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The California Science Center is a museum located in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, next to the University of Southern California. Founded in 1985, it is the largest hands-on science museum on the West Coast and includes a number of permanent exhibits such as the space shuttle Endeavour, an IMAX movie theater, a climbing wall, a high-wire bicycle, and a motion simulator. The center provides an innovative way to learn science by combining permanent and temporary exhibits with the on-site Amgen Center for Science Learning, the Science Center School, and a professional development program for teachers. In the center, which occupies over 400,000 square feet, visitors can learn about aerodynamics, explore the construction of earthquake-resistant buildings, see space capsules up close and personal, get blasted in a hurricane simulator, learn about a combustion engine, and see how a crash-test dummy works.
700 Exposition Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90037, Phone: 323-724-3623
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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