Science City at Union Station
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Science City at Union Station is a family-friendly interactive science center
that features acclaimed traveling exhibitions, Gottlieb Planetarium, City Extreme Screen theatre, and more than 50 hands-on displays.
It is located inside Union Station at 30 West Pershing Road in Kansas City, Missouri
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redevelopment firm had failed to redevelop the station. It opened in November 1999.
Science City is where play and education go hand-in-hand providing some real hands-on fun.
Science center
A science center or science centre is a science museum that emphasizes a hands-on approach, featuring interactive exhibits that encourage visitors to experiment and explore....
that features acclaimed traveling exhibitions, Gottlieb Planetarium, City Extreme Screen theatre, and more than 50 hands-on displays.
It is located inside Union Station at 30 West Pershing Road in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
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Background
Science City was part of a renovation plan for Union Station after being closed for a short period of time when Trizec, a CanadianCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
redevelopment firm had failed to redevelop the station. It opened in November 1999.
Science City is where play and education go hand-in-hand providing some real hands-on fun.