Coca-Cola Space Science Center

A cute little museum in downtown Columbus. It's on the water, and a great space to see real and replica space shuttle pieces.

The staff was welcoming and very knowledgeable when we asked questions.

I do wish it was a little bigger but you can't beat it for the price. We really enjoyed the space shuttle experience!

They don't question folks about masks! Some people wore them, some didn't. I GREATLY appreciate that!

We were there for about an hour and a half.

I've lived in Columbus my entire life and this was my first time visiting. It wasn't badly priced, and the activities inside did not cost extra, which was very relieving! For younger kids, I'd probably advise against going. Maybe ages 7 or 8 and up would be more interested in the exhibits. It didn't get the 5th star simply because it seems like the exhibits are not changing and there wasn't a good amount of younger-kid-friendly things (I saw someone said there was a kids area, but we didn't see one.)

They have some shows that play in the planetarium every week that are based on age range. We saw the Earth, Sun, & Moon children's show. It was pretty cute and gave great explanations! As an adult, I learned a lot!

The Odyssey simulation seems older, so don't expect what you experience at Disney or even newer facilities. There was a sign about motion sickness, but all it really did was vibrate. It didn't keep the 5-year-olds attention after the first 3 minutes. I'd give it a 3/5. The outside of the simulator looks like the shuttle and had screens where you could push buttons to listen to different parts of takeoff, but it was super hard to see with the glare and we could barely hear it.

The Rovers were fun! They only had 2 of the 3 running - which I attribute to 'rona. I'm not sure if they are battery operated or what, but one of them got stuck several times. I think they need a bit of maintenance.

There was a green screen you could stand in front of to get pictures in front of different backgrounds that would cycle through. There were TONS of backgrounds.

There was some kind of jet simulator as well. If you buckled the seatbelt, it would move when you steered using the joystick. Or if you don't buckle up, it is stationary. I played that twice and didn't do very well at all. Trying was fun though!

The exhibit items were cool to see, however the 5-year-old was not interested.

They also have a small gift shop with reasonably priced items. They had t-shirts starting at $12, some astronaut food, toy shuttles ($6), posters, and smaller toys.

A small little place. Great for a rainy day with the kids or just something to do to get out of the house!

Awesome experience. The planetarium show was amazing and very educational and kept my kids engaged. It is a small facility but a lot to do. The staff was very friendly and answered all my kids questions. We spent about 2.5 hours there and my kids loved it and I learned a lot as well.

Arrived today Dec. 24, 2018. The website said they were open however upon arrival, we found a sign on the door that read they are closed through the 1st. of January.
Was excited to visited and very disappointed in the lack of correct information.

This place was great for almost 2 hours of fun with the husband and 4 yr old. Price isn't too bad for what you get! We got there about an hour before the Sesame Street movie which was really cute and geared towards kiddos. I was surprised it really was "dead" with almost no visitors. The employees are so sweet and helpful. Lots of interactive exhibits in a well sized space. Gift shop has GREAT pricing on little space themed toys for the kiddo.

Love it! Our older kids are closing on 5 yrs old and so I imagine they will enjoy even more as they grow. The science center is informative, fun, educational and a great afternoon activity. We will be back often I am sure!

I was actually pretty pleasantly surprised at the quality and number of exhibits in the lobby area, for such a small (and inexpensive!) space center. Regular admission is $3-$6 I think, but they are part of the ASTC passport program (http://www.astc.org/sciencecenters/passlist_about.htm) so we got in free, woo! Plenty of cool stuff to do and see here; everything appears to be pretty new, there's lots of technology being used for the exhibits (versus walking around reading stuff and looking at pictures, which holds the interest of the little ones for about 0.2 seconds), and most of it is in pretty decent working order still.

Included in the price of admission are a set of 4 fighter jet simulators (two weren't working when we did them, but I later saw all four running just fine so maybe they just needed a reboot?) that are networked so you can play against your friends, a shuttle landing simulator which isn't nearly as easy as it looks (I haven't had a successful landing yet), 4 remote control "mars rovers" (though only 2 were functional) with a neat little landscape to drive them around in, a green screen that lets you be the weather forecaster (pro tip - a bright green hoodie on your kid makes this a LOT more fun than it should be - ahhhh, floating heads!!! *laughing*), an infrared imaging display with a working camera and monitor, plus some interactive displays on the space shuttle, the planets, rocket launches, etc, and a tiny little gift shop as well. According to the website there's a solar telescope there somewhere, but I forgot to ask about it (sacrilege!) and there wasn't any obvious signage so I'm not sure if it's open to the general public or not.

There is also a planetarium here with a few different features showing throughout the day, every hour. Our discounted ASTC rate was three bucks a head, but I'm sure it can't be much more than that full price. The dome itself is big and beautiful and fabulous, but the seating arrangement is almost all a little too far forward for my liking. And the guy doing the shows didn't say JACK to us, which is a far cry from the awesome planetarium experience I'm used to at home (review forthcoming, haha).

All in all, a great way to spend the afternoon if you find yourself in Columbus that won't break the bank, even at full price. And even if you're not a huge space geek like I am. Ahem. :)

Great place to bring your family and kids. It is small, but there is a lot to do for its size and the price is very reasonable. Also, the staff are actually science major students (astrology, etc) at the columbus state university! So if you have any question, ask away!

They show movies hourly that are very educational, and their telescope/astronomy classes are fantastic and keep your attention the entire time. A new showing starts every hour.

There is a telescope that was being installed when I visited, but talking to the employees it seems like it will be a fun addition to the museum. The museum also offers astronomy classes on the weekends (nights) taught by an astrology professor at the Columbus State University. From what I understood, the classes are conducted at locations outside Columbus to mitigate light pollution from the city. If I was not passing through, I would attended it for sure!

I can't believe coca cola placed their name on this!
The center is about 700 square feet if that.... I was expecting major technology and what I got was major disappointment.
My son missed a field trip here so we took him on an off day..... What a waste of time. We had more fun at the Infantry museum which is free besides giving a donation.
I hope they are giving the admission fee to charity because it is so sad to charge so much for nothing.:((((((((( I wish I could give zero stars! Don't waste your time especially if you are traveling from out of town.