COSI, or Columbus Center of Science and Industry, was established in 1964 with the goal of combining fun with learning about science. It has over 300 hands-on exhibits, the largest Planetarium in Ohio, a big screen theater, and frequent live shows.

The center is located on Scioto Peninsula near downtown Columbus and the Ohio Statehouse. There is a new 6.5-acre park just west of the museum with a splash pad, picnic tables, playground, swings, and more. COSI’s new Dinosaur Gallery is a permanent exhibit with a full-sized replica of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, a cast of an eight-foot titanosaur femur bone, a 100 million-year-old piece of fossilized amber, and more.

333 W Broad St, Columbus, OH 43215, Map

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