Coca-Cola Space Science Center

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.

My husband and I had the opportunity to host our son’s 2^nd birthday party here. Our challenge was to provide a party location that could be convenient to both our families, as they live far away from each other. We chose this location because it was midpoint between the two families.
We were so impressed with the staff and their hospitality. The museum is perfect for a kids party. The party room was a great size for 30 – 35 guests. The party came with an Omnisphere Theatre Show (Sesame Street). The show was a little slow going, but the kids were excited to see some of their favorite Sesame Street characters. The party room included six tables and chairs. We brought our own decorations, however the room already had space themed décor hanging from the ceiling and on the border of the walls. There was access to a refrigerator to keep drinks and ice cream cool. We ordered pizza and had it delivered to the venue, which turned out perfect.
There were simulators that guests could get into, artifacts, a gift shop, and the theatre. The location of the Center is right on the Riverfront, which made for a great opportunity for guests to walk the river after the festivities. Our son loves to run, so after the party we said our goodbye’s to guests on the lawn out front.
Overall, we truly enjoyed ourselves and our families enjoyed also. This place will definitely become our new family meeting spot. We can’t wait to return and host many other functions here.

When you first walk it, it’s a little disappointing cuz theres definitely not as much stuff as you would expect in a museum BUT everything that they do have it pretty legit and interactive. As two adults, my bf and I had a blast playing in their flight simulator game, messing around with the weather cam, and trying to navigate the remote control trucks on «the moon». Totally worth a visit but just a heads up — it literally has nothing to do with coca cola.

I thought there was going to be more. Still pretty interesting and great for kids but not as excited as I expected. The planetarium is by far the best part and there are a lot of shows to choose from.

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 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 (
) 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. :)

Small but the price was right on! They also give a student and military discount. Very hands-​on and interactive. Fun downtown afternoon!

This place was awesome. So much stuff to do! I wanted to do everything just as much as my 9 year old son. If your kid or yourself has any intrest in science then this place is for you. Its cheap and a great enviornment for fun learning. Everything is hands on. They have a Green Screen for weather, Jet Fighter Simulators, Space Shuttle landing simulator, a Observatorium, and so much more.

Cool, just small and no control of local kids, they run around unattended and rude. Besides that if you go at the right time when it isn’t crowded with to many bratty kids it’s a blast