New York Hall Of Science

Love this place, frankly more exited than my kids)). My best part is a second floor whre you can find live germs under microscope.

I love this place! Brings back memories from elementary school for me. Used to be very run down before but now they have made some major updates. I go there often and there’s always a new exhibit there. Their latest is interactive habitats exhibit where you are surrounded by three walls of screens with interactive projectors sensing your movements. I felt like I was in the Avatar planer pandora. You can grow trees plants and greenery in four different habitats. Teaches the kids and adults about the different eco systems in the world. Great place to brings the kids, bring a date or just to go and see how fast you can throw a baseball. If you’ve never been, go! If you have been long a go, go and revisit your childhood. Luv it!

Very good science museum, but it is meant for children. Most of the exhibits are interactive games that they will love. I especially liked the radar gun that measures how fast you can throw a baseball. Turns out I am a sad excuse of a pitcher — I was unable to hit even 60 mph.
The fields of science covered here are very diverse: molecules, space exploration, evolution and much more.
You can easily spend two hours or more here if you take your time with everything.

Great place in a great location. Every year they seem to offer a LivingSocial or Groupon deal and me being a sucker for a good deal always purchase it! For a family of 4 with an extra discount on LS I paid $ 16…can’t beat that!
The Hall of Science (HoS) is located at the edge of Corona Park. If you go on a nice summer day take advantage of the park, mini amusement park and zoo! The Lemon Ice King of Corona is a short walk too! There is plenty of street parking and if you’re up for a ½ mile walk park at the park. Otherwise there is a parking lot at the HoS. I paid $ 10 in January.
The HoS is not huge but definitely big enough to keep your kids busy for most of the day (especially if the playground and mini golf is open). It’s broken down into themed areas… light, mathematics, space, etc. For the most part, the exhibits are in pretty good clean, working condition. The staff we encountered were great and surprisingly enthusiastic about their jobs! If you go for the gingerbread exhibit don’t expect a huge grand display. It’s a small area, packed with gingerbread houses that look like my kids made them. If you go on the last day of the exhibit you can take a gingerbread house home with you! The science playground is amazing and HUGE!!! When we went last year (Nov 2015) it was open and free. This year it was closed for renovations. The mini golf was also closed this year (Jan 2016) but I know there is a few to play. The exhibits really don’t change much but that didn’t seem to bother my kids. Make sure you go downstairs where the kids can create different things. There are several areas for different crafts (most free, some a small charge).
The cafeteria is small but there are some options. Play it safe and bring your own lunch. There is a microwave to heat things up. You can also eat outside.
For me and my 3 kids (10, 7, 5) this place is awesome. For adults, not so much, unless you like to hang out with get my kids. If you really want to check it out go on one of their free days this way you don’t lose much money. I have to agree with others their regular admission plus all the add ons makes this place very expensive for what it is. But if you can find a deal or go on a free day it’s definitely worth it.

Well, there were a lot of tiny exhibits, but they were extremely simplistic and rudimentary. Many were broken, missing pieces, or just not interesting. Very much directed towards very very young children. The food court was absolutely atrocious — I got a simple sandwich (turkey and cheese) for $ 8 and thought I had just licked a bowl of sand for how dry and flavorless it was. Luckily, we arrived after 2pm so admission was free. NOT worth payments admission for. Very disappointed.

My grandma used to take my cousins and me here when I was a little girl, so I have fond memories of it. However, little has changed in the nearly 20 years since I’ve been, and that’s not exactly a good thing.
This museum is a bit… okay…really outdated. I wouldn’t recommend paying admission for it, especially if you’re only visiting NYC, and not a local. Little kids will enjoy its hands-​on exhibits even though the museum is small and aging.
Thankfully, we didn’t pay for admission; it is free on Sundays, from 10 – 11 am and Fridays from 2 — 5 pm. It does cost extra to go to the science playground outside though. It looked cool; they let us take a quick peek, but I’m not sure that it should cost extra (there’s a charge even for adults).
Tip: Parking is free and easy. It’s located in the Flushing Meadows-​Corona Park, so if you’re in the area, don’t miss the Unisphere.
The museum could be great with some updates, a new coat of paint and some simple refurbishing.

My husband and I came here during Open House weekend. After my visit I do feel that it is aimed more at children or a younger audience but we still enjoyed having a play on everything. As a kid I would have loved a place like this! If you have children you are onto a winner bringing them here. (For kids this would definitely be rated ⁵⁄₅!)
There is so much to see and do and it makes learning fun. The great hall has a great interactive board which is very clever. The first floor has lots of things to play on to demonstrate different forces and principles. I would definitely recommend it to those with children, you could spend hours in there. A great rainy day activity.
There also have a theatre and crazy golf outside.

