Press Every Button at Science World, False Creek, Vancouver BC

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Press Every Button at Science World

The geodesic dome on False Creek: two floors of touch-everything exhibits, an OMNIMAX theatre, and a live demo where something gets set on fire on purpose.

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Science World lives in the silver golf ball on False Creek, which is either architecture or a dare. Two floors of exhibits beg to be prodded, spun, and operated, a live demo stage where someone sets something on fire in the name of education, and an OMNIMAX dome overhead. Build the marble run, lose the optical-illusion argument, and be a complete nerd with zero shame.

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Duration
2-3 hours
Best time
Morning to afternoon
Per person
$$
setting
Indoor
neighbourhood
False Creek
best season
Year-round

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