We received a great suggestion..."How about some places where we can go physically to learn about things." Well, here are some places to visit for each state in the United States of America. (We'll do some overseas places in the future.) The listings here are not all of the interesting places (and not all are about space) to visit in each state, nor is there any endorsement of these places, implied or otherwise. This is merely a starting place if you're interested in science and want to go see for yourself. If you know of an exciting museum or science center, etc., that you think would be awesome to visit, send us an email with the URL and we will check it out.

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Clickable map of USA
Hawaii         Alaska

(Map courtesy of Virtual Tourist)

 

Alabama

US Space and Rocket Center (Huntsville)     [http://www.ussrc.com/]

Space Camp (Alabama, California, Florida)    [http://www.spacecamp.com/]

Alaska

Alaska Volcano Observatory     [http://www.avo.alaska.edu/]

Totem Bight State Historical Park     [http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/parks/units/totembgh.htm]

Arizona

Flandrau Science Center     [http://www.flandrau.org/]

Arizona - Sonora Desert Museum     [http://www.desertmuseum.org/index.html]

Grand Canyon National Park     [http://www.nps.gov/grca/]

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Arkansas

Arkansas Air Museum     [http://www.arkairmuseum.org/]

Arkansas Museum of Discovery     [http://www.amod.org/]

California

Space Camp (Alabama, California, Florida)     [http://www.spacecamp.com/]

California Science Center     [http://www.casciencectr.org/noindex/index2.asp]

Colorado

Denver Museum of Nature and Science     [www.dmnh.org]

Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum     [www.dimensional.com/~worm/]

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Connecticut

The Discovery Museum     [http://www.discoverymuseum.org/]

New England Air Museum     [http://www.neam.org]

Delaware

Delaware Museum of Natural History     [http://www.fieldtrip.com/de/26527600.htm]

DiscoverSea Shipwreck Museum     [http://www.discoversea.com/museum/Homex.html]

District of Columbia

National Air and Space Museum     [http://www.nasm.edu/]

Smithsonian Institution     [http://www.si.edu/]

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Florida

Astronaut Hall of Fame     [http://www.astronauts.org/]

Space Camp (Alabama, California, Florida)     [http://www.spacecamp.com/]

Space City, USA     [http://www.spacecityflusa.com/]

Miami Museum of Science     [http://www.miamisci.org/]

Georgia

Atlanta SciTrek     [http://scitrek.org/]

Fernbank Science Center     [http://www.fernbank.edu/]

Spaceport Atlanta Summer Camp     [http://atlantaspacecamp.com/]

Hawaii

Bishop Museum and Planetarium     [http://www.bishop.hawaii.org/]

USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park     [http://www.aloha.net/~bowfin/]

Hawaii Nature Center     [http://www.panworld.net/~hinature/]

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Idaho

Idaho Museum of Natural History     [http://www.isu.edu/departments/museum/index.html]

The Discovery Center of Idaho     [http://www.scidaho.org/]

Illinois

Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum     [http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/front.jsp]

Museum of Science and Industry     [http://www.msichicago.org/]

Hancock Observatory     [http://www.hancock-observatory.com/index2.html]

Indiana

John C. Hook Memorial Observatory     [http://astro.indstate.edu/]

Curious Kids' Museum     [http://www.curiouskidsmuseum.org/]

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Iowa

Science Center of Iowa     [http://www.sciowa.org/]

Battle Hill Museum of Natural History     [http://elwood.pionet.net/~bhmuseum/]

Kansas

Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center     [http://www.cosmo.org/]

Lake Afton Public Observatory     [http://www.twsu.edu/~obswww/]

Kentucky

Louisville Science Center     [http://www.louisvillescience.org/]

Infinity Planetarium (traveling planetarium)     [http://www.infinityplanetarium.com/]

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Louisiana

Louisiana Nature Center and Planetarium     [http://home.communique.net/~strotter/]

Lafayette Natural History Museum and Planetarium     [http://www.lnhm.org/]

Maine

Southworth Planetarium     [http://www.usm.maine.edu/~planet/]

College of the Atlantic Natural History Museum     [http://www.coa.edu/nhm/]

Maryland

Maryland Science Center     [http://www.mdsci.org/]

Excel Interactive Science Museum     [http://www.excel.org/]

NASA Goddard Visitor Center     [http://pao.gsfc.nasa.gov/vc/vc.htm]

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Massachusetts

Museum of Science     [http://www.mos.org/home.html]

Springfield Science Museum     [http://www.quadrangle.org/SSM.htm]

Michigan

Detroit Science Center     [http://www.sciencedetroit.org/home2.html]

Abrams Planetarium     [http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/]

Minnesota

Science Museum of Minnesota     [http://www.smm.org/]

Bakken Library & Museum (electricity)     [http://www.bakkenmuseum.org/]

Minneapolis Planetarium     [http://ast1.spa.umn.edu/Outreach/planetarium.html]