For the purposes of this [nerdy, and grossly generalizing] discussion, let’s pretend that there are three types of kids in middle school.
Group A: The kids that were insecure about their mediocre grades and test scores.
Group B: The kids that had excellent grades and test scores, and were made to feel insecure about that by Group A because trying, paying attention, and doing well in school are all things that are not cool.
Group C: The kids that weren’t insecure about their test scores, they were just insecure about just about everything else because Kevin P looked like a 45 year old man at 14, and the rest of us were late bloomers.*
Well, if Congress is any indication, somewhere along the way, Group A and Kevin P ended up running our country. Because it seems as though it isn’t cool to actually know things these days. I don’t know why. I do know that it should never be a badge of honor to say the words, «I’m not a scientist, but [I have an incorrect opinion about something that is actually a fact.]»
Intelligence should never be looked at skeptically, or fearfully. It should be prized, and praised. We should want our leaders to exemplify the best of us, instead of wanting them to be just like us so that we don’t feel inferior when we listen to them speak. It should be cool to make gigantic scientific leaps forward. We need places, and teachers, and institutions that make science cool. This place makes science cool.
Bring your kids here. Suspend your skepticism. Play with the mini-​Mars rover. Check out the awesome magnetic liquid metal thingamajig. Play mini-​golf, or hit the playground. Have fun.
Are some of the exhibits a little outdated? Yeah, maybe. But teaching kids about scientific principles by having them balance on a surfboard, throw a baseball, bounce a basketball, or plant seeds in the kickass interactive Connected Worlds exhibit… I can get behind all of that.
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*Fuck you, Kevin.

New York Hall of Science is remarkable! You can get there by subway and bus, but it’s much easier to drive, plus you get free parking if you’re members.
My 4 year old and I began in a section called Design Lab, this program blew me away! There’s a large room with multiple workshops where you’re allowed to create/​invent something. We did two labs. She was posed with a problem and had to solve it. It was so interactive and educational.
We then ventured outside to the 9 hole mini golf section where my daughter tried to defy the laws of physics, repetitively. There is a small additional fee for this, but much worth it. She LOVED this section. I have to admit I was terrified I’d get clubbed by her or one of the other little scientists. But we both made it out unscathed.
Next stop was another interactive floor where we balanced on a simulated surf board, raced in stationary wheelchairs and tested three different balls by pitching them with a speedometer.
Our last stop at the museum was the playground, the most innovative playground I’ve been to in NYC. This playground is a reason alone to visit the museum. Almost every apparatus turns, creates energy, pumps water, tweaks light, or does something to demonstrate a cause and effect relationship. And it’s FUN.

Came here a while ago for a class project, the museum caters mostly to kids. There are hands-​on activities in which they can learn and experience but nothing really interesting for teenagers or young adults. I would return to bring my kids but that’s about it. I wish they had more than the basic information/​skills so that the adults can be interested too.

The New York Hall of Science is pretty much exactly how I remember it from my visits in the 90s, for better or worse. The vision experiments are still fun as an adult. They definitely brought out my inner child. I could have spent my entire visit at the giant bubble section. The new (?) mini golf is fun, and shows some interesting designs and laws of motion. The science playground is great for (experiencing vertigo whilst) demonstrating motion and sound. The whole museum is not too monitored, which allows for more hands on learning and experimenting.
Several of the older experiments were not working and not marked that way, but there was enough to keep everything moving along. We spent four hours here and it all flew by!

What a great place in the heart of Corona, Flushing Meadow park. I actually was there to visit the park, and had no clue this existed. I’m glad we saw it and decided to check it out. It is geared more towards kids but great for adults too. I got a kick out this place, it had a little bit of everything. I liked the interactive exhibits. I loved that I was able to get my niece interested in anatomy and physiology (as a future healthcare provider I scored big time here).A very educational and fun science center filled with great knowledge. I came here on Friday early afternoon and it was free. But I’m not sure if that’s every week though. I’m a fan for sure.

I came here recently with my sister and 2 sons. Thankfully, I came here with a Groupon, which was $ 25 for 2 adults and 2 children. I don’t think I would come here and pay full price. General admission is $ 15 for adults and $ 12 for children. Plus, parking is $ 10.
I used to come here as a kid on school trips and not much has changed. The Great Hall still has the same exhibits. While that may be boring for some, it was actually nostalgic for me and informative for my kids. We came while the camp kids were having lunch, so the exhibits weren’t as crowded. I’m not sure how people spend a day here because we looked at every exhibit (even the newer ones in the other hall), plus a hands on activity and a chemistry show, and were done in 2 hours.
I think it’s worth a visit, bit only if you have a coupon.

We visited on 7÷6÷15 via a groupon that we had purchased a while ago. Surprisingly, this place was not crowded at all. Our boys ran around touched and experimented. They had some cool displays. The bubble making area and the shadow areas were fun.
I have to say my favorite part was the connect world.(i think that’s what its called) WOW! You walk in and its like a huge interactive tv wall which had a rain fall. It was nice!
The downside to this visit was that we had a stroller for our youngest, and 2 out of the 3 elevators were out of service, which was a bit of an inconvinience.
Overall it was a nice experience– Glad we used the groupon, but don’t know if we will come back anytime soon.

