02-10T17:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arizonalodgingexperts.com\/arizona-rentals-blog\/?p=823"},"modified":"2011-02-10T11:46:46","modified_gmt":"2011-02-10T17:46:46","slug":"the-arizona-science-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.signaturevacationrentals.com\/bloger\/the-arizona-science-center\/","title":{"rendered":"The Arizona Science Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Arizona Science Center<\/strong><\/p>\n

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There are so many different things to do in Arizona\u2026from the outdoors to museums we have it all.\u00a0 You can view vintage Kachina dolls, go\u00a0 camping, or ride down the river.\u00a0 The climate in Phoenix allows you to do just about anything.\u00a0\u00a0 The old west is everywhere in Arizona.\u00a0 From legendary Tombstone and the OK Corral to the Desert Botanical Gardens.\u00a0 Museums galore.\u00a0 The Phoenix Zoo and the Botanical Gardens make a great start and can take up the entire day and fortunately they are just minutes apart. They are a must see while at Phoenix vacation rentals. \u00a0 Many of the museums below are within minutes of each other.<\/p>\n

If you plan your trip by city you can take in a lot of scenery rather than spending the day driving from one place to another.\u00a0 The downtown Phoenix area is a good place to start.\u00a0 The Arizona Science Center, a four story building, opened in 1997 and cost approximately $47million dollars to build.\u00a0 You will find over 350 galleries that display geology, human physiology, transportation, physical forces, applied science and of course computer technology.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The 350 galleries are all hands on experiences.<\/p>\n

You can sit in an airplane simulator and cruise the skies, have a wheel chair race or design your very own sand dunes.\u00a0 The kids will enjoy the Fab Lab.\u00a0 You can make and launch paper airplanes, or climb a rope with a pulley.\u00a0 In the planetarium , which has the largest dome in the West, you can view \u201cThe Arizona Sky\u201d, laser light shows dancing to rock music on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings.<\/p>\n

The theater is named after Iren P. Flinn and houses a five story screen.\u00a0 The shows vary and change depending on what is going on in the world.\u00a0 Past shows included \u201cWhales\u201d, \u201cTo Be an Astronaut\u201d and \u201cThe Great American West\u201d.\u00a0 There is a food court and a gift shop called Awesome Atom\u2019s where\u00a0 you can find some pretty nifty games, books and other interesting items.<\/p>\n

The Science Center is open from 10am \u2013 5pm daily except for Christmas and Thanksgiving.\u00a0 Children three and under are free.\u00a0 Adults $6.50, Senior citizens and children 4 to 12 are $4.50.\u00a0 Tickets to the IWERKS Theater are\u00a0 separate,\u00a0 but can be combined with the above admission for an entire day of science, exploration and fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Arizona Science Center There are so many different things to do in Arizona\u2026from the outdoors to museums we have it all.\u00a0 You can view vintage Kachina dolls, go\u00a0 camping, or ride down the river.\u00a0 The climate in Phoenix allows you to do just about anything.\u00a0\u00a0 The old west is everywhere in Arizona.\u00a0 From legendary […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n