Catawba Science Center
Science Museum
Why pick this one
Catawba Science Center combines a 65-seat Digistar 7 planetarium with saltwater and Amazon freshwater aquarium galleries in Hickory.
Best for
- Families seeking hands-on science exhibits
- Visitors interested in saltwater touch tanks and Amazon freshwater animals
- Guests looking for planetarium shows
- School field trips and homeschool science experiences
- Birthday parties, science camps, and public science events
Look elsewhere if
- Visits are only possible on Mondays or Tuesdays, when the center is closed
- The need is for a special program or event covered by general admission, since those are excluded
Specialties
- 65-seat digital planetarium with Digistar 7 projection
- Saltwater aquarium gallery with touch tanks
- Amazon freshwater aquarium gallery
- Live animal habitats
- School field trips and science programs
Certifications
- ASTC Passport Program participant
What makes them different
- 35,000-square-foot science and technology center
- 65-seat planetarium with a 30-foot dome and Digistar 7 projector
- Saltwater gallery includes bamboo sharks, southern stingrays, and touch tanks
- Freshwater gallery recreates the Amazon River Basin and includes a three-foot electric eel
- General admission includes exhibits, aquarium galleries, and public planetarium shows
- Serves
- Hickory
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC 28601-5151
- Phone
- +18283228169
- Website
- http://www.CatawbaScience.org/
- info@catawbascience.org
Services
- Hands-on science exhibits
- Planetarium shows
- Aquarium exhibits
- Educational programs
- Public science events
- Birthday parties
- Summer science camps
- Private planetarium shows