This is a great place to bring kids. It is very educational and has a lot of hands on experiments they can participate in.
I bring my summer program students here every year and they learn a lot! Not to forget to mention that they enjoy being there.
They staff is very accommodating and professional. They do get very busy during the summer so I suggest calling in advance if you have a large group.
I highly recommend NY Hall of Science to all ages!

My babe and I really like this museum. We spent a day here (day date!) creating great memories. We played mini golf (I won), climbed the structures outdoors in their park-​like area, visited the two different levels full of interesting exhibits — many interactive, and taking lots of pictures.
The only thing we didn’t get to see is the event space in the big blue building that I recall being on my sweet sixteen.
We recently returned for the taste of queens and this was the perfect venue for the event. Parking was easy, getting to the location from the highway is pretty painless and as we recently learned, the unisphere (famous globe) is only a 10 minute drive away!

This is one of my favorite places to take the kids. I am so glad that it’s close to me.
I remember coming here as a child on a class trip and being totally amazed and it’s still very fun to return even as an adult. Most of the exhibits are interactive and you will learn a lot here. It’s a totally different that a trip to any other museum where you are typically following your kids around telling them not to touch stuff. At Hall of Science it’s encouraged.
Carve out a few hours for your visit and then hang out in Flushing Meadow Park afterwards. There’s a lot to do in this area, you can totally made a day out of it. It’s easily accessible by 7 train or you can drive and there’s plenty of parking.

I have not visited this museum since I was a middle schooler, on a field trip long ago.
Now as a person in her 20s, I still had the most enjoyable time. I went with my friend at 3pm during the free admission that’s offered on Fridays, and the museum was pretty empty. We stayed until closing time (5pm), but it felt like we had just arrived — time flew by bc we had so much fun.
(Note: We were able to park our car on 111^th street, right outside the museum. There were many spots available.)
Highlights of our visit:
1. Making our own soap bubbles
2. Hall of mirrors
3. The sports/​rec area
4. The leafcutter ant farm

It was a cold & windy day in NY and my hubby wanted to try a new place besides the Natural History Museum and he had read how interactive this museum was so off to Queens we went.
I have to write that since my son and I are accustomed to the Phoenix Children’s Museum where truly 90% of the activities are not electronic and truly interactive initially as the mom I was disappointed since many of the activities consisted of pushing buttons in response to answering questions on a computer screen. My son did not seem to mind so I put away my critical «mom» hat and just enjoyed the facility as he did.
Our favorite part was down in the basement where they had 3 or 4 different sections where you can build things out of big dowels/​rubber bands or make models or machinery.
Overall, very enjoyable and work the ride out to Queens!!!

As a child, I’d never been here, but it was quite a cool experience to come here one day for my niece’s 2^nd birthday party. We booked the hall for a few hours on a Saturday afternoon and they included planned activities for the kids and a catered lunch for the day.
Since we were having a birthday party here, admission to everyone attending the party was free. I had a chance to walk around prior to the party starting and there were tons of cool, unique experiments inside the hall. As an adult, the sports science area was the coolest to me because they included fun things, such as a pitching radar gun, a stationary wheelchair race and a platform that measures vertical leap.
When the party finally started, the planned activities were educational and as for the food, pizza, sandwiches, wraps and bottled beverages were provided towards the end. The staff was very friendly and despite the chaos of kids running around and our demanding group, they were quite composed. After the party was over, we had free reign to walk around and explore the rest of the facility.
For those who are driving here, there’s a parking lot connected to the hall and the fee is $ 10. For the birthday party though, there was no fee. However, if you don’t feel like paying the parking fee, there’s plenty of residential parking right outside of the hall entrance and the area is quite safe so parking on the street is perfectly fine.

You have some kids and you need to do something with them. Filling their bellies with junk food won’t take enough time and just doesn’t sound responsible. And every other museum has a look but don’t touch policy. The New York Hall of Science is your answer. It’s a great interactive science museum that’s built for elementary and middle school aged kids.
I went during the week. (I had to actually pay.) The Hall of Science — which really should be called the Queens Hall of Science given that it’s in Corona Park — has two wings and two floors. The first floor (opposite the main wing) also has an area for pre-​school kids. The second floor (opposite the main wing) has a bunch of interactive science-​y sports stuff that kids will love. There’s a pitching cage with a clock and different size balls, a set of race cars with reaction clocks, wheel chairs to race and more.
The main hall is where the math-​y science-​y action is. Upstairs has some great math stuff for older kids and a lot of the optical illusion work that makes science museums a hit.
We also enjoyed the minature golf course outside. A sure hit. ($ 5 extra, but worth the time.) It has 9 holes but 2 – 3 are very difficult. On the side, there’s an area that explains the physics behind it all.
A great place to take kids and should really make everyone’s place to take child visitors to the City.