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Mississippi

Rainwater Observatory and Planetarium     [http://rainwater.astronomers.org/]

Mississippi Museum of Natural Science     [http://www.mdwfp.state.ms.us/museum/]

Missouri

Science City     [http://www.sciencecity.com/]

St. Louis Science Center     [http://www.slsc.org/]

Montana

The American Computer Museum     [http://www.compustory.com/]

Museum of the Rockies     [http://www.montana.edu/wwwmor/]

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Nebraska

Mueller Planetarium     [http://www.spacelaser.com/]

Edgerton Explorit Center     [http://www.edgerton.org/]

Nevada

Las Vegas Natural History Museum     [http://vegaswebworld.com/lvnathistory/]

Nevada State Museum     [http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/museums/cc/carson.htm]

New Hampshire

Christa McAuliffe Planetarium     [http://www.starhop.com/]

See Science Center     [http://www.see-sciencecenter.org/]

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New Jersey

Newark Museum Dreyfuss Planetarium     [http://www.newarkmuseum.org/planetarium/]

New Jersey State Museum    [http://www.state.nj.us/state/museum/musidx.html]

New Mexico

The Space Center    [http://www.zianet.com/space/]

New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science    [http://www.nmmnh-abq.mus.nm.us/nmmnh/nmmnh.html]

The National Atomic Museum    [http://www.atomicmuseum.com/]

New York

Rose Center for Earth & Science    [http://www.amnh.org/rose/]

Vanderbuilt Museum & Planetarium     [http://www.vanderbiltmuseum.org/]

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North Carolina

Imagination Station     [http://www.imaginescience.org/]

Discovery Place    [http://24.93.68.194/]

SciWorks     [http://www.sciworks.org/]

North Dakota

North Dakota Heritage Center     [http://www.state.nd.us/hist/hcenter.htm]

Pioneer Trails Regional Museum     [http://www.ptrm.org/index.shtml]

Ohio

Drake Planetarium     [http://www.iglou.com/drake/]

Great Lakes Science Center    [http://www.glsc.org/index.php3]

Neil Armstrong Air & Space Museum     [http://www.artcom.com/museums/vs/mr/45895.htm]

Ritter Planetarium & Brooks Observatory     [http://www.rpbo.utoledo.edu/]

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Oklahoma

Omniplex     [http://www.omniplex.org/]

Aerospace Science & Technology Education Center     [http://www.astecspacecamp.com/]

Oregon

Oregon Museum of Science & Industry     [http://www.omsi.edu/]

Planetarium Sky Theater     [http://www.starstuff.com/stars.htm]

Pennsylvania

University City Science Center     [http://www.libertynet.org/ucsc/]

Carnegie Science Center     [http://www.csc.clpgh.org]

Whitaker Science Center     [http://www.whitakercenter.org]

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Rhode Island

Thames Science Center     [http://www.thamesscience.org/]

Cormack Planetarium     [http://osfn.rhilinet.gov/museum/]

South Carolina

South Carolina State Museum     [http://www.museum.state.sc.us/]

Stanback Planetarium & Teacher Resource Center     [http://www.draco.scsu.edu/]

South Dakota

The Journey Museum     [http://www.journeymuseum.com/english/]

Mammoth Site Museum     [http://www.mammothsite.com/]

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Tennessee

Sharpe Planetarium     [http://www.memphismuseums.org/planet.htm]

Cumberland Science Museum     [http://www.csmisfun.com/]

Texas

Houston Museum of Natural Science     [http://www.hmns.mus.tx.us/]

Dallas Museum of Natural History     [http://www.dallasdino.org/]

The Science Place    [http://www.scienceplace.org/]

Fort Worth Museum of Science & History     [http://www.fwmuseum.org/]

Utah

Hansen Planetarium     [http://www.utah.edu/Planetarium/]

Utah Museum of Natural History     [http://www.umnh.utah.edu/]

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Vermont

Fairbanks Planetarium and Museum     [http://www.fairbanksmuseum.org/]

Montshire Museum of Science     [http://www.montshire.net/exhibits.html]

Virginia

Science Museum of Virginia     [http://www.smv.org/]

Shenandoah Valley Discover Museum     [http://www.discoverymuseum.net/]

Virginia Air & Space Center     [http://www.vasc.org/]

Washington

Cascades Volcano Observatory     [http://www.vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/]

Museum of Flight     [http://www.museumofflight.org/]

Pacific Science Center     [http://www.pacsci.org/]

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West Virginia

Sunrise Museum     [http://www.sunrisemuseum.org/]

Tomchin Planetarium and Observatory     [http://www.as.wvu.edu/~planet/]

Wisconsin

Discovery World     [http://www.discoveryworld.org/]

Milwaukee Public Museum     [http://www.mpm.edu/]

Wyoming

University of Wyoming Planetarium     [http://faraday.uwyo.edu/planetarium.htm]

Yellowstone National Park     [http://www.nps.gov/yell/home.htm]

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This page last modified July 5, 2001

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